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[quote=Anonymous]I went to Whitman and chose WJ district for my kids.  We're not there yet so can't speak to it (and who knows, might move before then).  But I love our neighborhood in the Kensington Parkwood school district--tons of kids on our block who play together; walking distance to a pool, great elementary school, and an active PTA.  A nice mix of families (SAHM/D, WAHM/D, WOHM/D, and other combinations).  Very similar to the neighborhood I grew up in when I went to Bethesda Elementary.  Now when I go through my old neighborhood, the houses are huge, I rarely see kids playing outside and many parents send their kids to the privates.

I had some great teachers at Whitman but I also had some horrible ones.  The Principal/administration was fine, but many teachers just weren't inspiring.  The student body was quite homogeneous and there was quite a sense of entitlement.  Just look at the students' cars parked in the lot.

I believe my kids will be what they will be at any school.  I do believe that as a parent I need to be active and involved in their education and help them work to their strengths and help them overcome their weaknesses.  So I chose to pick our school district based on the neighborhood--is it (relatively) safe? are there lots of kids? do we have easy access, preferably walking, to parks and other recreational activities? do we fit in as a family? does our community have community events? if so, are they low-key and about meeting neighbors, not showing them up?  for example, to join our pool, you move into the neighborhood, get on the waitlist (1-2 year wait) and pay a reasonable joining fee. At the neighborhood pool where I grew up, you had to be sponsored and the joining fee was/is significantly higher.  You could also get on the waitlist but I think it was like 5-8 years to get in.[/quote]

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