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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Was the experience so bad that it’s making you consider private??[/quote]

No, quite the opposite in fact.

I guess I should add that we live south of Rt 50 and are zoned to TJ and Wakefield. It's not that I think public school is bad or that these are bad schools, but I was wondered where students generally ended up. I didn't mean it to be taken the way this conversation is going![/quote]

You live south of 50? Is it safe? Are you ok? APS is very clear about offering a lower standard of curriculum in S. Arlington. Its very different. Only remedial classes. Also make sure to get a bodyguard if you have to send your kid to school down there.[/quote]

Get lost.
As an actual south Arlington parent whose kids have stayed in their assigned neighborhood schools for all levels, I will agree that the academic experience compared to others is much different.  Significantly because of the individual principal (we had more than one during our elementary years, with a very big difference in our kids' personal academic experiences); but primarily because there are too many ELL students concentrated in the same schools, forcing the admin and staff to focus so much time and resources to those needs which dominate the classrooms and do impact the pace of instruction and curriculum. It is not because these kids can't learn; it's because they can't learn as quickly in a foreign language and need time to learn English. Therefore, the pace of depth of academic work can often be slower and shallower than in your "safe, fancy, higher-expectation institutions north of 50."   :roll:   The standards and expectations are dependent on the leadership - and that's what we experienced with the different principals during our time in elementary school.

It is NOT, however, only remedial classes. Believe it or not, you'll even find several intensified and AP classes at Wakefield. Our kids have had several outstanding teachers throughout their years, a few duds, and many typical/average....just like you find in those schools where the troll-y OP is.

--Safely living in south Arlington for over two decades without a bodyguard, weapons, or physically threatening experiences in the schools.
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I think you missed the sarcasm. [/quote]

This place excels at that[/quote]

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