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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can't say if they're in decline, but the reputation seems overblown compared to affluent NJ suburbs.[/quote]

NJ suburbs have small, township-based school systems, so of course no single system there will attract as much attention as FCPS.

And the poorer systems in NJ really suffer, because they aren’t subsidized by the wealthier areas.

[/quote]No they are subsidized due to court decisions. Camden and Newark in particular.[/quote]

Nobody in Fairfax county gives a sh*t about New Jersey schools.  [/quote]

I live in Fairfax and I do.  The education here is worse than what I got as a kid in wealthy suburban NJ, but it seems that the teaching style today and the subject matter covered is much different than what I had as a kid as well. Maybe the current style is better for most of the student population, but k-2 doesn't seem nearly challenging enough.[/quote]

Then Go back to Jersey, and quit comparing apples and oranges. [/quote]

I prefer higher standards.  I don't understand why FCPS is so highly regarded.

They never even taught penmanship.  No instruction on how to letters properly with correct stroke order.  They sure know how to draw on a computer and listen to stories on an ipad though!

No actual tests?  No mad minutes? No quizzes on reading? No feedback on actual comprehension of reading? There's no actual objective feedback that lets me know what progress my child is making in school. Report cards are entirely subjective and worthless.  Progress reports provide minimal textual feedback on challenges and successes. No notes coming home from the teacher saying good or bad feedback.

No required summer reading so far in elementary.

[b]I have to spend money on weekends and get my kid to do workbooks on their own to give them a more challenging education. If I have to determine on my own what my child is learning in school, how well they're learning it, and challenging my own kids so they actually learn something new why the heck are they in school for 7 hours  a day?
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The only reasons I can see so far why the system is highly rated is because you have a lot of educated wealthy parents, and a relatively large recent immigrant demographic that takes learning seriously outside of school.  This means you have a large number of engaged parents, a lot of support, and a more highly intelligent school cohort than the nation at large.[/quote]

This is so true.  What are they doing for 7+ hours each day?  I'm serious when I ask this?  Are there any teachers who can answer this?  It seems there is a lot of sitting around.  My child gets work sent home that is marked correct even when the answer is not actually correct.[/quote]

I teach 4th grade and my day consists of [b]60 minutes of math, 90 minutes of language arts, 30 minutes of writing, 45 minutes of history, 30 minutes of science[/b], 30 minutes of recess, 30 minutes of lunch and 60 minutes of specials. All the extra time is transition time, bathroom breaks, morning meetings, clean-up, pack-up, etc.  I have a schedule and lesson plans and follow them every day. Things get cut if we have an assembly, field trip, delays or early releases, or I need to spend a little more time on one subject. My students are always busy.  If they finish something early, they can read, start their homework, or go to the library.

In my class, the students correct their own math (sometimes lang arts) homework after I check that they did it.   After they check it, I review it to look for trends, and sometimes they forget to mark something incorrect. Lastly, I am human, and although I grade every assignment that affects their progress report, I sometimes make mistakes when grading.  I figure that I grade[u] at least [/u]250 pieces of paper a week.

I hope that answers your question on how I spend my 7+ hours a day.[/quote]

I highly doubt you're teaching much in those subjects.  My guess is 5 minutes of instruction, LOTS of worksheets, some pullouts and a lot of kids working by themselves.[/quote]

A teacher responds in detail to a post, and you quickly chime in to dismiss the response.  What a jerk.  Teachers deserve bonuses for putting up with parents like you.  [/quote]

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