Why stay in DC when none (yes, including upper NW schools) seem to compare to Arlington?????????????

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Arlington Traditional is a fantastic school. The other Arlington schools don't even figure into the top 50 for the state. There are lots of schools in Richmond, Fairfax and even Virginia Beach that are better.

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Anonymous wrote:Because I'd rather pay $60K a year for private school than live in Virginia; I'll take Marion Barry over that bunch of yahoos in Richmond any day.

Drug-addled incompetence and graft v. right-wing malevolence. Pretty easy decision for me as well.

Drugs and sex doesn't mean incompetence, just ask Limbaugh. Oh I forgot crack is a black drug so that demonizes it.

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Anonymous wrote:Please provide proof that Arlington schools are better than high performing charters or the JKLMM schools. Otherwise, your question is moot.

Just look at the scores!!!!!! You provide proof that JKLMM schools are better because they aren't!

In other words, you have no proof. Otherwise you'd post it.

[Anonymous]

So why NOT stay in DC?? We have a great school and love the diversity of our neighborhood. We can walk to shopping, church, the playground, take public transportation easily, and eat a million different kinds of food. I'm sure Arlington has good points too. To each his/her own????

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Anonymous wrote:Living an hour closer to where we work results in 2 hours more quality time (read: not in a car) per day with our kids. Also, neither of us grew up in a suburban utopia. Honestly, on this site, "school rankings" seems to be another way of trying to keep your kids from hanging out from anyone who doesn't have your same lifestyle. I am perfectly okay with my daughter going to preschool with kids whose parents do not speak English and kids whose parents make half what we make in a year. Living in the suburbs doesn't save you from a life of juvenile delinquency and ennui. This board is proof enough of that.

It's not a one hour commute to Arlington! It's one stop from the metro outside of DC. It takes a shorter amount of time to drive to Arlington then it does to Upper NW. You can map it, and you will see that Arlington is closer than Upper NW.

So, it seems that people want their coffee shops and to not commute in trade of better schools.

How do you know where the PP works? Not everyone works in downtown DC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because I'd rather pay $60K a year for private school than live in Virginia; I'll take Marion Barry over that bunch of yahoos in Richmond any day.

Drug-addled incompetence and graft v. right-wing malevolence. Pretty easy decision for me as well.

Drugs and sex doesn't mean incompetence, just ask Limbaugh. Oh I forgot crack is a black drug so that demonizes it.

The graft doesn't result in my rights to make decisions about my body, so yeah, I'll take Marion Barry or the right-wing zealots.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because I'd rather pay $60K a year for private school than live in Virginia; I'll take Marion Barry over that bunch of yahoos in Richmond any day.

Drug-addled incompetence and graft v. right-wing malevolence. Pretty easy decision for me as well.

Drugs and sex doesn't mean incompetence, just ask Limbaugh. Oh I forgot crack is a black drug so that demonizes it.

The graft doesn't result in my rights to make decisions about my body, so yeah, I'll take Marion Barry or the right-wing zealots.

Sorry, should say

The DC graft doesn't interfere with my rights to make decisions about my body, so yeah, I'll take Marion Barry or the right-wing zealots

[Anonymous]

Didn't the drug part happen over 20 years ago and last I checked Marion Barry is only relevant to a small few in the city - a nonfactor in my life as a DC resident.

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Anonymous wrote:This is a stupid thread. It needs to die.

+1

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Anonymous wrote:Didn't the drug part happen over 20 years ago and last I checked Marion Barry is only relevant to a small few in the city - a nonfactor in my life as a DC resident.

Well, even if he's not your councilman he still has influence on decisions that affect you. I'm not saying its a bad thing. He's my councilman and I am voting for him again. It was 22 years ago. I agree, this thread needs to die. How about you Virginians start your own DC-hating thread in a VA forum. Unfortunately, it won't be as popular because we just don't give a damn.

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Anonymous wrote:For me its very simple - I do not want to live in Virginia. Also, and I know that some of you will clutch your peals in horror, "good schools" in not even in my top three things to consider when I was looking for a place to live.

Selfish

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Anonymous wrote:For me its very simple - I do not want to live in Virginia. Also, and I know that some of you will clutch your peals in horror, "good schools" in not even in my top three things to consider when I was looking for a place to live.

