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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I love how parents INSIST that the ATS system is better for their kid - and usually their other kids - when the kids have never been in formal school and they have no idea what education their kid(s) will respond to.

If it is going to be a program that is different than any other school, or provide (some, maybe) value, kids should be evaluated by a the school’s administration for admission.

Parents generally send their kids there because they think it’s elite, not because it is better for the kid.[/quote]

Wow. You sound unhinged. People apply to ATS for various reasons. I don’t see anyone here insisting they ATS would have been good for kids not their own. All I hear is from parents who have kids at ATS saying that ATS has been a great school for their own kids and that they have had a good experience there (I’m sure there are other parents who felt the opposite and pulled their kid out).

All I’m asking as an ATS parent is not to make a judgment over why we decide to enroll our kids in ATS. You say that ATS parents send their kids to ATS because they think it’s an elite school. Why are you claiming to know the reason behind why parents send their kids to a certain school? I certainly don’t think ATS is an elite school. I sent my kids to ATS because it is diverse. Our neighborhood school, Jamestown, which is a great school from what I hear from the neighbors, has a very wealthy student population. If any school in Arlington is considered “elite” it’s Jamestown and the schools surrounding it. Tuckahoe, Jamestown, Nottingham etc have a relatively wealthy student population, an active pta (I mean tuckahoe has a home and garden show for instance), great enrichment programs and all that other good stuff. [/quote]

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