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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Moved my kids from APS (public) to Catholic. One of the biggest differences is actually instructional time - but in the opposite direction of OP's point! Catholic school teaches from the first day to the last. APS does very little teaching at the start of the year, before breaks, and after the first week of May (after the SOLs). My kid in Catholic HS had exams the last week of school. Very big difference. [/quote]

Comments like this absolutely fascinate me. How the hell do you know the intricate details of what goes on in your child’s classroom every single day? What are you doing, sitting in the back of the room? This is total bullshit and I say this as a supporter of Catholic schools[/quote]

I had my kids in APS for 13 years so watched every May as the "after the SOL" nonsense started. I watched my senior last year do nothing after AP exams were over - coming home during the school day because no learning was happening. I drove my other kid to final exams the last week of school. So yes, I could see the difference.[/quote]

DP who has kids in DCPS and at our school the first month or two is review from the previous year, and the last month there is little-to-no teaching occurring. Schools can’t be generalized (like OP is trying to do) but this particular generalization about public school matches what I have seen and heard from teachers. [/quote]

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