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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are a pretty typical Arlington family, I’m a consultant and DH is a Fed contractor, living in our tacky shack and sending our kids to APS. We lived here because schools seemed solid and commute was good for me (I usually have clients downtown).

Now with WFH, moving to Fairfax or even Moco/HoCo seem feasible, and those schools systems seem to really value academics over whatever APS is prioritizing this week.

My DD is in 8th grade, and it’s been an okay experience, she’s fairly bored and finds her classmates disruptive, but I chalk some of that up to just being middle schools. She’s a solid student, geometry math, always As, etc.

We really value academic, and we see a lot of like minded families moving their kids to private or just moving away.

I want to stay in APS, I think the education will be fine and high school will offer enough differentiation that our DD will shine (we are zoned for WL).

Can other parents who are academic focused (ie, schools is #1 priority for their kid and good grades are expected) give some perspective on why they are staying with APS?  DH wants to move or go private and I want to shut him down and show him it won’t just be those without better options or old parents of 3rd kids who can’t be bothered to move who stay in APS. [/quote]

We stayed with APS after dismally unchallenging middle school.  Hoping to get through relatively unscathed as APS continues its downward spiral; but regardless, I'm confident any "academically-inclined" student can find an "academic" peer group and courseload in any of the high schools via AP, IB, and dual enrollment classes.  Maybe you'll need to deal with less nonsense in a small private school than you do in a full-sized public district, whether Arlington or Fairfax Co or Montgomery or Howard.

That said, if APS really does switch to standards based grading full-force, I'd be more concerned about college preparedness - not due to lack of academics, but due to lack of motivation and time management and having a decent idea of what work and workload to expect in college.[/quote]

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