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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Good morning OP.  The answer to your question is NO.  There are plenty of wonderful schools and communities outside of the W’s.  There are plenty of engaged families whose kid are thriving and going on to be successful who go to schools outside of the W’s.  There are plenty of highly capable teachers outside of the W’s.

[b]The zones outside the W’s are more diverse both racially and socioeconomically.  That’s it.[/b]  [/quote]
+1  and all the issues that come with that diversity, but let's be honest, there are issues that come with going to a school that has a lot of wealthy kids.

OP, we moved from the Bay Area years ago, an area that is way more expensive than the DC area.  We live in the RM cluster, and one of the reasons why we moved was because the schools in CA did not have much in terms of advanced/magnet/gifted programs.  MCPS, with all its faults (and there are many), has some good programs, RMIB being one, which my kid attended.  I have another kid at RM who is not at IB, and while there are issues and lackluster teachers, they have a lot of AP classes and activities that they can choose from. There are some kids not in the IB program who could do it, but choose not to because of the time commitment. These kids are smart and have a lot of other activities that they are involved in, from sports to the arts, both in and out of school.

We looked at (and could afford  with the proceeds from our Bay Area home) homes in the W cluster, but ultimately, we decided that we wanted not only some diversity (the Bay Area school district we were in had very little diversity, both racially and SES), and we liked that our kids would have the option to join RMIB if they wanted to.  One of the best thing about the diversity is that our kids have a better chance of finding their "tribe" in such an environment.

I have always told my kids that life and school is what you make of it.  Be active, stay engaged, and you will find your place.[/quote]

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