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[quote=Anonymous]PP:  Most AAP kids are kids.  They do not want to spend 15-20 minutes each way extra in busses.  The kids typically are less concerned about the peers than the parents.  As a parent of a Louise Archer student, I welcome the concept of AAP at Thoreau for two reasons, both related to proximity:  1) about 1/3 of the rising 7th graders choose Thoreau over Jackson because of a variety of reasons, and 2) My DD's friends will not get split between the two schools, as all will go to Thoreau.

My biggest fear in MS is that, with the restructuring of the peer group caused by moving from one school to another, she might end up in a crowd that is less supportive.  Currently, she gets a lot of peer pressure to succeed.  I want that to continue.

Having the AAP students stay together from ES to MS will keep the peer groups together.  With luck, they will not feel lost in MS.

As for TJ, assuming all kids come from AAP, only 1 in 5 to 1 in 10 go there.  So at most 1 in 5 make (or are faced with) the decision for the longer commute.  In my case, we are walking distance from a perfectly respectable HS (Madison), with strong community ties.  The primary advantage of TJ is the enhanced peer group.  A Madison kid can get a similar education, but they have to push.

The reason why TJ is so good is they take the best of the students.  If those kids wee dispersed among the various HS, they would still be among the best at the HS.

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