All this handwringing over FFX schools AAP is very sad

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Seems obvious to me that FFX base schools must not be very good if everyone is so desperate to move their child to a quality school. The testing, anxiety over results, conniving to get special exceptions, etc. makes me so glad to be in a superior district.

Nice try, but fail.

I'm being serious. Much happier in Arlington where we don't need this nonsense. What a freak show you people have over there.

Have you ever compared the Arlington and FFX curriculum's side by side to make this determination?

Yes, actually. Which is why I bought in Arlington.

Well then please share where you got your information from, web site, public records, etc...when you make a statement that your school system is better, you can squelch all this debate by simply proving it. Show and share your comparative records.

[Anonymous]

No, see, Arlington schools operate at such a high level they don't NEED gifted programs. Our regular schools are equal to your center schools. There's no need for differentiation.

No citation, no support, no evidence. Just nothing.

[Anonymous]

Here's another thread related to this topic:

http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/201257.page

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No, see, Arlington schools operate at such a high level they don't NEED gifted programs. Our regular schools are equal to your center schools. There's no need for differentiation.

This is entirely untrue. I have a co worker with a 4th grader at Nottingham and she is constantly surprised (and jealous) of what my dd is doing in the AAP center at Haycock.

[Anonymous]

Let's see. Some jealous poster in Arlington starts a threat marveling at the extraordinary amount of attention a few Fairfax posters devote to AAP programs.

A quick trip to the mirror would have saved everyone time.

[Anonymous]

I think it's ridiculous to assume OP wrote this out of jealousy, especially when she has said she has proof Arlington schools are better. Give OP the chance to show that with proof. Give the snarkiness a break so we can really find out if what she's saying is true.

[Anonymous]

All of this"hype" is a select few parents NOT the general population of Fairfax county school parents.

[Anonymous]

OP where'd you go? Thought you had research to share?

[Anonymous]

Not the OP, but found this(private schools and schools with SAT scores above 1900 are not included - TJ is not included):


D.C. Area Rankings

National Rankings

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP where'd you go? Thought you had research to share?

Pretty sure you lot would argue any proof point I'd present, so suffice it to say I'm extraordinarily confident that the baseline performance level of APS is superior to that of Fairfax, both tangibly and intangibly. The very fact that all of you think your children would be underserved by your base schools is proof enough (because you know, even superficially, that every single one of your snowflakes isn't particularly gifted, otherwise you would have accepted the test scores and not appealed further).

Arlington just performs at a higher level across-the-board. It has a better caliber of student and a better caliber of instructiona and a better caliber of administration. This is reflected in property values and policy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Arlington just performs at a higher level across-the-board.

We did not find that the case when we were in an Arlington public school. We are far happier now with the public schools here in Fairfax. But we are just one family.

[Anonymous]

Let's try again:


http://apps.washingtonpost.com/highschoolchallenge


Schools with SAT scores above 1900 are not included

[Anonymous]

Virginia Department of Education reports for Arlington County and Fairfax County:

Arlington:
https://p1pe.doe.virginia.gov/reportcard/report.do?division=7&schoolName=All

Did not make AYP for 2010-2011:
English Performance - Black
English Performance - Economically Disadvantaged
English Performance - Hispanic
English Performance - Limited English Proficient
English Performance - Students with Disabilities
Mathematics Performance - Black
Mathematics Performance - Economically Disadvantaged
Mathematics Performance - Hispanic
Mathematics Performance - Limited English Proficient
Mathematics Performance - Students with Disabilities


Fairfax:
https://p1pe.doe.virginia.gov/reportcard/report.do?division=29&schoolName=All


Did not make AYP for 2010-2011:
English Performance - Economically Disadvantaged
English Performance - Students with Disabilities
Mathematics Performance - Black
Mathematics Performance - Students with Disabilities

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP where'd you go? Thought you had research to share?

Pretty sure you lot would argue any proof point I'd present, so suffice it to say I'm extraordinarily confident that the baseline performance level of APS is superior to that of Fairfax, both tangibly and intangibly. The very fact that all of you think your children would be underserved by your base schools is proof enough (because you know, even superficially, that every single one of your snowflakes isn't particularly gifted, otherwise you would have accepted the test scores and not appealed further).

Arlington just performs at a higher level across-the-board. It has a better caliber of student and a better caliber of instructiona and a better caliber of administration. This is reflected in property values and policy.

All of us don't hold that view; Fairfax schools continue to outperform Arlington schools; and if real estate values were the metric, Alexandria public schools would be the envy of much of the region.

Your extraordinary confidence is unjustified, and your extreme envy is sad.

[Anonymous]

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All of us don't hold that view; Fairfax schools continue to outperform Arlington schools; and if real estate values were the metric, Alexandria public schools would be the envy of much of the region.

Your extraordinary confidence is unjustified, and your extreme envy is sad.

The whole thread seems to reflect the OP's anxiety over spending a lot of money on Arlington real estate only to learn that Fairfax has better advanced programs and higher test scores.

It's OK, really. Arlington is still a very good system, even if it's done a rather poor job planning for the current and expected number of students. It won't kill you if your kids get redistricted to Barrett, Glebe or Wakefield.