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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, my kid has been in private the last few years because of Covid, we were worried about learning loss. He is now going back into our pyramid to attend Cooper next year because we know the school is so strong. He will get back in with his elementary school Friends who will be going there as well, which gives me a lot of comfort. I do not think you would regret making the decision to move to the Cooper/Langley pyramid. [/quote]

Thanks for providing your data point.

[quote=Anonymous]What’s your issue with Frost/WTW? That’s considered a strong pyramid and a relatively affluent area, without some of the excessive affluence in the Langley area that may have its own issues.

My kids are at Mclean and we are mostly happy but I also dont totally know what you are talking about with the culture wars stuff and wonder if you will be happy anywhere. How is the culture war issue playing out at Frost?

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[quote=Anonymous]OP-I’m not naive to think that peer groups don’t matter. I think they absolutely do but again lots of schools in the area have lots of kids who are very academically focused.  The people who are pointing this out don’t have a chip on their shoulder.  Not sure why some are getting so defensive.  Also-I don’t understand your concern about politics. What does that mean?  Are you concerned about specific things in the curriculum? And if so, how would it be different in Langley?[/quote]

Again, my question w.r.t culture wars thing is general, I am concerned about the divisiveness within FCPS and looking for a school experience that stays out of polarizing issues as much as possible. I'm not saying that Frost is a culture war epicenter (and I have really no clue other than the publicized sexual assault incident), again my question if moving to a richer area somehow reduces the chance of us experiencing such things (and again, I don't care about things like this principal's letter but rather the everyday experience with teachers and classmates).

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Everyone is telling you that you will not notice any difference wrt "culture war stuff" between the schools, but you refuse to accept this.[/quote]

I didn't see any explicit answer like this before, yours is the first one. Thanks anyway [/quote]

3/08 at 12:05: "Taught at Cooper a while back. OP, the issues you mention happen everywhere."

3/08 at 15:01: "For as long as there has been schools, tobacco, bathrooms, and hormones, there has been fighting and smoking (even THC) in middle school. Socioeconomic status might mean nicer cigarettes and vape pens and nicer clothes getting ripped, but maybe not as often. You will never find a utopia where this doesn't happen at all...that doesn't exist on planet Earth."

3/09 at 11:02: "We landed in a well-regarded pyramid with SES diversity (relatively, it’s still a little uppity IMO) and high quality academics and extra curriculars. Kids go to the full spectrum of colleges. To think that Longfellow/Cooper are the only schools kids can get all of what you mention is laughable and shows your own closed-mindedness."

3/09 at 11:19: "I can't see any reason to think Cooper/Langley would provide any meaningful advantage for a student over Frost/Woodson."[/quote]

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