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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are in a highly rated elementary school. So far (3 three), we are unimpressed with FCPS. We wanted a solid public school system, thus the move the FCPS. We're not pushing our children to go to AAP, we actually prefer they stay at their base school with other kids from the same neighborhood. Overall experience has been so/so. On the one hand, you've got highly competitive parents pushing for their children to transfer to AAP, and a highly motivated PTA that does numerous interesting activities and enrichment programs. However, the general education track seems unimpressive. In fact I went to a public school system that is less reputable that FCPS and felt like the standard and effort was higher.  At the parent teacher conference, we were old one of our DC was doing "great." However, she seems to struggle with basic homework that we help her with. A lot of sheets come back ungraded and incomplete. This has been the case for the last 3 years. I get the impression the teachers are overwhelmed with the class size. They have had 26-28 children in a class and 1 teacher except for kindergarten with an instructional aid which made a big difference. Interested what other people have experienced?[/quote]

FCPS perpetuates the Big Lie, and most parents go along.  Great schools mean high property values, right?  So no one wants to admit what has been obvious for 10 years - whatever FCPS once was, it is no longer.  The factors are myriad - waves of ESOL, deteriorating physical plant, noncompetitive compensation - but it ain't what it was.  No one will admit it, so it doesn't change.  We're all supposed to say what great schools we have, that they are 'world class', blah, blah, blah.  It's not true.

- Left for private two years ago.[/quote]

Totally agree.  We're still sticking it out, but our kids are now in high school which is far better than elementary or middle.  [/quote]

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