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[quote=Anonymous]Op there are a ton of rentals in Bethesda right now. We started in the area by renting and then bought. It's not uncommon for people from overseas (like us) though it might seem silly if you're only coming from DC.

The ES that impressed us were Bradley Hills, Bannockburn, Carderock Springs. Newer buildings, less crowding issues.

I remember when our kids were tiny there was a huge influx of families to Bethesda Elementary as they had high numbers of special education specialists and the kids needing that help were integrated into the classrooms - I think it was about 10% at the time. I don't know if that has changed.

You can visit the schools and often it will be the Principal who takes you on a tour. I really recommend you do this as its very insightful.

Our kids went to Bradley Hills, then Pyle which was horribly overcrowded and patchy in terms of teaching - but when it was good it was truly excellent. Our son who is not the biggest linguist in the world managed to do well in French because he had the same teacher for 3 years who got to know him and cultivated his interest and worked hard to make it work.

They also went to Whitman where there are some really excellent teachers. My son was able to read alternate texts in his Honors English class because his teacher had petitioned to teach non-racist / bigoted out of date texts. And that was inspirational. [/quote]

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