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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Parent of two DCPS graduates, both went to Hardy and then graduated from Wilson/Jackson Reed.  It is hard to make a direct comparison between the middle schools, but I can tell you that measuring the ultimate outcome -  college acceptance and readiness - the DCPS kids were very much on par with their peers from Arlington and Montgomery County.

If anything, I think the DCPS kids were more college ready and independent than the Arlington/MoCo kids.[/quote]

It's not that kids can't do well from DCPS or that they can't be prepared for college and life. It's that it is so very hard to make sure your kid is one of those kids. In my observation, it seems particularly hard to make sure a boy is one of those kids.

In terms of independence, I think teens in Arlington can be very independent, depending on their parents and where they live. My kids at W-L walked to school/to most events and rode the bus and metro all over Arlington and DC.[/quote]

It is really not that hard to make sure your kid is one of those kids that is well prepared.  If your kid is at Jackson Reed, MacArthur, one of the high performing charters, they will find good peers, teachers that care, and an environment will tons of opportunities.   I know that those of you who move have a real interest in pretending that DC is a wasteland, but it is not.  It has its challenges, but let's not pretend that Arlington and other places are a perfect universe.[/quote]

And let’s not pretend that DCPS is anywhere near the same level as APS while we’re at it. [/quote]

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