Reply to Alexandria's ban on Thomas Jefferson magnet school

Forum Index » Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS)

Reply to "Alexandria's ban on Thomas Jefferson magnet school"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[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]

I just heard terrible things about the schools overall - especially TC Williams.  I have friends that moved to get away from TC Williams.[/quote]

Funny, I've heard nothing but good things about TC Williams.  They seem to do a good job supporting motivated, high-achieving students.  It's the middle school that's the weakest link.    [/quote]

And a pathway to TJ would encourage smart kids to stay in the MS and work hard.

Plus when you praise tC, I’m assuming your kid is on the Yale track, and not the equally large jail track. [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics