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Anonymous wrote:If you want your child educated to your faith's beliefs, send them to parochial school. If you want your child educated in single sex classrooms, enroll them in a single sex private school. Otherwise, children should all receive the same instruction in a coeducational setting.

Really sick of this response when it comes to anything public school related. Public schools are for everyone. Not every family can afford private school. If public schools keep pushing these values more people will homeschool and the people who want to leave the system and can’t afford it will start pushing for vouchers which will weaken the public school system in general.

Now regarding coed vs mixed classes, not sure what the big deal is here. Arlington is proposing a change in a policy that has been working and has provided no rationale whatsoever for the change. We are not asking for a change. We are asking for APS to keep things the way they are.

It works both ways--if you start pushing your religious or otherwise "modest" values in public schools, a lot of people will start pulling their kids out and sending them to secular privates. There's supposed to be separation of church and state here. Sex education is scientific and public health-based. Or do you go to your pastor to get a pelvic exam?

I think you’re very naive if you think anyone who may be uncomfortable with this is a churchgoing Christian (ie has a pastor).

You’re right. Many Muslims will be as well

I'm aware. I'm not going to start listing every religion. Frankly it doesn't matter a hoot what religion it is--keep your beliefs out of my kids' education.

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Anonymous wrote:If you want your child educated to your faith's beliefs, send them to parochial school. If you want your child educated in single sex classrooms, enroll them in a single sex private school. Otherwise, children should all receive the same instruction in a coeducational setting.

Really sick of this response when it comes to anything public school related. Public schools are for everyone. Not every family can afford private school. If public schools keep pushing these values more people will homeschool and the people who want to leave the system and can’t afford it will start pushing for vouchers which will weaken the public school system in general.

Now regarding coed vs mixed classes, not sure what the big deal is here. Arlington is proposing a change in a policy that has been working and has provided no rationale whatsoever for the change. We are not asking for a change. We are asking for APS to keep things the way they are.

It works both ways--if you start pushing your religious or otherwise "modest" values in public schools, a lot of people will start pulling their kids out and sending them to secular privates. There's supposed to be separation of church and state here. Sex education is scientific and public health-based. Or do you go to your pastor to get a pelvic exam?

I think you’re very naive if you think anyone who may be uncomfortable with this is a churchgoing Christian (ie has a pastor).

You’re right. Many Muslims will be as well

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you want your child educated to your faith's beliefs, send them to parochial school. If you want your child educated in single sex classrooms, enroll them in a single sex private school. Otherwise, children should all receive the same instruction in a coeducational setting.

Really sick of this response when it comes to anything public school related. Public schools are for everyone. Not every family can afford private school. If public schools keep pushing these values more people will homeschool and the people who want to leave the system and can’t afford it will start pushing for vouchers which will weaken the public school system in general.

Now regarding coed vs mixed classes, not sure what the big deal is here. Arlington is proposing a change in a policy that has been working and has provided no rationale whatsoever for the change. We are not asking for a change. We are asking for APS to keep things the way they are.

It works both ways--if you start pushing your religious or otherwise "modest" values in public schools, a lot of people will start pulling their kids out and sending them to secular privates. There's supposed to be separation of church and state here. Sex education is scientific and public health-based. Or do you go to your pastor to get a pelvic exam?

I think you’re very naive if you think anyone who may be uncomfortable with this is a churchgoing Christian (ie has a pastor).

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you want your child educated to your faith's beliefs, send them to parochial school. If you want your child educated in single sex classrooms, enroll them in a single sex private school. Otherwise, children should all receive the same instruction in a coeducational setting.

Really sick of this response when it comes to anything public school related. Public schools are for everyone. Not every family can afford private school. If public schools keep pushing these values more people will homeschool and the people who want to leave the system and can’t afford it will start pushing for vouchers which will weaken the public school system in general.

