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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We bought into the Langley pyramid. Kids were fine until high school. Have two in private now and will NOT send my youngest to that Godforsaken place!

We bought to get more land so I don't feel disappointed. I would, however, if I had bought for the schools.[/quote]

Will you share why you don't like Langley?  I don't know much about it other.  Any insight you can provide will be helpful.  TIA.[/quote]

We relocated from up north....rented for 1 year, then purchased in the Langley pyramid.  I know many people whom had kids in private, then switched to public, and from public to private, either coming from or going to Langley.  The problems in each arte the same.  The school is big-all FCPS high schools are.  We have had some challenges there. One child was bullied.  But the school settled it.  My kids' current GPAs are 3.5, 3.8, and 3.6. Is the school perfect? Nope. Are there challenges? Yup. Honestly, the biggest issue I see, is not the kids. It is the tone-deaf parents whom seem disconnected from their own kids, and the kids' behavior. But back to the real estate values question. As the one poster said, if the real estate pay-up was not worth it, wouldn't over time that difference disappear? Good schools help the value of your home. Period. There is a perception that Langley, McLean, etc are very good schools. We have owned 4 homes. Only the first one was in a poor school district, and we blew out of it in a fast-rising housing market.  The next three were all driven, primarily, by quality of schools, then, seeing what we could afford, what we wanted, etc. [/quote]

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