Maryland Kids Attending DC Schools

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Because the schools bordering DC in VA are for the most part excellent. The schools bordering DC on the PG County side suck.

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Alexandria VA schools suck. Neither VA nor MD offer free and full-time PK3, PK-4, and kindergarten. But keep on spreading your prejudice unconfirmed thoughts. Perhaps that's why people can't take you people serious. Your prejudices are so ingrained that you refused to let go and think beyond your prejudices.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Also VA is closest to downtown NW DC. Lots of charters in wards 5, 6, 7, and 8 pretty close to the PG county line.

Lots of charters in Ward 4 which borders MOCO. And no, all MOCO are not excellent and if you go to the MD school forums, they are very overcrowded.

[Anonymous]

Pretty sure free all day kindergarten is available everywhere in the dc's area metro. Only loudoun county has half day k.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Because the schools bordering DC in VA are for the most part excellent. The schools bordering DC on the PG County side suck.

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Alexandria VA schools suck. Neither VA nor MD offer free and full-time PK3, PK-4, and kindergarten. But keep on spreading your prejudice unconfirmed tin FCPS, thoughts. Perhaps that's why people can't take you people serious. Your prejudices are so ingrained that you refused to let go and think beyond your prejudices.

Only half true. ACPS schools do suck, but any "residency cheaters" could/would just use FCPS or APS. ACPS, APS and FCPS all have free, universal full day K. And at least in FCPS, FARMS kids also have free PK4, and sometimes free PK4, through Head Start. Maybe people would take you "serious" if you did a fact check (or grammar check) before spouting off.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Because the schools bordering DC in VA are for the most part excellent. The schools bordering DC on the PG County side suck.

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Alexandria VA schools suck. Neither VA nor MD offer free and full-time PK3, PK-4, and kindergarten. But keep on spreading your prejudice unconfirmed tin FCPS, thoughts. Perhaps that's why people can't take you people serious. Your prejudices are so ingrained that you refused to let go and think beyond your prejudices.

Only half true. ACPS schools do suck, but any "residency cheaters" could/would just use FCPS or APS. ACPS, APS and FCPS all have free, universal full day K. And at least in FCPS, FARMS kids also have free PK4, and sometimes free PK4, through Head Start. Maybe people would take you "serious" if you did a fact check (or grammar check) before spouting off.

Sorry, have universal PK4, and sometimes universal PK3.

[Anonymous]

The people who are cheating their way into DCPS are not families that qualify for FARMS. So they come to DC for what they can't get in a surrounding county

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Anonymous wrote:FCPS parent here, and I feel like I must be missing something. DCPS has free preschool across the board, rather than just Head Start, right? So people believe MD folks will sneak their 3 & 4 year olds across the border to avoid paying for pre-school if they live in MD.

So is that the concern? Or do DCPS parents also think MD kids aged 5-18 are sneaking into DCPS? And if so, why? I can see a federal employee parent wanting to get out of paying for preschool (it's wrong, of course. But I believe it happens). But once kindergarten starts, what is the rationale believing that any MCPS parents aren't just using MD schools?

Also, where are the VA Parents (FCPS/APS/ACPS) while this is going on? Why do DCPS parents think MD parents are residence cheats, but not VA parents?

Thanks! Now back to your regularly scheduled sniping...

FCPS poster- why are you on this thread since it doesn't concern you at all? Why ask about a DC issue, known to DC parents? Go away and get a life.

Well, this showed up on recent topics. I clicked a link. I read the posts. You know, like everyone else on DCUM. I found the assumption that MD parents cheat, but no mention of VA interesting. This is a legitimate, non-trolley, non-snarky question. Why would MCPS parents do this and not FCPS? If I was going to residency cheat, I would just do it within FCPS. Why is MCPS not the same? And why don't poor kids in MCPS just use their own head start?

The PGCS answer makes sense. I hadn't considered that.

I have as much right to participate as you do. So STFU.

"Hi, just popping in here. Please summarize the last 5 years of discussion on this topic for me real quick. Kthxbai!"

HaHa! Totally agree. Go away FCPS poster. FCPS sucks and I'd sooner die than live in that dump. Get a life.

Wow. That's a lot of hostility. It's really interesting that's there is so much resentment by a DCPS parent against FCPS. Does it really bother you that much that you are stuck choosing between a crappy neighborhood school and shelling out $$$ for private? Meanwhile, 7 miles away, my DC1 is attending TJ and DC2 is in AAP at a TJ feeder MS that is consistently rated as one of the top 5 middle schools in VA. For free. I guess if I were in your shoes, I'd lash out too. *Hugs* PP. It must be really hard to be a DCPS parent.

[Anonymous]

what kind of info do you want, OP? What do you mean by experience with it?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:FCPS parent here, and I feel like I must be missing something. DCPS has free preschool across the board, rather than just Head Start, right? So people believe MD folks will sneak their 3 & 4 year olds across the border to avoid paying for pre-school if they live in MD.

