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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here--Yes, indeed, I am a government employee currently serving overseas and we have been paying taxes for years.

20:10, thanks for the support.  I don't know that we deserve to be at the top of the list, but I do appreciate that we have the same shot as everyone else.

Another reason I think HBW could be a good fit is because when we have lived in Arlington, everyone in our family has found it challenging to make friends.  It seems like many folks have been in Arlington for years, got to know each other when kids were little and in playgroups together, etc.  Breaking in to the community with older kids is hard.  (And because my spouse and I both work full-time, we have less time to be involved in school/community events etc that would lend themselves to getting to know others.)  By going to HBW, my son wouldn't have to break in to established cliques, he'd be meeting a bunch of new faces just like everyone else.[/quote]

I was in your shoes a few years ago and had the same concerns, we went private. My kid needed more structure and he got it and a little bit of hand holding. Now, with the more nurturing environment and a little maturity, he's performing near the top of his class. This whole year so far, I have not had to remind him to do any of his work, he got straight A's last semester taking all honors classes. In the pass his grade would suffer because he forgot to turned them in. He now goes off to the study for peace and quite to so he can study - we all stand in amazement.[/quote]

This is very good to hear.  We are in a similar situation.  Child got into HB and some privates.  Decided on the private, even though it's hard to give up the HB free education that is, by all accounts, a great one.  Writing that check out to the private is painful.  I hope we have a similar experience to yours - it will make it worthwhile.[/quote]

Paying for private school when HB is available for free is insane.[/quote]

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