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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP again.

I don't want to move down the parkway.  We have obviously considered this option.

many many people in this area are not happy with the "good" elementary schools and do not want to send their kids there.

we would not pay the teacher a lower salary than other teachers in the area.

"troubled" kids might not have been the right term.  I know that many kids have all sorts of learning disabilities and challenges at home.  I was thinking more about how to handle deliberate naughty behavior.

i don't mean that I think the school should be all work and no play.  I think it should be a creative, artistic learning environment.  HOwever parents will be very involved and that will be a key component of the school.  If you don't want to put the time in then the school is not for you.

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OP - nobody is telling you that you should move if you don't want to.

Listen, I'm the PP who moved down the parkway.  I lived in Old Town for over 10 years.  The only people I have EVER heard complain about ACPS are ones whose kids are slated to go to Jefferson Houston.

Of course, now people are up in arms about a possible lottery system, but not sure how that is being played out right now with current enrollment figures.

Honestly, you just come across as naive and a bit judgmental.  This whole notion that private schools universally seem to have a better handle on "troubled" children is downright odd.

Why don't you and your lawyer friends just do a homeschool group if you are so unhappy with the elementary options in ACPS and refuse to move?  I suspect most of you won't last a year (and when really being given the choice of your child going to - say - Lyles Crouch - and being homeschooled, I think you may lose some participants).

But I'm cynical.

If your group gains traction after a year or two, then perhaps you can start thinking about starting a private school.  I think you'll find, though, that you can't do what you propose - have an excellent teacher, decent facilities, pay for all the extras that go into proper learning (books, supplies, etc.) AND still keep the price at a low $7-10k/year. [/quote]

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