So is that the concern? Or do DCPS parents also think MD kids aged 5-18 are sneaking into DCPS? And if so, why? I can see a federal employee parent wanting to get out of paying for preschool (it's wrong, of course. But I believe it happens). But once kindergarten starts, what is the rationale believing that any MCPS parents aren't just using MD schools?

Also, where are the VA Parents (FCPS/APS/ACPS) while this is going on? Why do DCPS parents think MD parents are residence cheats, but not VA parents?

Thanks! Now back to your regularly scheduled sniping...

FCPS poster- why are you on this thread since it doesn't concern you at all? Why ask about a DC issue, known to DC parents? Go away and get a life.

Well, this showed up on recent topics. I clicked a link. I read the posts. You know, like everyone else on DCUM. I found the assumption that MD parents cheat, but no mention of VA interesting. This is a legitimate, non-trolley, non-snarky question. Why would MCPS parents do this and not FCPS? If I was going to residency cheat, I would just do it within FCPS. Why is MCPS not the same? And why don't poor kids in MCPS just use their own head start?

The PGCS answer makes sense. I hadn't considered that.

I have as much right to participate as you do. So STFU.

"Hi, just popping in here. Please summarize the last 5 years of discussion on this topic for me real quick. Kthxbai!"

HaHa! Totally agree. Go away FCPS poster. FCPS sucks and I'd sooner die than live in that dump. Get a life.

Wow. That's a lot of hostility. It's really interesting that's there is so much resentment by a DCPS parent against FCPS. Does it really bother you that much that you are stuck choosing between a crappy neighborhood school and shelling out $$$ for private? Meanwhile, 7 miles away, my DC1 is attending TJ and DC2 is in AAP at a TJ feeder MS that is consistently rated as one of the top 5 middle schools in VA. For free. I guess if I were in your shoes, I'd lash out too. *Hugs* PP. It must be really hard to be a DCPS parent.

better than being a loser TJ parent hanging out on a DCPS board! FWIW the only thing that seems almost as bad as DCPS parents is the FCPS parents obsessed with AAP.

[Anonymous]

I'm a DC poster, and if AAP would separate out a few more elements then I'd be okay with it.

Tired of the hot mess.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm a DC poster, and if AAP would separate out a few more elements then I'd be okay with it.

Tired of the hot mess.

Seperate out a few more elements?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:FCPS parent here, and I feel like I must be missing something. DCPS has free preschool across the board, rather than just Head Start, right? So people believe MD folks will sneak their 3 & 4 year olds across the border to avoid paying for pre-school if they live in MD.

So is that the concern? Or do DCPS parents also think MD kids aged 5-18 are sneaking into DCPS? And if so, why? I can see a federal employee parent wanting to get out of paying for preschool (it's wrong, of course. But I believe it happens). But once kindergarten starts, what is the rationale believing that any MCPS parents aren't just using MD schools?

Also, where are the VA Parents (FCPS/APS/ACPS) while this is going on? Why do DCPS parents think MD parents are residence cheats, but not VA parents?

Thanks! Now back to your regularly scheduled sniping...

FCPS poster- why are you on this thread since it doesn't concern you at all? Why ask about a DC issue, known to DC parents? Go away and get a life.

Well, this showed up on recent topics. I clicked a link. I read the posts. You know, like everyone else on DCUM. I found the assumption that MD parents cheat, but no mention of VA interesting. This is a legitimate, non-trolley, non-snarky question. Why would MCPS parents do this and not FCPS? If I was going to residency cheat, I would just do it within FCPS. Why is MCPS not the same? And why don't poor kids in MCPS just use their own head start?

The PGCS answer makes sense. I hadn't considered that.

I have as much right to participate as you do. So STFU.

"Hi, just popping in here. Please summarize the last 5 years of discussion on this topic for me real quick. Kthxbai!"

HaHa! Totally agree. Go away FCPS poster. FCPS sucks and I'd sooner die than live in that dump. Get a life.

Wow. That's a lot of hostility. It's really interesting that's there is so much resentment by a DCPS parent against FCPS. Does it really bother you that much that you are stuck choosing between a crappy neighborhood school and shelling out $$$ for private? Meanwhile, 7 miles away, my DC1 is attending TJ and DC2 is in AAP at a TJ feeder MS that is consistently rated as one of the top 5 middle schools in VA. For free. I guess if I were in your shoes, I'd lash out too. *Hugs* PP. It must be really hard to be a DCPS parent.

