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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DP.  I understand wanting to stay at current school where you feel an attachment.  But, I do not see why some think this will be a huge downgrade.  It won't.

Having had kids in high school, I cannot imagine that they cannot see what a big plus to their quality of life would be to avoid that terrible, awful commute.   Even if your kid has a car and can drive, you likely still have two years of an awful commute to pick them up at after school activities--not to mention the awful bus commute for your kid.

Hours a day on a bus is not optimal for any kid.  I know some do it for TJ and i have never understood the tradeoff there.[/quote]

Obviously many parents and kids believe the advantages of commutes to schools like TJ, Langley, and Oakton outweigh the disadvantages of a longer commute.  Kids learn how to use their time efficiently.

And it sounds like you have opinions but not the facts to say whether different schools would offer less to particular students. [/quote]

Oh, I have the facts.  And, of course, I have opinions. I think being able to have dinner with the kids is a huge advantage.  Of course, activities do interfere, but not nearly as much as if they were so far away.

As for TJ, my neighbor--who has done very well--told me he wishes he had gone to base high school rather than TJ.  He feels he missed a lot and that his middle school friends who went to base also have done well.

This area is full of high achievers who do not go to Oakton, Langley, or TJ.

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So you’re ready to redistrict other people’s kids in order to try and validate your own hypothesis based on anecdotes?  And no doubt give your home an equity boost in the process?

Gross.  And then they wonder why the enrollment in FCPS keeps declining and the percentage of school-age kids in FCPS not enrolled in FCPS keeps rising. [/quote]

Well, tell me, what is your "hypothesis?"  And, so, you are dong this for the value of your house?  I think if you compare houses in the area from different schools, you may be disappointed with your theory.[/quote]

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