Anonymous
07/07/2012 08:00
Subject: Re:Arlington County Parents--Does silence mean everyone is happy?
Anonymous wrote:Yep. Everyone is happy. We weren't when class size was potentially going to be raised and people were out I droves. My spouse spoke I front of the Board. They listened. Class sizes remain at same level. We also shot down 'blockscheduling'.
I thought the fuss over higher class sizes to be idiotic myself.
The happiness wlll probably wane when they redistrict for the new elementary schools later.
Anonymous
07/06/2012 15:32
Subject: Re:Arlington County Parents--Does silence mean everyone is happy?
Yep. Everyone is happy. We weren't when class size was potentially going to be raised and people were out I droves. My spouse spoke I front of the Board. They listened. Class sizes remain at same level. We also shot down 'blockscheduling'.
Anonymous
07/05/2012 15:54
Subject: Arlington County Parents--Does silence mean everyone is happy?
14:26 - we must be neighbors - we're also equidistant (I'm on Kensington).
I've got one son who will be in 5th grade when it's set to open, the other will be in 2nd. I don't particularly want my younger son to have to switch schools after he's gotten used to one, but I've seen some new schools have great teachers with fantastic energy, so maybe it will be a good thing. Regardless, I guess I kind of feel like there's not much to be done - the schools are too crowded, something has to be done and this seems like a reasonable solution.
I've got one son who will be in 5th grade when it's set to open, the other will be in 2nd. I don't particularly want my younger son to have to switch schools after he's gotten used to one, but I've seen some new schools have great teachers with fantastic energy, so maybe it will be a good thing. Regardless, I guess I kind of feel like there's not much to be done - the schools are too crowded, something has to be done and this seems like a reasonable solution.
Anonymous
07/05/2012 14:26
Subject: Arlington County Parents--Does silence mean everyone is happy?
we're one of the families potentially affected - we are equidistant from Nottingham (our assigned school) and Williamsburg, where the new elementary will be. I haven't bothered to register an opinion because I don't really have one. Our daughter will be in kindergarten or 1st grade when the new school opens. I assume that a new school should be comparable to the current one, so I'm not too worried.
Anonymous
07/02/2012 17:43
Subject: Re:Arlington County Parents--Does silence mean everyone is happy?
The CIP for APS does not contain a lot of information, so it's not surprising that people don't line up in droves to discuss it.
Anonymous
07/02/2012 17:08
Subject: Arlington County Parents--Does silence mean everyone is happy?
Anonymous wrote:I am surprised with the sheer number of people (especially vocal parents) who live in the County, only 2 people signed up, but at the same time, I would love to speak but between work and the kids do not have time to research a speech that would be anything other than my own opinion with no hard facts.
Given the number of two working parent households and the overall crammed schedules of all households, I would say this statement does not hold:
Overall, the small number of speakers is a good sign, he said.
“Usually you think no news is good news,” he said. “If people are happy you generally don’t hear from them.”
I completely disagree. We're talking about Arlington here. When Arlingtonians get their ire up, the board hears from them. Look at the whole trailers at Jamestown debacle.
What, exactly, should be people be protesting, OP? I mean, we all know we need more schools.
Anonymous
07/02/2012 17:04
Subject: Re:Arlington County Parents--Does silence mean everyone is happy?
It is old, but have things improved? I admit, I am also just watching from the sidelines.
Would appreciate any updated information if anyone has it.
Would appreciate any updated information if anyone has it.
Anonymous
07/02/2012 16:54
Subject: Arlington County Parents--Does silence mean everyone is happy?
Haven't there been quite a few meetings about the CIP? This article is more than a month old.
Anonymous
07/02/2012 16:27
Subject: Arlington County Parents--Does silence mean everyone is happy?
I am surprised with the sheer number of people (especially vocal parents) who live in the County, only 2 people signed up, but at the same time, I would love to speak but between work and the kids do not have time to research a speech that would be anything other than my own opinion with no hard facts.
Given the number of two working parent households and the overall crammed schedules of all households, I would say this statement does not hold:
Overall, the small number of speakers is a good sign, he said.
“Usually you think no news is good news,” he said. “If people are happy you generally don’t hear from them.”
Given the number of two working parent households and the overall crammed schedules of all households, I would say this statement does not hold:
Overall, the small number of speakers is a good sign, he said.
“Usually you think no news is good news,” he said. “If people are happy you generally don’t hear from them.”
Anonymous
07/02/2012 16:15
Subject: Arlington County Parents--Does silence mean everyone is happy?