I feel so bad for you FCPS poster. You really think that lying to some Internet forum about a school I don't know don't care about qualifies as human interaction? It doesn't honey. So yes you spent another weekend with everyone avoiding you like the plague you are. Thank goodness for anonymous Internet forums! And I think you're trying to impress me with your sad suburban schools but I'm not. Youre a sad piece of shit to come here and try to impress people you don't know. You must be so lonely. You also sound poor.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:FCPS parent here, and I feel like I must be missing something. DCPS has free preschool across the board, rather than just Head Start, right? So people believe MD folks will sneak their 3 & 4 year olds across the border to avoid paying for pre-school if they live in MD.

So is that the concern? Or do DCPS parents also think MD kids aged 5-18 are sneaking into DCPS? And if so, why? I can see a federal employee parent wanting to get out of paying for preschool (it's wrong, of course. But I believe it happens). But once kindergarten starts, what is the rationale believing that any MCPS parents aren't just using MD schools?

Also, where are the VA Parents (FCPS/APS/ACPS) while this is going on? Why do DCPS parents think MD parents are residence cheats, but not VA parents?

Thanks! Now back to your regularly scheduled sniping...

FCPS poster- why are you on this thread since it doesn't concern you at all? Why ask about a DC issue, known to DC parents? Go away and get a life.

Well, this showed up on recent topics. I clicked a link. I read the posts. You know, like everyone else on DCUM. I found the assumption that MD parents cheat, but no mention of VA interesting. This is a legitimate, non-trolley, non-snarky question. Why would MCPS parents do this and not FCPS? If I was going to residency cheat, I would just do it within FCPS. Why is MCPS not the same? And why don't poor kids in MCPS just use their own head start?

The PGCS answer makes sense. I hadn't considered that.

I have as much right to participate as you do. So STFU.

"Hi, just popping in here. Please summarize the last 5 years of discussion on this topic for me real quick. Kthxbai!"

HaHa! Totally agree. Go away FCPS poster. FCPS sucks and I'd sooner die than live in that dump. Get a life.

Wow. That's a lot of hostility. It's really interesting that's there is so much resentment by a DCPS parent against FCPS. Does it really bother you that much that you are stuck choosing between a crappy neighborhood school and shelling out $$$ for private? Meanwhile, 7 miles away, my DC1 is attending TJ and DC2 is in AAP at a TJ feeder MS that is consistently rated as one of the top 5 middle schools in VA. For free. I guess if I were in your shoes, I'd lash out too. *Hugs* PP. It must be really hard to be a DCPS parent.

better than being a loser TJ parent hanging out on a DCPS board! FWIW the only thing that seems almost as bad as DCPS parents is the FCPS parents obsessed with AAP.

TOTALLY AGREE!!!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:FCPS parent here, and I feel like I must be missing something. DCPS has free preschool across the board, rather than just Head Start, right? So people believe MD folks will sneak their 3 & 4 year olds across the border to avoid paying for pre-school if they live in MD.

So is that the concern? Or do DCPS parents also think MD kids aged 5-18 are sneaking into DCPS? And if so, why? I can see a federal employee parent wanting to get out of paying for preschool (it's wrong, of course. But I believe it happens). But once kindergarten starts, what is the rationale believing that any MCPS parents aren't just using MD schools?

Also, where are the VA Parents (FCPS/APS/ACPS) while this is going on? Why do DCPS parents think MD parents are residence cheats, but not VA parents?

Thanks! Now back to your regularly scheduled sniping...

FCPS poster- why are you on this thread since it doesn't concern you at all? Why ask about a DC issue, known to DC parents? Go away and get a life.

Well, this showed up on recent topics. I clicked a link. I read the posts. You know, like everyone else on DCUM. I found the assumption that MD parents cheat, but no mention of VA interesting. This is a legitimate, non-trolley, non-snarky question. Why would MCPS parents do this and not FCPS? If I was going to residency cheat, I would just do it within FCPS. Why is MCPS not the same? And why don't poor kids in MCPS just use their own head start?

The PGCS answer makes sense. I hadn't considered that.

I have as much right to participate as you do. So STFU.

"Hi, just popping in here. Please summarize the last 5 years of discussion on this topic for me real quick. Kthxbai!"

HaHa! Totally agree. Go away FCPS poster. FCPS sucks and I'd sooner die than live in that dump. Get a life.

Wow. That's a lot of hostility. It's really interesting that's there is so much resentment by a DCPS parent against FCPS. Does it really bother you that much that you are stuck choosing between a crappy neighborhood school and shelling out $$$ for private? Meanwhile, 7 miles away, my DC1 is attending TJ and DC2 is in AAP at a TJ feeder MS that is consistently rated as one of the top 5 middle schools in VA. For free. I guess if I were in your shoes, I'd lash out too. *Hugs* PP. It must be really hard to be a DCPS parent.

better than being a loser TJ parent hanging out on a DCPS board! FWIW the only thing that seems almost as bad as DCPS parents is the FCPS parents obsessed with AAP.

TOTALLY AGREE!!!

I see you and I will be moving to SS or Takoma in the near future

[Anonymous]

You make no sense PP.