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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Get rid of AAP.  Those who want an advanced education can pay an advanced rate (i.e. tuition at a private school).  There will still be plenty of smart kids in FCPS and teachers will still be able to group kids and work with them at their level.  Saves money --- not b/c of the busing -- but b/c we'll have fewer kids in FCPS.[/quote]

that'd cause a "brain drain" and all the system will be left with are the poorer kids and lower test results - causing even more criticism of the system. See the disenchantment over this very issue on the Montgomery County school threads.[/quote]

Not a significant "brain drain" b/c the majority of people in FCPS don't want to pay $30K/year/kid to go to private and they simply won't.  But there maybe a small percentage who will go private b/c a public education without AAP would be to plebian for them.  Even if 5% of kids leave for private, that's a significant savings to the entire school district.  The rest of the (former) AAP crowd will bitch and complain, but they won't leave.  There is no chance that FCPS will be left with the poor and low-achievers.... none.

Some people just want what they want, when they want it and how they want it.... but this is PUBLIC education... so you're not really entitled to private-school or specialized-school quality.  You're just entitled to some kind of education -- and our regular curriculum is supposedly quite good.  So, take it or leave it.  I'm sure schools like Archer and Haycock and Wolftrap and Vienna and Oakton and Sangster will still have PLENTY of high-achieving kids in their student body if AAP was removed from the district.[/quote]

Is there anyone in the DMV that isn't like this? Really?[/quote]

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