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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just can't get super worked up about this.    A bunch of things going on.  A huge factor is Arlington is getting wealthier and wealthier.   More people CAN afford private school than ever before.  Covid, some left and won't ever come back.   And yes, the equity dog whistle.   There is a lot of misrepresentation I see on this board about how there is no homework (not true), no one is allowed to fail any more (not true), everyone gets an A (not true), no rigorous content for more advanced students (not true), blah, blah.  High school is plenty rigorous in APS if your student is capable and on that track.  Intensified content is back in middle school.  And if you want your kid pulled out for gifted services in APS, well we never did that so move to Fairfax and enjoy all that comes with that.

Many kids are still going public in Arlington and my genuine reaction is I'm glad for anyone to leave.  More space for my kids and I hope it siphons off the more extreme wealth, which I don't want my kids around anyway.[/quote]

I agree with the part about Arlington getting wealthier.  I think that’s the main driver.  If you aren’t happy with the product that APS offers for your child, and you can easily afford it, why not go private?  In an overcrowded school district, you’re really not hurting anyone.  Plenty of families will still choose public.  The schools won’t be hurting for good studenfs.[/quote]

Arlington doesn’t have good privates nor is it convenient for reaching most of the good privates, so if parents are sending their kids to privates that’s not a positive reflection on APS even if pockets of the county are getting wealthier. [/quote]

Tons of people go to Bishop O’Connell which is literally across the street from an APS school.  The “good privates” you speak of are reasonably convenient to anyone living near the Key or Chain Bridge.  In fact, parts of Arlington are more convenient to those schools than parts of DC.  So I’m not sure it really says anything other than the fact that people are resourced enough to pay tuition and drive.[/quote]

It appears “desperate enough” would be a better description than “resourced enough.”
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Haha I don’t think people choosing between Yorktown and a 50k (or more) annual tuition payment are desperate.  But maybe you and I have different definitions of desperate.[/quote]

Let’s face it. O’ Connell is weak academically and other areas are far more convenient to privates.  If families eschew Yorktown it’s more despair than conspicuous consumption.[/quote]

It's the 4th public in Arlington.[/quote]

And it’s the #4 on the list. [/quote]

BOC is a big school and it’s serving a real community need.  APS needs everyone it can get off the rolls.  Can you imagine if the whole county went public???  I don’t see what the big deal is and why people need to “rank” it.  Be glad it’s there.[/quote]

I agree. We know families who go to BOC for the Muller Center, which offers a level of support that is not available in the APS public high schools. [/quote]

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