Yorktown versus Washington-lee?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:W-L is an excellent High School. It has more varied demographics--compare kids of same socioeconomic backgrounds at W-L and Yorktown and they are indistinguishable.

Disclaimer- we chose W-L because we wanted our kids to go to a public school like we did---not all rich kids. Going to school with and making friends with truly polar backgrounds was a very positive experience for us. This is another we moved from DC and didn't go the private route over there.

Let's the cut the BS. The majority of people don't chose the top rated schools because of housing costs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
I think this is a very thoughtful post and I agree with it. I don't think the poster is biased toward W-L but rather pointing out some things that people who only know the schools by test scores/street rep may not already know. I went to Yorktown and now live in a neighborhood currently zoned for W-L. I would be happy with either one and frankly with Wakefield as well.

Usually when someone prefaces a comment with the word "frankly" it means they are about to dissemble. This seems like a good example. I will be convinced that Arlington residents would be happy with Wakefield when APS proposes to move Yorktown or W-L students there, and their parents say "great - when can we move." Until then, it's cheap talk. I'd try to move as close to Yorktown as possible.

I am the PP. We are in a neighborhood currently zoned to W-L that is more likely than most to be rezoned to Wakefield and when I say I am okay with it I mean it. Don't put words into my mouth.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The only people who complain about greatschools are the ones that refuse to believe the negative realites of their school. Perhaps the ranking should be a wake up call, the rankings breakdown the deficiencies by grade and then by subject. If it were only an esl issue why would math and science be low as well ? Would you propose emitting the lower performer esl students from the rankings, if so the scores would not change much because the higher rated ones would rate even higher and the scores are comparative not rated by threshold.

You make no sense. If kids aren't fully understanding the math or science questions (which are in English) they still aren't going to do as well on those parts of the test. Even the problems that are just numbers could be challenging if they have difficulty understanding how to master the operations because they don't understand their teachers' explanations. My English speaking daughter sometimes misunderstands the question sometimes...imagine if you misunderstood it often.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
I think this is a very thoughtful post and I agree with it. I don't think the poster is biased toward W-L but rather pointing out some things that people who only know the schools by test scores/street rep may not already know. I went to Yorktown and now live in a neighborhood currently zoned for W-L. I would be happy with either one and frankly with Wakefield as well.

Usually when someone prefaces a comment with the word "frankly" it means they are about to dissemble. This seems like a good example. I will be convinced that Arlington residents would be happy with Wakefield when APS proposes to move Yorktown or W-L students there, and their parents say "great - when can we move." Until then, it's cheap talk. I'd try to move as close to Yorktown as possible.

I am the PP. We are in a neighborhood currently zoned to W-L that is more likely than most to be rezoned to Wakefield and when I say I am okay with it I mean it. Don't put words into my mouth.

Talk is cheap.

[Anonymous]

And speaking of boundaries, how are the HS in Arlington supposed to be redistricted? Anybody knows what it's looking like? We are currently zoned for W-L, and I would very much like to keep it that way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:W-L is an excellent High School. It has more varied demographics--compare kids of same socioeconomic backgrounds at W-L and Yorktown and they are indistinguishable.

Disclaimer- we chose W-L because we wanted our kids to go to a public school like we did---not all rich kids. Going to school with and making friends with truly polar backgrounds was a very positive experience for us. This is another we moved from DC and didn't go the private route over there.

Let's the cut the BS. The majority of people don't chose the top rated schools because of housing costs.

You are a fucking idiot. Housing costs are expensive in good zones. People move for schools which is why Langley/McLean have rich populations and inner city DC poor.

[Anonymous]

We are all anonymous no need to pretend diversity is the reason, its housing cost.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:W-L is an excellent High School. It has more varied demographics--compare kids of same socioeconomic backgrounds at W-L and Yorktown and they are indistinguishable.

Disclaimer- we chose W-L because we wanted our kids to go to a public school like we did---not all rich kids. Going to school with and making friends with truly polar backgrounds was a very positive experience for us. This is another we moved from DC and didn't go the private route over there.

