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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One really nice thing about the Brent area is that you can easily walk or bike to the mall and thus your kid's education will be enhanced in that way. It can be hard to drive and park on the mall, especially during cool events, like the national book fair. If you are the kind of parent who will take advantage of these features you should factor it in. [/quote]

Good point. But you could also metro to mall and have same experience. As great as some of the perks are at Brent, I can't see how anyone thinks they outweigh long term educational stability.[/quote]

Long term PUBLIC educational stability, you mean. There is not a good public middle school or high school but let's not act like Brent students don't have educational stability.There are charter and private options that many people prefer over Deal and Wilson. [/quote]

I think PP's point was stability, i.e. not having to hope to win a lottery or get in by application. You don't have that sort of stability (you might rather call it predictability) on the Hill even if there are great possibilities.[/quote]

not that I wouldn't consider Deal a solid option, but it does have 400 kids per grade level and 2/5 FARM.  I know that's a rousing success for DCPS, but even some inbound families will seek other MS/HS options.  It's not unheard of for inbound  families to consider but ultimately bail on MS at Deal in favor of private.  That predictability can go out the window depending on what works best for your kid.  Being inbound by right doesn't magically make everything work out.  And it's not as random for others as "winning the lottery" -- the unfortunately named lottery normalizes the perceived notion as a long shot fools game, which it only becomes if you place all of your hopes in an unrealistic option.  If you know and understand your kid's abilities the application schools aren't so random either.  And of course Basis continues to take all willing to assume a grind curriculum for 5th and will likely continue to do so for the foreseeable future.  Brent kids can get into Stuart Hobson or Hardy out of bounds too (or even Deal via feeder and 5th grade transfer).  Many private options are no different than Upper NW even if involving a longer commute.[/quote]

So now you'd rather drive your kids to as Deal feeder (again, you'd be lucky to get in lottery) and Deal than to move IB for Deal? Just admit Brent isn't for everyone. Why do adamant to defend your life choice?[/quote]

PP here never said that's for me or mine, but to each their own.  There are easy ways into Deal for those who choose.  Deal hast 31% OOB for a reason.  Way to miss the entire point -- I'll spell it out for you as simply as possible -- LIFE IF UNPREDICTABLE however well you plan.[/quote]

It's actually not as easy as one would think. Many OOB are from OOB silblings. Either way, still requires a lottery and chance. Life is very unpredictable in Brent boundaries. Not so much WOTP.[/quote]

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