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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My 7yo DS is a nice kid, doesn't cause any problems and listens to the teacher. DS's FCPS Alexandria school is 30% free lunch/ESOL. He has 27 kids in his class. DS is a bright kid but probably not gifted. I feel like he is completely ignored in his class. I don't know if this is unique to his class or school or if it will be the same everywhere for a well behaved non-troublemaker who isn't profoundly gifted.

I don't know if things will change if we move to Arlington or Mclean, deemed better schools. I would like to move to Arlington for closer proximity to work and smaller class sizes. Mclean has nicer curb appeal but I believe class sizes are even bigger.[/quote]

Be glad he's being ignored.  It's way better than the alternatives, trust me.  In FCPS, ignored is about the best you can hope for, unless your child is one of the "gifted and privileged" and gets an actual education.[/quote]

OP here. I just reread your post three times. Are you saying that only the gifted kids in FCPS get a good education?[/quote]

AAP kids get something better than everyone else.  They get a private school quality education for free, while the rest of the kids sit around in over-crowded classrooms learning next to nothing.[/quote]

Perhaps this is true of your school, but my DC's school is great.  I know parents whose children go to other FCPS schools and they also like their schools.   [/quote]

Lucky you, then.  This school district is huge.  Some schools are good and others are bad. The problem is not that the schools are consistently bad - it's that there is no consistency to begin with and no quality control of administrators.  It almost seems like fcps trains them to be terrible leaders.[/quote]

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