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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a kid at TJ and there are definitely highly educated parents with smart kids refusing to buy in Alexandria because of the schools in general and TJ policy specifically. As in, [b]I personally know several people in my neighborhood who avoids ACPS when house hunting. Because the schools.[/b] TJ improves the AAP middle schools as kids work towards applying. And kids who just miss TJ attend Oakton, McLean, Langley, Chantilly and form a smart, motivated core in the top 10% of their class. (I have one of these kids too).

Not having access to TJ hurts ACPS and Alexandria property values. We are looking at moving to Alexandria— after our kids start college and we don’t have to put them in the school system or pay for private.

But, I’m fine with ACPS doing it’s own thing. TJ has a 15% admit rate.  There are plenty of smart, motivated FCPS kids to fill the slots ACPS isn’t using. [/quote]

People do this, yes, but anyone who doesn't buy in Alexandria because of the TJ policy really needs a reality check.[/quote]

Maybe Alexandria needs a reality check about how its anti-TJ policies repel many highly educated parents. [/quote]

I'm all for educated parents staying in Alexandria, but you can take that extremist tiger-mom bullshit somewhere else.  [/quote]

There's nothing extremist about wanting TJ to be a potential option.  You are part of the reason ACPS is so mediocre (at best).   [/quote]

And you're the reason why children become depressed and suicidal.  Look, I'm not saying ACPS doesn't need to do a better job, but avoiding the city because of its TJ policy---in the unlikely chance that your child will get into TJ---strikes me as way over the top.  But you do you.      [/quote]

If you think children become depressed and suicidal merely because their parents decided to purchase a home in a jurisdiction that participates in TJ, it's no wonder TC and its feeders struggle.

Big difference between wanting the option and cramming TJ down a kid's throat.  Alexandria forecloses the option. [/quote]

There's a big difference between purchasing a home in a jurisdiction that participates in TJ, and purchasing a home in a jurisdiction [i]because[/i] it participates in TJ.  A normal person will look for a school district that will help a child grow academically, recognizing that many places offer a chance for a student to get into an HYP (or whatever your goal is).  A tightly-wound, extremist tiger-mom will only live in a district that participates in TJ and remind her child everyday that she has some expectations to meet.  You somehow strike me as someone who belongs to the latter category, and not the former.      [/quote]

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