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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Persons A and B say on one thread that they have been really happy with FCPS

Persons C and D complain on another thread that FCPS does not have textbooks, teachers are wasting their valuable planning time finding and copying a mishmash of worksheets, kids are online much more than they should be.

*If* the facts that Persons C and D give are accurate, I agree with them. Paper learning is much superior to online learning. And teachers should not have to find their own materials. They should be given a standard set, which they are allowed to deviate from if they like. But why are Persons A and B so happy then? Did they luck out with a school that has textbooks and/or teachers who are experienced enough that they have essentially developed their own curriculum and the kids don’t have to be online all the time? If so, that is a big deviation across schools. [/quote]

Why is it confusing? We are happy with the education our child is receiving but I would love to have some type of textbook and far less time on computers. I am not a fan of ST Math or Lexia. But he is doing well over all.

Oh, we also supplement because he loves math and wants to do more challenging math.

There is no perfect situation. Textbooks are nice but there is room to learn outside of them. I would like a textbook because then I know what he is being taught not because I think they are the answer to everything. DS is in Advanced Math but could stand more challenging math. Private schools are not likely to provide more in terms of a challenge in math or science, at least that is the impression that I get from looking at the private school board.

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