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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've been following the DCUrbanmom boards  for a while re: downcounty schools.  I don't think that they reflect the feelings of people who actually live in these neighborhoods (particularly Woodlin and Oakland Terrace).  Talk to your potential neighbors.  Hang out at the local parks and meet parents, etc.

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13:38 here.  Did you read my post?  We live in the Sligo MS district.  Our kids are in downcounty schools.[/quote]

Actually, I wasn't really referring to your post (I did read it) or to any other on this thread.  I was referring in general to the DCUrbanmom forums and comments about downcounty consortium schools.  You said that you have anecdotally heard that Sligo is ok.  That is what my friends with kids there say too.  I have also anedotally heard that although there is some variation, none of the middle schools in the county are that great. On other threads on DCURbanmoms, there is a definite sense that if you live in the downcounty consortium your kids will be doomed to an inferior education and perhaps an unsafe educational environment.  The truth is that if you talk to the people who live in these neighborhoods they (1) can't afford/don't want to live in Bethesda/Potomac, etc. and like where they live and (2) are fine with the middle school.  A lot of people I speak to appreciate the diversity.  No one is jumping up with joy about Sligo, but I hear the same from people in wealthier parts of the county too re: middle schools.  
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13:38 here again.  My apologies; I must have misunderstood.

I agree with you that here at DCUM, there's a definite sense that if you live in the downcounty consortium your kids will be doomed to an inferior education and perhaps an unsafe educational environment.   On the other hand, given that, I scratch my head when I look around at my upper-middle class neighbors and their high-achieving children (most of whom thrive in local schools and go on to competitive colleges).  They and my husband and we are doing very well here in Silver Spring, are satisfied with our kids' education, like the area (which is WAY more convenient to downtown DC than Bethesda is), and by and large have few complaints.

Definitely a dichotomy there.[/quote]

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