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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Navy family here.  Our experience has been exceptional.  Wonderful teachers, engaging work, a strong sense of community and school spirit.  We feel so fortunate to have experienced Navy, and I think most of our friends agree.  [b]Surprised to hear the negative comments on this thread[/b].[/quote]

That’s because you live in a bubble. The Navy parents I have talked to all have concerns, especially with the upper grades.[/quote]

I commented on this thread earlier about the divide between AAP and PBL being a problem, but I would also say we had a great experience at Navy with no complaints, other than the fact my kids can't spell and that's more of a FCPS thing.[/quote]

Navy parent here. In addition to spelling, my kids can’t write and haven’t learned and organizational/study skills. Navy is severely lacking in these areas. They care way too much about using computers in a way that is detrimental to the kids.[/quote]

At lots of elementary schools, there seems to be too much of a focus on fluff and fun, which means the spelling, grammar and writing instruction is severely lacking. My kids didn't get actual writing instruction until middle school, and a number of my friends have had the same experiences with their kids' FCPS schools. I had one kid in general education, one in LLIV,  and one at a center, and all three had incredibly weak/nonexistent spelling, grammar and writing lessons throughout elementary school, so I do not believe this problem is isolated to one school or one teacher.

Even the reading instruction was extraordinarily weak at both the elementary schools my kids attended.  From kindergarten through 6th grade, they were never taught very many reading strategies at all. FCPS needs to reduce the amount of fluff and fun and they need to increase the amount of actual instruction.[/quote]

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