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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Old APS parent here. Knowing what I know now, I absolutely would have applied to send my kids to ATS (we did not even lottery, though I did learn about it at kindergarten info night).

How I think of it is, ATS runs like schools ran when I was a kid. Traditional. Other APS schools are trying new models that generally are not proven and not as effective.

We switched to Catholic during Covid which also runs a more traditional model, but which you pay for out of pocket.

I do think we should add another ATS. The question is where to put it, because you have to take offline an existing ES, and that's a nightmare like all boundary stuff is.

But as an Arlington taxpayer, I would love to see all our schools swinging back toward a more traditional learning model.

I also completely agree on the importance of having one teacher who really gets to know your kid and be invested in them. I hated when our APS elem started rotating kids in 4th grade and all those connections got broken.[/quote]

Old APS parent here. I was turned off by the heavy homework load at ATS back when I toured, which was a long time ago under a different principal. Has that lightened up since?

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It’s totally doable.  I think it has lightened up a bit compared to what it was when my oldest was in K there.  [/quote]

Kindergarten homework is surprisingly a lot. But first grade and second grade homework takes less than 10 minutes. I like that it forces my girls to be responsible and puts them in a routine where homework is normal. I’m middle eastern though and I feel that’s the homework they give is not enough compared to what kids back home have lol lol. So we do extra math together as well (also just 10 minutes max). My girls have plenty of time to play and have fun. I make sure that they are outside playing after school for at least an hour and then they play together indoors as well :)[/quote]

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