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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NP here.

What if it's not that AAP creates unhelpful elitism and separation, but that we were already elitists and separatists to begin with? So much so that AAP appeals to us intrinsically so that we would want to move here to begin with? And that some people who move here for other reasons become horrified at the prospect of it but because it's really hard to find housing with public transportation in the area, we just stick around and feed into the system anyway?

AAP is not the end all be all. But because there is a pervasive competitive parenting thing in this county, it becomes that.  [/quote]

Mostly agree with this.  When DC was two years old, we moved to our neighborhood because the schools were supposed to be really good, making the trade off of getting a lot less house for our money.  We didn't do it specifically for AAP, but if it's there, it's hard not to care about it or be secretly competitive about it.  Surely, not every parent is this way, but I would imagine a lot of posters on this board are, including me. (I wish I weren't, but at least I am self aware about it.)  Deep down, I know that AAP doesn't matter for my child in the long run, but given that the program is so big and the education is supposedly so good, that's where I want my kid.  [/quote]

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