Reply to Schools by county versus town

Forum Index » Schools and Education General Discussion

Reply to "Schools by county versus town"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not sure if this has been discussed before, but I am originally from an area where each town has its own school district. So unless you choose to do private, your kids go to that towns public schools. Theres really no comparisons and connection between one district and another because theres no option to bus your child elsewhere etc, so everyone just cares about their own town and district cersus focusing on what other towns are doing etc. You just live in the town where you want your kids to go to school or at least where youre ok with your kids going to school. Ovbiously in DC area each county is its own school district and therefore all the towns are constantly being compared and discussed, etc. What is the better system? I wonder if county-wide district is better bc ur kids will have more options if they need something thats not offered in their home school? But town districts seems easier to maneuver and more community-ish. I still only have preschool age kids but am starting to wonder about this as I explore school options.[/quote]

I grew up in the small town system but then moved and taught in FCPS.  They both had good and bad.  As a teacher, it's easier to get hired in FCPS and easier to move around once you get hired - more places to transfer to, obviously.  Also, you don't have to "know somebody" to get hired, like in the town that I grew up in.  Best of all, FCPS is big enough that principals are removed from the payroll process, and don't have any incentive to try to get rid of older, expensive teachers so they can hire inexperienced but cheaper teachers.  That was a big problem in my small town.  I can't say for sure which is ultimately better for students - probably pretty equal in the end.  [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics