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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We have friends whose kids are fine there.  Ours are in private.  We also have friends whose kids are so traumatized that the parents are can't really afford privates are focused on doing so.  I just don't know.

I can say that the families of kids there we know are the most wonderful nicest people.  Their kids are great.  In ES, they were all honors kids.  So I don't know if there's a correlation there. They tend to be "perfect" kids in that they are very balanced, know right from wrong/good from bad, strong sense of self, no learning disabilities, etc.  Families are well travelled, well rounded, solidly upper middle class.  T

The friends whose kids are terrified have kids who are similar, but maybe not honors academically and as well travelled.  The stories I've heard from them would lead me to question how any good parent would allow their kid to go there but again, my other friends are great parents and obviously, their kids are fine.  Now, I have heard from them that their kids tell them stories that align to the kids who are traumatized daily, yet on some level I suppose those kids are able to cope.

I would worry about my 2 kids which is why we did not want to chance going at all.  They could have been OK at GW, but I know how happy they are in the school they are currently in, so for my peace of mind, it's worth the cost of private.  But I do wonder what it really is like and whether my kids would have made it :)[/quote]

WTH did I just read?[/quote]

DP: I think what you read is a description of the paradox of ACPS.  [b]Students from affluent families without special needs can succeed in ACPS (including at GWMS).  Parents of students who do not fall into that specific category are much more likely to have significant concerns about ACPS[/b].[/quote]

The most accurate, concise summary you will find.[/quote]

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