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[quote=Anonymous]I love living in N Arlington - my neighbors are amazing, kind, and smart; there is so much proximity to experiences in DC (museums, shoes, etc) BUT I would absolutely move if there was another place that was less stressful for our kids.  FWIW I DO think APS is less cutthroat than Fairfax, but it’s still more competitive than my schools growing up (and more competitive than I think is healthy).

When I went to college my mom warned me that I would be going from being a big fish in a small pond (eg a top performer at a small public HS in middle America) to a small fish in a big pond (top 15 college).  I actually think that mix of experiences— having a less stressful, confidence building experience when I was younger and then getting a different perspective in college— was ideal (at least for me) and I was ould loce the same for my kids…. But it’s never going to happen in APS.

Also, +1 to APS being poorly run and creating constant new problems for district families [/quote]

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