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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What schools have kindergartens with nearly 30 kids and teachers yelling "stop it"? This never happened in my child's school. 19 kids in K, and the veteran teacher had total control of the class.  Things were calm, kids had fun and learned, and all in all it was a very nurturing environment. Ditto for 1st and 2nd grade.  FWIW, we're in the Olney/Brookeville area, and the class sizes have stayed about the same despite the budget cuts.  [/quote]

You are in the 'red zone' (low SES) so you get lower class sizes.  In the green zone, you get kindergarten classes with 28.   This happened to me last year.  It doesn't take a lot of imagination to wonder how 1 adult can manage 28 kids.  Teachers do the best they can.  My older child had 17 kids in K, so I know what the difference looks like.  It is stark.   Class size may not matter as much in older grades, but K-2 it is important if you are concerned about teaching them reading and math.  [/quote]

I'm not PP but I don't believe Olney/Brookeville is in the red zone.  Look at the stats for schools like Greenwood, Olney Elementary, and Belmont on the MCPS website.  those schools have pretty low FARMS rates.[/quote]

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