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[quote=Anonymous][quote]After a few years of reading DCUM and reading blogs written by American moms with school aged children, I can say unequivocally that the Canadian school system is superior. You send your child to whatever public school you are zoned for, you don't have to wait in line to apply, you don't have to deal with testing your 3 year old or whatever people have to do to get in to elementary schools, and we all end up smart  the system works.[/quote]

You are getting a really skewed picture of the typical American school system.  In most of the country, kids go to whatever school they are zoned for.  The schools are typically located in the neighborhood.   My children walk or bike to school every day.  All the kids in our neighborhood go to the same elementary, middle, and high schools.  I only know of two or three kids who are in private schools and that is only for religious reasons.  Our public schools are excellent.  There is no lottery.  No charter.  No stress.  You just go to the school in your neighborhood.  (Obviously we aren't in D.C. anymore.)

We have literally lived all over this country and overseas. D.C. is the only place we've ever lived where schools were even an issue.[/quote]

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