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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'd just like to say I'm the mom of two high performing awesome kids that loved their experience in ACPS public schools - and so did all of their friends.   I also heard how awful ACPS was by people that sent their kids to public schools, or kids that were a bad fit for whatever reason.  But for the majority of the kids I know that attended it was a great experience and they went on to attend some of the best universities in the country and are  lovely, compassionate, accomplished individuals.  [/quote]

The majority of kids that you know is a tiny fraction of kids in ACPS.

It's very insulting to imply that parents who complain really sent their kids to private or their kids "were a bad fit" for public school. Please define "bad fit".

Sadly, ACPS will never improve because of attitudes like yours (Parents who complain are lying and don't really send their kids there anyway. Kids who struggle and/or are failed by ACPS are "a bad fit").

Your experience (and I'm happy your kids and friends loved their experience) isn't the same as everyone else's experience but that doesn't make them liars and their kids some how flawed.

[b]Why aren't you willing to have an open mind and listen to those who didn't love ACPS instead of negating their lived experiences? [/b][/quote]

Thank you so much for saying this. ACPS is full of apologists. Every time I point out the terrible experience DS had, we are told it was his fault, or that I'm racist, or that I didn't support him enough. None of those things are true. People have been disappointed with ACPS for forever because of systemic problems. This should be abundantly clear... just because some people love living in Old Town (myself included) and are in denial about having to leave, doesn't mean we have to apologize for our shitty schools.[/quote]

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