Let's the cut the BS. The majority of people don't chose the top rated schools because of housing costs.
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You are a fucking idiot. Housing costs are expensive in good zones. People move for schools which is why Langley/McLean have rich populations and inner city DC poor.

Who's the idiot here? PP was just saying the housing costs in the areas zoned for the top schools are higher than most people can afford.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And speaking of boundaries, how are the HS in Arlington supposed to be redistricted? Anybody knows what it's looking like? We are currently zoned for W-L, and I would very much like to keep it that way.

Who knows what APS will come up with. But I wouldn't assume anything. Yorktown and W-L neighborhoods could go to Wakefield. We've all seen the population projections for the N Arlington high schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And speaking of boundaries, how are the HS in Arlington supposed to be redistricted? Anybody knows what it's looking like? We are currently zoned for W-L, and I would very much like to keep it that way.

Who knows what APS will come up with. But I wouldn't assume anything. Yorktown and W-L neighborhoods could go to Wakefield. We've all seen the population projections for the N Arlington high schools.

And the articles and columns by the idiot that wants to bus all the poor kids North and all the rich kids South to achieve "diversity" in every school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:W-L is an excellent High School. It has more varied demographics--compare kids of same socioeconomic backgrounds at W-L and Yorktown and they are indistinguishable.

Disclaimer- we chose W-L because we wanted our kids to go to a public school like we did---not all rich kids. Going to school with and making friends with truly polar backgrounds was a very positive experience for us. This is another we moved from DC and didn't go the private route over there.

The single family homes in the W-L or Yorktown school zones are incredibly expensive. Homes are selling for over 1 mill in previously blue collar Halls Hill and Bon Air, unthinkable 20 years ago. On the other end of the spectrum there are subsidized apartments for families with very low incomes. But there isn't much in between, which is unfortunate. The little red brick ramblers near Williamsburg MS used to be on the high end of affordable, but those tiny houses are nothing but teardowns these days. Going to a diverse school is a great experience for most kids, but it looks like the Arlington schools will continue to reflect the growing chasm between the rich and poor in this area. It's diversity, but with limitations. At least the rich kids in Arlington aren't pricks like in the Karate Kid.

[Anonymous]

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And the articles and columns by the idiot that wants to bus all the poor kids North and all the rich kids South to achieve "diversity" in every school.

Yeah. That guy is ridiculous. Let's do away with neighborhood schools and bus everyone so that each school has demographic parity. Unreal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
And the articles and columns by the idiot that wants to bus all the poor kids North and all the rich kids South to achieve "diversity" in every school.

Yeah. That guy is ridiculous. Let's do away with neighborhood schools and bus everyone so that each school has demographic parity. Unreal.

Fine by me as long as everyone pays the same tax bill.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
I think this is a very thoughtful post and I agree with it. I don't think the poster is biased toward W-L but rather pointing out some things that people who only know the schools by test scores/street rep may not already know. I went to Yorktown and now live in a neighborhood currently zoned for W-L. I would be happy with either one and frankly with Wakefield as well.

Usually when someone prefaces a comment with the word "frankly" it means they are about to dissemble. This seems like a good example. I will be convinced that Arlington residents would be happy with Wakefield when APS proposes to move Yorktown or W-L students there, and their parents say "great - when can we move." Until then, it's cheap talk. I'd try to move as close to Yorktown as possible.

I am the PP. We are in a neighborhood currently zoned to W-L that is more likely than most to be rezoned to Wakefield and when I say I am okay with it I mean it. Don't put words into my mouth.

Talk is cheap.

You are an idiot. So glad my kids don't go to school with yours.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

I am the PP. We are in a neighborhood currently zoned to W-L that is more likely than most to be rezoned to Wakefield and when I say I am okay with it I mean it. Don't put words into my mouth.

Talk is cheap.

You are an idiot. So glad my kids don't go to school with yours.

Ooh, nothing like a hypocrite with hurt feelings. Transferred to Wakefield yet?