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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You all have ZERO perspective it’s incredible. Try an actually had school district like the one I grew up in in Georgia. You’d be crying for your highly funded nova district. You’re such losers. Seriously. Get a grip. [/quote]

Can you share? I’m honestly struggling with my disappointment in APS. I grew up in a suburb outside NYC and there didn’t seem to be the same strife as there is here. Granted, I grew up before social media. The colleges that kids go to from APS are always so unimpressive. And they seem to be cutting back on very good programs like spanish enrichment in elementary. Also teachers are not paid as well as they were in my hometown. So as someone that was raised in a truly great public school district, I feel there’s a lot to be desired here. I have friends from growing up raising their kids in my hometown and they all are VERY happy and say quality is still great. What gives?[/quote]

Okay as somebody who does whine about APS, PP has an excellent point. We compare our schools to private schools and the ideal schools we have experienced or concoct in our heads, but if you compare APS to other schools around the country, hello, APS looks great.

I personally am so glad they got rid of Spanish. That class was so bad that my kids are forever turned off Spanish, and while a few parents liked the program, I have heard multiple parents complain that their kids also now hate Spanish. It was good in theory but the execution was usually terrible.

As far as college admissions go, which public schools have you seen that do a better job with placement? One issue is that this area is full of white UMC high achieving kids colleges don’t exactly want more of those (unless they need money and the kids is full pay). [/quote]

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