Selfish

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Anonymous wrote:Because life in the suburbs makes me want to spoon my eyes out.

again selfish parents not thinking of their kids

Why is it selfish of parents to raise their children in an urban area if they don't like the suburbs? My husband and I enjoy city living as do our children. We live in a condo, send our kids to a nurturing and very diverse public school, and we live within walking distance from our local grocery store, pizza place, parks, zoo, place of worship, library, coffe shop, community garden plot, sports fields and hiking creek. My husband bikes to work, and I have a short commute. I'm glad you like VA. Personally, I wouldn't move there. Get over it.

Not PP, but I live in Arlington and I live within walking distance to all of those things, except for the zoo (of course). My commute to DC is 8 minutes without traffic and 25 with. I can walk to my office in D.C. when I'm not telecommuting. I don't have to stress about private school (which is good, because like most Arlingtonians I had my kid a little on the younger side -- 30).

I am liberal and I hate that VA is, on the whole, not. However, I think that the growth of NoVA will continue to push this state liberal (and hope that passionate liberals who move here work to make it a better place) and love the local politics of Arlington. If people choose not to live here because of the backwards folks in Richmond, I understand, but that's sort of like choosing not to live in D.C. because of the often eye-rollingly bad local politics there.

You might not want to live here, but it's a nice place to live, and is very urban along the orange line.

Serious question, why are you on a DC school thread? I have often wondered why there are so many VA and MD parents on this thread and can't figure out why. Not trying to be rude, but I can't imagine ever going to the VA or MD forums. Is it just boredom? Curiosity? Nosiness?

I just read all the stuff on "Recent Topics" when I'm bored. Saw "Arlington" mentioned and read the thread.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Living an hour closer to where we work results in 2 hours more quality time (read: not in a car) per day with our kids. Also, neither of us grew up in a suburban utopia. Honestly, on this site, "school rankings" seems to be another way of trying to keep your kids from hanging out from anyone who doesn't have your same lifestyle. I am perfectly okay with my daughter going to preschool with kids whose parents do not speak English and kids whose parents make half what we make in a year. Living in the suburbs doesn't save you from a life of juvenile delinquency and ennui. This board is proof enough of that.

It's not a one hour commute to Arlington! It's one stop from the metro outside of DC. It takes a shorter amount of time to drive to Arlington then it does to Upper NW. You can map it, and you will see that Arlington is closer than Upper NW.

So, it seems that people want their coffee shops and to not commute in trade of better schools.

How long does it take you to get to work, door to door? For me, it is less than 10 minutes walking. More importantly, it is also less than 10 minutes walking to get to at least 10 museums on the weekends, many more can be reached in less than 20 minutes walking. That isn't possible in Arlington. But, I'm not saying there is anything wrong with living in Arlington, do it if it works for you; it isn't the choice that I have made for my family.

You do know that your commuting experience applies only to a very, very tiny portion of DC, right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Living an hour closer to where we work results in 2 hours more quality time (read: not in a car) per day with our kids. Also, neither of us grew up in a suburban utopia. Honestly, on this site, "school rankings" seems to be another way of trying to keep your kids from hanging out from anyone who doesn't have your same lifestyle. I am perfectly okay with my daughter going to preschool with kids whose parents do not speak English and kids whose parents make half what we make in a year. Living in the suburbs doesn't save you from a life of juvenile delinquency and ennui. This board is proof enough of that.

It's not a one hour commute to Arlington! It's one stop from the metro outside of DC. It takes a shorter amount of time to drive to Arlington then it does to Upper NW. You can map it, and you will see that Arlington is closer than Upper NW.

So, it seems that people want their coffee shops and to not commute in trade of better schools.

How long does it take you to get to work, door to door? For me, it is less than 10 minutes walking. More importantly, it is also less than 10 minutes walking to get to at least 10 museums on the weekends, many more can be reached in less than 20 minutes walking. That isn't possible in Arlington. But, I'm not saying there is anything wrong with living in Arlington, do it if it works for you; it isn't the choice that I have made for my family.

You do know that your commuting experience applies only to a very, very tiny portion of DC, right?

I can answer only for myself. This, among other things, is why we stay. It is irrelevant to me and my answer that others have different factors.