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[quote=Anonymous]Just my random postive note

As a child of the FCPS who went to the mid-west for college, I can tell you that I was way more prepared than my peers. I only had blue books in HS and got to go back to multiple choice my freshmen year in college! (OK I then transfered back to a VA college to finish!).  So, yeah, that was the 90s. I don't think kids even know what blue books are now and days, and it was before all the AP crap in high school. AAP/GT was for kids with an IQ of 145 and above!! (that was the test they used)

My kids are in immersion. I can't say enough great things about immersion. So glad we turned down AAP to stay in immersion. (and my child find kid is rocking immersion, his language test for the same age was higher than my AAP kid) Immersion works for all kids. Oldest in in 8th grade right now, so will be back with the IB/AP outcome later.  there are very few programs like those in other parts of the country, but it's the norm elsewhere in the world to have a robust language exposure.  My level IV kid will have 4 HS classes going into 9th grade, AAP kids only can get 2.

First grade and K are a waste of a year. The schools need them to level set the kids.

the FCPS system is actually larger than some states! I think  FCPS owns more buses than other major cities.

I think back to my years, and I had about 2 teachers that were "off" years. I figured my goal is if just 1/6 or 1/7 of the teachers were "off" we are fine. It really does come down to the school, the principle and the teacher and the kid.  I had one kid do well under a teacher and another just struggle.
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