Now regarding coed vs mixed classes, not sure what the big deal is here. Arlington is proposing a change in a policy that has been working and has provided no rationale whatsoever for the change. We are not asking for a change. We are asking for APS to keep things the way they are.

It works both ways--if you start pushing your religious or otherwise "modest" values in public schools, a lot of people will start pulling their kids out and sending them to secular privates. There's supposed to be separation of church and state here. Sex education is scientific and public health-based. Or do you go to your pastor to get a pelvic exam?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you want your child educated to your faith's beliefs, send them to parochial school. If you want your child educated in single sex classrooms, enroll them in a single sex private school. Otherwise, children should all receive the same instruction in a coeducational setting.

Really sick of this response when it comes to anything public school related. Public schools are for everyone. Not every family can afford private school. If public schools keep pushing these values more people will homeschool and the people who want to leave the system and can’t afford it will start pushing for vouchers which will weaken the public school system in general.

Now regarding coed vs mixed classes, not sure what the big deal is here. Arlington is proposing a change in a policy that has been working and has provided no rationale whatsoever for the change. We are not asking for a change. We are asking for APS to keep things the way they are.

It works both ways--if you start pushing your religious or otherwise "modest" values in public schools, a lot of people will start pulling their kids out and sending them to secular privates. There's supposed to be separation of church and state here. Sex education is scientific and public health-based. Or do you go to your pastor to get a pelvic exam?

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Anonymous wrote:Is this change really necessary at this time to align with a state mandated curriculum change? If no, then I think APS should direct energies elsewhere considering they are still facing many students with learning loss.

And this doesn’t seem to be very respectful of the diverse community of APS. Many families hold more conservative views on such topics and APS should be respectful and inclusive of all.

Also didn’t Duran just say they were going to stop implementing new programs and changes and actually let the ones they have been making for years actually take hold?

Groan.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you want your child educated to your faith's beliefs, send them to parochial school. If you want your child educated in single sex classrooms, enroll them in a single sex private school. Otherwise, children should all receive the same instruction in a coeducational setting.

Really sick of this response when it comes to anything public school related. Public schools are for everyone. Not every family can afford private school. If public schools keep pushing these values more people will homeschool and the people who want to leave the system and can’t afford it will start pushing for vouchers which will weaken the public school system in general.

Now regarding coed vs mixed classes, not sure what the big deal is here. Arlington is proposing a change in a policy that has been working and has provided no rationale whatsoever for the change. We are not asking for a change. We are asking for APS to keep things the way they are.

Anonymous wrote:I don’t think anyone who is uncomfortable with this to the point of opting out isn’t already opting out

Anonymous wrote:If you want your child educated to your faith's beliefs, send them to parochial school. If you want your child educated in single sex classrooms, enroll them in a single sex private school. Otherwise, children should all receive the same instruction in a coeducational setting.

Anonymous wrote:If you want your child educated to your faith's beliefs, send them to parochial school. If you want your child educated in single sex classrooms, enroll them in a single sex private school. Otherwise, children should all receive the same instruction in a coeducational setting.

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Anonymous wrote:Is this change really necessary at this time to align with a state mandated curriculum change? If no, then I think APS should direct energies elsewhere considering they are still facing many students with learning loss.

And this doesn’t seem to be very respectful of the diverse community of APS. Many families hold more conservative views on such topics and APS should be respectful and inclusive of all.

Also didn’t Duran just say they were going to stop implementing new programs and changes and actually let the ones they have been making for years actually take hold?

They are not going to initiative any new initiatives. That doesn't mean they can't make changes within existing curricula or programs.

Anonymous wrote:Is this change really necessary at this time to align with a state mandated curriculum change? If no, then I think APS should direct energies elsewhere considering they are still facing many students with learning loss.

And this doesn’t seem to be very respectful of the diverse community of APS. Many families hold more conservative views on such topics and APS should be respectful and inclusive of all.

Also didn’t Duran just say they were going to stop implementing new programs and changes and actually let the ones they have been making for years actually take hold?