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Not sure how many ways people can say this. South Arlington schools are Arlington schools. Going to a "lower quality" Arlington school is like going to the lowest-ranked Ivy, compared to public schools in most of the rest of the country. I'm not worried about the quality of my kids education and if I can help other kids at the school by being active and engaged, so much the better. [/quote]

Peer education and learning is an immense part of learning. The studies bear it out. Sorry to burst your delusional bubble a 50% FARMS school does not have any relevant apology to an Ivy. This phenomenon of upper middle class kids attending high FARMS school is a new phenomenon in the region borne of gentrification and I think many of these parents are due for rude awakening down the line with respect to both their children's education and social development.

I'm not saying diversity is bad, but 50% poor is not diverse, it is a lopsided, deleterious learning environment for everyone. A don't play the race card, my melanin shade runs brown. [/quote]

There's a difference between a 50% FARMS school in a place like Ward 8 in DC, where the 50% who are not FARMS are likely to not be a lot wealthier or better educated than the FARMS kids--not to mention being part of a dysfunctional school system--and a 50% FARMS school in a county like Arlington, which is one of the wealthiest and most-educated places in the country, with a high-performing school system. I'm not saying kids in a 50% FARMS school will always be fine. I'm saying upper middle class kids in a 50% FARMS school in Arlington VA will be fine--and that is the point so many people keep debating. I don't disagree that putting a kid in a shitty school is not a bad idea. But I really, really, don't think there are any shitty schools in Arlington, and I'm tired of reading posts that say "I don't understand why someone with the means to live elsewhere would do this horrible thing to their kids." Because I'm doing it, and I can see with my own eyes that it is not horrible. I've had kids in S. Arlington schools for six years, so I do know what I'm talking about.[/quote]

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