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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]^^^ I've lived in South Arlington for 5 years and am plenty critical of APS, but the above is hyperbole and oddly offbase to the point of being trollish. Redistricting at the ES level is addressing overcrowding, by bringing new ES online and, therefore, rezoning to fill the new schools. The HS thing is an issue and has been poorly managed by APS, but odds are that all students will still be attending adequate comprehensive schools that are moderately overcrowded by the time OP's kids are there. The reality is that Arlington schools are still very good, the class sizes are smaller than in Fairfax, and OP's kids will be fine even in a Title I school. Not to mention, shorter commutes let OP spend more time with her kids. [/quote]

There it is again. "Your kids will be fine". Maybe at Oakridge or Fleet. Anywhere else you'll have to spend a lot of time making sure and speaking up when things aren't fine.[/quote]

Not any more time than parents at north Arlington schools do whether they need to or not.[/quote]

A south Arlington parent making sure their kid isn't twiddling their thumbs without peers while the rest of Thebes's class drills on SOLs is not the same thing as north Arlington helicoptering. [/quote]

I love how these comments always assume that NONE of the lower income kids or kids whose parents speak another language could be ahead or  gifted  or invested in school. Really , MO peers?[/quote]

Where does your kid go? [/quote]
Not the poster you're asking the question to; but I agree with the poster's comment - and my answer is that my kids go to Barcroft.  
Regarding the previous comment about SA v NA parent involvement not being the same type - it doesn't matter.  The point was spending "a lot of time making sure and speaking up."  NA helicoptering in schools involves trying to influence or control things so that their child is challenged and having his needs met.  Same as that SA parent who's "making sure their kids isn't twiddling their thumbs without peers."  People who are so narrow-minded and stubbornly down on SA schools will grasp at anything to differentiate any point from NA - just won't admit north and south have anything at all in common.[/quote]

Your decision to be super chill about your kids formative years does indeed make you the cool parent. No one is criticizing kids who need help, or saying they are from a different planet. Only that the schools geared to their needs tend to prioritize them.[/quote]

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