Anonymous wrote:NP and while I wouldn't have phrased it the same way OP did, I agree that APS has a decidedly liberal bent. For example, my K'er has learned a lot about MLK and spent most of a month on Chinese New Year, but has learned nothing about Washington or Lincoln. He learned about Kwaanza, Diwala, Ramadan, Hanukkah, but was told he shouldn't talk about what holiday(s) he celebrates with his friends. At the "winter concert" the groups played and sang songs about Hanukkah and another holiday (I can't remember whether it was Diwali or Kwaanza), but not one of the three groups performed any music related to Christmas. I too want kids to learn a lot about everyone's history, but APS seems too focused on PC liberalism, not the basics. That view does not make me racist or Xenophobic, just a concerned parent who wants my kid to learn history in a way that makes sense.

There is an obvious liberal bias in the Arlington public school curriculum and we are wondering if the Arlington/Alexandria/McLean Catholic schools are any better. We do not want our children to spend months on end learning about black Americans, Native Americans, Caesar Chavez, global warming, multiculturalism, etc. and miss out on learning about our founding fathers, 50 states, map skills, unbiased science, 'traditional' literature, etc. We are not being racists - we just feel that the liberal bias is obvious and it is not what we want for our children.

Does anyone have specific recommendations for Catholic schools that have more balanced and/or American-focused curricula?

Anonymous wrote:NP and while I wouldn't have phrased it the same way OP did, I agree that APS has a decidedly liberal bent. For example, my K'er has learned a lot about MLK and spent most of a month on Chinese New Year, but has learned nothing about Washington or Lincoln. He learned about Kwaanza, Diwala, Ramadan, Hanukkah, but was told he shouldn't talk about what holiday(s) he celebrates with his friends. At the "winter concert" the groups played and sang songs about Hanukkah and another holiday (I can't remember whether it was Diwali or Kwaanza), but not one of the three groups performed any music related to Christmas.

I too want kids to learn a lot about everyone's history, but APS seems too focused on PC liberalism, not the basics. That view does not make me racist or Xenophobic, just a concerned parent who wants my kid to learn history in a way that makes sense.

Anonymous wrote:I'm not a troll and I understand that my children will be interacting with people in society. What I don't want, however, is for my children to be indoctrinated with liberal BS rather than taught facts especially in the elementary and middle school grades. I would appreciate an answer to my question rather than a critique on it. If you don't have something to contribute, then please find another post to attack or, better yet, find something more worthwhile to do with your time.