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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DP. Unless I could comfortably afford private, I’d 100% rather live in South Arlington.[/quote]

Same here, I say this as a professional who interacts with families in different school districts. I would not put my own kids in ACPS. Yes, some are in it and do ok. But too many do not. And that's not to say the other local school districts are without faults either, but they are a huge step up from ACPS. [/quote]
I am surprised by the cultural differences between ACPS And APS. Parents in APS complain about everything, loudly and frequently. ACPS feels so much more hush-hush/defensive. [/quote]

THIS. I live in 22301. Brooks district. If you complain about ACPS or want to help better something in the schools, you're labeled as elitist and racist, by everyone. [b]There is massive peer pressure to claim that ACPS is fantastic, that "my kid doesn't see any fights",[/b] that sending your kid to ACPS shows that you are a good person. If you move your child to private it's considered a huge sin. People will literally insult you to your face for selling out, not supporting the greater good, whatever (happened to me and several people I know).

The hypocrisy is incredible. I know of several core ride or die ACPS parents who preached sending your kid to public otherwise you're a horrible parent, who once their kid entered high school had a huge change of tune. PTAC person was so upset their kid's high school math teacher suddenly was absent all the time (how dare that happen to my kid) and AC wouldn't do anything about it. It was as if this person couldn't believe that what everyone had been saying all along was finally catching up with their kid and family. Oh no.

Another neighborhood parent suddenly pulled their kids from AC to send to private. It was "too big", "too chaotic", "not consistent teachers", and their kids were getting lost in the shuffle. All valid points, that many people had been voicing for a very long time, but this parent had a long history of openly insulting any parent who chose private or to move to Fairfax or Arlington. Also, remember the former superintendent sent his own kid to BI and not AC. So GTFOH.

But if you're in Arlington and want to help make change, you're labeled a booster, a supporter, progressive. It is all political theater. [/quote]

That is hilarious. My kid goes to Edison and sees fights every week. Is some fool claiming only AC has fights????[/quote]

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