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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just can't get super worked up about this.    A bunch of things going on.  A huge factor is Arlington is getting wealthier and wealthier.   More people CAN afford private school than ever before.  Covid, some left and won't ever come back.   And yes, the equity dog whistle.   There is a lot of misrepresentation I see on this board about how there is no homework (not true), no one is allowed to fail any more (not true), everyone gets an A (not true), no rigorous content for more advanced students (not true), blah, blah.  High school is plenty rigorous in APS if your student is capable and on that track.  Intensified content is back in middle school.  And if you want your kid pulled out for gifted services in APS, well we never did that so move to Fairfax and enjoy all that comes with that.

Many kids are still going public in Arlington and my genuine reaction is I'm glad for anyone to leave.  More space for my kids and I hope it siphons off the more extreme wealth, which I don't want my kids around anyway.[/quote]

It's interesting to hear you say some of those common talking points aren't true. We've always been in catholic, so I just hear people talking and they definitely say there's no homework in elementary or middle school and you can retake tests (so hard to fail and easier to get As). Is that not true? Genuinely curious. [/quote]

Homework in elementary is not evidence-based.  Most schools had begun phasing it out way before all these current policies.  A few elementary schools still give homework.  They do get homework in middle school.  They get time to finish it during school and some are more efficient than others about needing to bring it home.  By 8th grade if a kid is on a more rigorous path, they have homework on a regular basis.  Is it hours per night every night school is in session?  No.

Yes they can retake tests sometimes.  Depends on teacher.  Sometimes they can't and sometimes it's you can't score above a 90 on a retake (frequently been the case for my students).  I have never understood objecting to retakes.  If your child takes the option to retake, they have actually learned the material.  Isn't that the point of what we're doing here?  They're supposed to learn the material?  Most kids who are not good students do not utilize the option to retake (they'd actually have to learn the material) and so no, they do not get As.  It is not hard to fail. The kids who don't learn anything or do anything still fail.  But if a kid is motivated and wants to dig out of the hole of a bad grade or a bad start, they have an option.  That's it.[/quote]

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