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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"many parents" doesn't mean anything.  "many" people voted for Trump, but not the majority of voters.

All you know based on what is documented by FCPS is that parents interacted with FCPS officials at the meetings to voice their opinions about the proposed changes.  For every vocal parent, there were probably at least a dozen who didn't bother attending the meetings because they didn't have strong opinions.

All your anecdote does is reinforce the stereotypes of these different schools - that parents at Woodson tend to view Robinson as inferior.  It doesn't mean it IS inferior.  
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Actually, your response speaks more towards parents at Robinson potentially having an inferiority complex than parents at Woodson having a superiority complex, since the most logical inference to be drawn from the recent redistricting was that many Woodson parents in the affected area were happy at WTW and wished to stay, not that they viewed Robinson as inferior.

However, if those parents were unhappy at Woodson, the redistricting gave them a perfect opportunity to express their support for the redistricting, and this did not happen.    [/quote]

I think it is fair to say that parents with kids in decent school districts are generally against the disruption of rezoning, especially in high school, even if the school is equivalent (Woodson to Robinson for example).

It is also fair to say tha parents are usually pro rezoning if they are in a poorer performing district and their kids are getting moved into a higher performing district (such ae Annandale to Woodson or Lee to West Springfield).

Few people are upset with going somewhere that is perceived as much better than what they have. Most people do not want to disrupt their high schoolers by moving them from one decent school to a more or less equal quality school.

You are comparing apples to oranges.[/quote]

Woodson and Robinson aren't equivalent.  Woodson has a higher academic profile, and is viewed as punching above its weight, with scores similar to schools like Langley and Madison, whereas Robinson is often viewed as punching below its weight, with test scores below what one might expect for a school with so few low-income kids.

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To quote David Foster Wallace: "This is Water."

The PP hit on the head why Woodson wasn't a good fit for my children. Test scores at the expense of what? We have all pointed out serious cultural issues that make the school problematic. And I think the thing is, no one cares to really fix them because "test scores" are excellent (which no one disputes by the way). It's all band-aids and glossing over because looking at things critically and making some serious changes in how the school is run from top down might cut away at that achievement.

I will take the balanced education my DD got at Robinson to the one my son got at Woodson. They're both in the same college and I don't think the unhealthy environment is worth it. Other parents might feel differently, but they should at least know what they are sending their children to when they choose high schools.[/quote]

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