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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am no DC basher, but I have a hard time arguing against a short commute.

May I ask if you have considered the City of Falls Church?   A bit more "urban/walkable" than McLean, if that is important to you. Though I gather some folks decide if they aren't going to be "in the city" then distinctions like that among suburbs don't matter.[/quote]

Falls Church is an excellent small school system.  A downside would be more travel for sports (the smaller schools it competes with are farther away).  Also, given its larger size, Fairfax County schools are probably better if you have a child with special needs.

Langley has a lot of ultra-wealthy families.  Falls Church city is more uniformly upper middle class.  We've found the area to be very friendly and down to earth.  [/quote]

Agreed.  Langley is a great school, but the number of ultra-wealthy families brings a whole new set of issues.  Personally I would rather my kids attend other FFX high schools. [/quote]

[b]I'm a Langley parent of fairly average income (for this area).  [/b]I mean, I drive a nine year old Toyota Sienna.   :D   Most of the other families we know are of similar economic backgrounds.  Not to say there aren't some extremely wealthy families in the Langley area, but that's also been wildly blown out of proportion.  My kids say they've never felt out of place or less than anyone at school.  There are far more "average" income kids there than the extremely wealthy.  Don't believe everything you hear, especially from people who don't even have a child at Langley and seem to delight in perpetuating rumors about the school. [/quote]

You are simply painting a false picture. By any metric, the Langley HS district is the richest in the D.C. region, which in turn is one of the most affluent regions in the country.  Only the Whitman district in Montgomery comes close.  Many Langley families and students revel in their wealth, and suggesting that it is full of average-income families is misleading. [/quote]

Can you even read?  I deliberately used the qualifier, "average income FOR THIS AREA."  Not average-income in general.  I also acknowledged that there are some extremely wealthy families at Langley.  But I'm not sure what you're implying by saying "many Langley families and students revel in their wealth."  Does being wealthy somehow make one less virtuous than those who aren't?  Nope.

And if you're going to criticize people simply on the basis of their income, why Langley?  How about the elite privates all around the DC area?  Because that's where most very wealthy families send their kids - not to publics.  Even those as outstanding as Langley or Whitman.  [/quote]

I think your cognitive skills are impaired. I'm not criticizing anyone based on their incomes, just pointing out the false picture that you are painting of Langley. Maybe OP just needs to check out the Langley parking lot or go to an event at Langley and see how few blacks and Hispanics are on the school grounds.[/quote]

Sure, why not.  Because everyone knows having few blacks and Hispanics is a marker of excessive wealth and depravity.  Plenty of other races and ethnicities are represented at Langley, but apparently the only ones that "count" are black and Hispanics?  How absurd.[/quote]

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