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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]McLean is prestigious,  but given the problems with large class sizes in the schools there, that have been highlighted by the McLean Civic Association, is it worth endangering your children's education to live there? [/quote]

Did you mean the McLean Citizens Association?  I've never hear of the McLean Civic Association.

It's probably better to live in an area where people aim to get out ahead of such issues, rather than sit by passively and then complain later.  [/quote]

Well yes, activiism is good. But meanwhile the class sizes in McLean mean that kids there are getting an inferior education relative to the rest of the County.   [/quote]

They certainly get fewer resources than students elsewhere in the county.  Whether they are currently getting an inferior education is a different question, since they enjoy other benefits, including[b] parents who support their education,[/b]  teachers who enjoy where they work and are less susceptible to burnout, and engaged peers who reinforce their learning.

Having said that, I don't begrudge the MCA for raising the issue of class sizes the way that you apparently do, particularly in an election year for the School Board.  [/quote]

Well if you support your kids education, you can do so in whatever place you live.

But bottom line, they are either still getting a better education in McLean than elsewhere in the County, or a worse one. Which do you think it is?

And of course I acknowledge the right of all to participate in the democratic process.    I just think parents considering moving to McLean might want to consider what MCA is saying.  Clearly MCA considers this a serious issue.   [/quote]

Of course, but you'd like to have every leg of the stool available, if possible.

The McLean schools are among the best public schools in the DC region, but that doesn't mean that people aren't worried about class sizes in McLean.  I'm happy to stipulate to that if it makes you feel better.   From what I've seen, parents in other jurisdictions worry at least as much about other issues, including capacity and standards. [/quote]

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