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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are looking at next year and for various reasons these are the main choices we have.  Based on simple academic rankings, it looks like Robinson is best, and we don't mind the IB program (but don't care one way or another really).  BUT, we have a very introverted child with severe social anxiety and are concerned about the size of Robinson.  Moreover, DC has only two interests - Japanese language and swim/dive - and Robinson doesn't have Japanese (or many world languages at all) and we've heard swim/dive there is unusually competitive to even be on the team, especially freshman year.  LB and SC offer Japanese (according to the fcps website), but LB is also very large, and SC has low rankings.  Any thoughts from people with some real-life experience with these schools?

If it matters, DC is into computer science and will probably have a stem major in college, and currently takes all honors and has an unweighted 4.0 (but I don't want to imply DC is a super student or really advanced, as it's just more that the current school isn't very demanding).  [/quote]

Expect the quality of FCPS academics to take a nose-dive as teachers and principals alike flee the system.  The newly elected, single-party school board does not care.  They will make it worse in fact.

Best find a good private school for your child.  FCPS is a sinking ship.[/quote]

If you’re looking in southern Fairfax, you’re likely looking at public schools. There just aren’t good private school options nearby. If you’re further east in Alexandria, there are some options, and a lot of people in the Langley area send their kids to privates, but people living in the areas where OP is looking are probably not going to schlep their kids to private school. [/quote]

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