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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]07:57: the fact that I was disappointed in your post is relevant to me. I am still considering acps, and so I am considering arguments from both sides of the issue. Although you may have brought up some valid points (list of colleges may reflect only five students), I find it hard to trust your entire line of reasoning because it's mean spirited and presumptuous. No one is saying that tc is not complicated. [/quote]

I am one of at least several people who has posted about prior private school experiences vs. ACPS.  We've found ACPS significantly better -- better academically, better socially, better in terms of institutional responsiveness, and better overall as a developmental experience -- than two local privates, one of which is highly ranked.  As part of a move we made several years ago to ACPS, we looked at TC college placement.  It's not just five kids.  It's much, much more than five kids.  In terms of admissions to what many people would call the top-100 private colleges and universities and the top three dozen or so public universities, it's a majority of the AP/IB and remaining selective-placement and higher-demand programs at TC.  And there are many, many more than that who enroll in good but not top 50/100 colleges (Mary Washington, James Madison, VCU, etc).  We've looked -- carefully and thoroughly -- at exactly this issue.  What 07:57 posted was obviously calculated to insult and inflame.  Maybe 07:57 had a bad experience; maybe 07:57 was a problem parent or had unrealistic expectations.  Does TC also have kids who don't do well?  You bet, although the record has been improving over the last few years.  Are some of the kids impoverished?  Yup.  Are there kids who enroll at TC from elsewhere with insufficient English language skills?  There are indeed.  Are there a typical slice of below-average High School slacker kids?  Yes.  It's a diverse, urban high school.  That's actually one of the social strengths.  Please call the TC office and take a tour.  You'll be impressed.  Almost anyone would be, except for people who have already decided not to consider TC in a reasonable light.  
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I know you post this all the time.

If you went through to private schools and then found ACPS to be a good fit, then the problem was not the private schools but the adademic rigor was too much for your child.

The private schools are slanted towards children who are above average and can work above grade level.  The curriclum in ACPS is meant to provide the minimum education needed at grade level.  It's not challenging or rigourous for children who are even slightly above average and is not intended to be.

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NP here. We used to live in Cameron Station, which is part of ACPS. The area is brand new and is full of professionals. Most all families who sent their kids to Tucker Elementary seemed quite pleased with the school. The parents are very involved, part of the PTA, etc. I'm not as familiar with the other deemed good elementary schools but there are a few that come up often. If your child is motivated, I think your child could do quite well in Alexandria City.

We moved out of Cameron Station for more space but I would have been perfectly fine with sending my children to Tucker.[/quote]

We made friends with people both in Cameron Station and right outside. Plenty of well educated lawyers, doctors, consultants, etc. Hate to make it a racial thing but they were mostly white.[/quote]

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