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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Every time there is a post about ATS a bunch of haters start posting criticisms of the school. What do they all have in common? They don’t have kids who go there. ATS is a good school and is recognized as such. It’s one of the best schools in the country and the top elementary school in Virginia. You can hate it all you want. It doesn’t change this fact. I’m a recent immigrant and my kids are at ATS. It is filled with Mongolians, Eritreans, Ethiopians and Moroccans among others. Most of us aren’t rich but we know a good school when we see one and word travels fast. I understand that many of you hate the academic focus, the homework, the behavioral expectations and the “strict” dress code (not strict enough for me. Many of us prefer uniforms). That’s fine. You have your neighborhood school go to. The rest of us however are dying to put our kids in a school where behavior and academics matter. How I wish there was an ATS equivalent for middle school. I would apply in a heartbeat. [/quote]

No one hates your school. Chill.[/quote]

This poster is a classic on any ATS thread. Someone asks what the deal is with ATS, various happy ATS parents explain what they like about it, someone says "Gee, why don't all schools operate like ATS? Why doesn't everyone enter the lottery?" some parent says "We looked into it, we know people who go there, and here's why it's not right for our family," and that ATS acolytes complain that those parents have "no direct knowledge of the school." Because, see, [b]you have to enroll your kid to know whether its would actually be right for your kid[/b]. [/quote]

Not always. Sometimes it's a no-brainer when something isn't going to be the best fit for your kid. [/quote]

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