Anonymous wrote:We moved here because we thought the schools were the best in the country. I have friends all across the country, our schools are NOT even close to the personalized, thoughtful, child-centered education their kids are getting in smaller school districts. It's a size issue.

Anonymous wrote:If we're adding to the wish list of things we'd like FCPS to do better in ES, could we please add spelling to the list? They don't teach it, which absolutely floored me when I finally realized that this year. My 2nd grader has never had a spelling test. I'd have to hire a reading tutor because my kid is behind and the tutor is helping her with spelling. It's insane.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wish y’all had to send your kids to a truly bad school system for a month. You’re so entitled and whiny and out of touch.

Ah yes, by all means let’s set our minimal standards to the lowest. Since there are worse schools out there, we should be grateful for this subpar education.

Anonymous wrote:I wish y’all had to send your kids to a truly bad school system for a month. You’re so entitled and whiny and out of touch.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you had ever experienced schools in other states, you would be begging to return to FCPS. Yes, there are problems, especially at the elementary school levels. Class sizes are too big in many schools, but principals could stop hiring instructional coaches and put the money into classroom staff. There is a shortage of special ed teachers, who quit because they are so overworked. There are a lot of students with serious behavior problems who are not moved to appropriate programs. There is a lack of discipline at many schools, because principals don’t want to have to submit discipline data to the district or state, so kids are not managed effectively. And, we need freaking textbooks! Kids need to read for information and have a resource for reviewing their learning or working ahead.

I went to school in NY. Schools are waaay better there. My husband went to FCPS. Our secondary school offerings were night/day.

Anonymous wrote:^^ And, nowadays, nobody fails like they did when we went to school. In lower performing schools, there is a huge range of abilities in each class. I had one teacher tell me she had 2nd to 7th grade levelled students in her 5th grade class. My own DD had 5 mentally challenged students in her class.

Anonymous wrote:^^ And, nowadays, nobody fails like they did when we went to school. In lower performing schools, there is a huge range of abilities in each class. I had one teacher tell me she had 2nd to 7th grade levelled students in her 5th grade class. My own DD had 5 mentally challenged students in her class.

Anonymous wrote:I am 50 years old and went to FCPS as a child. I was in the GT program and went to top college and masters degree. My kids are in the school system now. I received a good education and so are my kids.

The schools have not declined. Parents just want more than any large public school system is capable of providing. If you want all the special stuff and attention you will need to pay for private. This is not rocket science.

Anonymous wrote:I am 50 years old and went to FCPS as a child. I was in the GT program and went to top college and masters degree. My kids are in the school system now. I received a good education and so are my kids.

The schools have not declined. Parents just want more than any large public school system is capable of providing. If you want all the special stuff and attention you will need to pay for private. This is not rocket science.

Anonymous wrote:We moved here because we thought the schools were the best in the country. I have friends all across the country, our schools are NOT even close to the personalized, thoughtful, child-centered education their kids are getting in smaller school districts. It's a size issue.