Just as many (likely more) smart, motivated kids in NOVA as DC and MD, so why the VA private school contempt?

[Anonymous]

Many of us who want private school schlep across the bridge - all good

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The really smart kids in NoVa are at TJ.

The City of Alexandria does not send students to TJ in a misguided attempt at so-called equity. It’s one of the worst run school districts in the DMV.

Smart City of Alexandria kids who can afford it go to privates in DC.

[Anonymous]

Because the privates you listed don't have better academics than FCPS. If you have the money for Madeira, you have the money for a house in-bounds for Langley. Whereas in DC, a middling neighborhood Catholic school blows DCPS out of the water.

[Anonymous]

Every single kid at TJ easily holds his or her own the the best privates in DC and Maryland. And each graduating class at TJ is as Big as the Big 3 graduating classes combined. And it’s free. Between that and Potomac NOVA is served just fine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:VA is southern and the schools in the south are generally ( not all) terrible OP. And now that you have a red governor, they will get worse. Potomac is the only good private school in NOVA.

Da fuq?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:VA is southern and the schools in the south are generally ( not all) terrible OP. And now that you have a red governor, they will get worse. Potomac is the only good private school in NOVA.

Da fuq?

Anyone from the south knows that is total horse puckey where the NOVA counties are concerned. The south used to start somewhere around Manassas, but it probably pushed farther out now with the suburban sprawl.

The evidence one could cite is endless.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Every single kid at TJ easily holds his or her own the the best privates in DC and Maryland. And each graduating class at TJ is as Big as the Big 3 graduating classes combined. And it’s free. Between that and Potomac NOVA is served just fine.

TJ kids are great at taking tests, but would not survive socially at the top privates. They don’t focus on social skills at TJ.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Every single kid at TJ easily holds his or her own the the best privates in DC and Maryland. And each graduating class at TJ is as Big as the Big 3 graduating classes combined. And it’s free. Between that and Potomac NOVA is served just fine.

TJ kids are great at taking tests, but would not survive socially at the top privates. They don’t focus on social skills at TJ.

“Surviving socially?” Sounds like fun.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Every single kid at TJ easily holds his or her own the the best privates in DC and Maryland. And each graduating class at TJ is as Big as the Big 3 graduating classes combined. And it’s free. Between that and Potomac NOVA is served just fine.

TJ kids are great at taking tests, but would not survive socially at the top privates. They don’t focus on social skills at TJ.

Not true. I know plenty of socially skilled TJ students. And plenty of socially inept "top private" students.

(For the record, I attended a top private.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Every single kid at TJ easily holds his or her own the the best privates in DC and Maryland. And each graduating class at TJ is as Big as the Big 3 graduating classes combined. And it’s free. Between that and Potomac NOVA is served just fine.

TJ kids are great at taking tests, but would not survive socially at the top privates. They don’t focus on social skills at TJ.

That’s funny.

[Anonymous]

Virginia in has a tradition of magnet "Governor's Schools." The two most famous are TJ and Maggie Walker, but there are many others in other parts of the state.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:VA is southern and the schools in the south are generally ( not all) terrible OP. And now that you have a red governor, they will get worse. Potomac is the only good private school in NOVA.

Wow, prejudiced much?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The really smart kids in NoVa are at TJ.

Not even the majority of smart kids in NoVa go to TJ. Their class size is about 400 and acceptance for even brilliant students is not guaranteed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Every single kid at TJ easily holds his or her own the the best privates in DC and Maryland. And each graduating class at TJ is as Big as the Big 3 graduating classes combined. And it’s free. Between that and Potomac NOVA is served just fine.

TJ kids are great at taking tests, but would not survive socially at the top privates. They don’t focus on social skills at TJ.

That’s funny.

I do a bunch of interviewing for my college and in general I find the TJ kids brilliant but socially awkward

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The really smart kids in NoVa are at TJ.

Not even the majority of smart kids in NoVa go to TJ. Their class size is about 400 and acceptance for even brilliant students is not guaranteed.

Of course not. But the smartest ones do.