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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Nothing is taught in fcps anymore - not spelling, not handwriting, not how to write a coherent essay...

The emperor has no clothes.[/quote]

Huh? My 3d grader in FCPS has had "word study" since K.  It's phonetics and spelling, as well as ensuring they understand the vocabulary.  We are also starting cursive in November.

You're either stretching the truth or your school is not representative of FCPS overall.[/quote]

I think the PP is exactly right.  Our school stops teaching spelling, grammar, and writing after the 3rd grade.  Maybe it's you who is stretching the truth?  [/quote]

Yeah. You got me. I love lying to prove a point to some anonymous person a message board. Especially one to intent on being miserable. Our experience in FCPS has been generally positive. Sorry if that doesn't fit your narrative. [/quote]

My "narrative" is simply my family's own experience with FCPS.  Glad yours has been positive, but you seem to imply anyone with a negative experience must be "stretching the truth".  It'd be nice if you could stop trying to dismiss the experiences of others, especially if they don't fit your pep rally view of this school system.[/quote]

I call it like I see it.  You were the one saying that FCPS does not teach these things anymore.  Across the board.  You could not possible know that b/c it's not true. That's stretching the truth.  [/quote]

No, I'm the PP who said our elementary school doesn't teach these things after the 3rd grade.  And since many others have said the same things about their experiences, then it seems you/your school might just be in the minority.[/quote]

I wonder if the schools aren't teaching these things or if it's a case of the schools not teaching these things the way you want them to be taught. That's what I'm reading in some of these posts. [/quote]

Well for example, our school said in 2nd grade that they graded spelling through the child's writing. It's very possible the teacher did grade the spelling, yet the child never got any of this feedback other than the number grade. Also, the writing assignments were on a monthly basis so a child only met with the teacher on the writing assignment once or twice month. We would get the drafts and the finals home and there wasn't even one spelling correction all year. So how does any of this really teach a child spelling? We had to supplement to teach spelling because at our school the teachers know that the parents will just supplement for areas they don't teach.[/quote]

Same experience here.  I agree, I think the teachers know the parents will just supplement, so they don't bother teaching it anymore.  [/quote]

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