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Ignore the misplaced dig on Arlington, which is generally considered to be an equivalent or superior system to FFX.

The quality of education in APS is at such a higher level so there's not need for this elaborate tracking system.  Arlington students have opportunity to go to TJ and there's also HB Woodlawn at the HS level. FFX parents should happy that Arlington exists, because most APS students would crowd out their own children from these AAP programs.  Arlington base schools basically operate at that AAP level as a default.[/quote]

It's not a misplaced dig.  It's part of the reason why some people prefer the Arlington system.  The reality is that people move to different jurisdictions, and in both directions, to suit their own preferences.

There is no consensus, except among some Arlington parents, that theirs is an equivalent or superior system to Fairfax.  The limited differentiated instruction in Arlington is a respectable policy decision, but it's not due to the caliber of Arlington students compared to those in Fairfax or other localities.   Just look at the feathers that start to fly when anyone in Arlington suggests a possible need to redistrict students to schools with lower average test scores, and it's quite clear that Arlington parents differentiate students in their own minds, even [b]ACPS[/b] may not do so.

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Your Freudian slip is showing.[/quote]

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