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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Folks, this is not rural Virginia in the 1960's and 1970's.  [b]Population is different now and the schools have not kept pace with that.  The utopian class sizes you all remember in public schools are just not realistic unless the county invests more in the schools- BUILDING new schools. And, I don't care what Miss-We'll Squash It- Arlington has to say.  Arlington is in the same boat and will be facing the same constraints in coming years.[/b]
Fairfax and other area schools are the tops in the country.  The kids and teachers do fine with the class sizes as is.  Is it ideal? No.  But, for crying out loud, this is not a tragedy.  Additionally, kids are not always going to be in situations with small, intimate attention.  Better get used to it early.[/quote]

Yes, I agree.  The principal at my son's N. Arlington school told me the other week that there will only be 4 2nd grade classes next year, not 5 like there are currently in 1st grade.  Because the number of classes have increased each year, there is simply not room in the school to make yet another classroom (we already have trailers).  The classes will be bigger (24 per class), and they will hire a 5th teacher who will float between the 4 classes and help with reading and math.  [/quote]

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