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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]but aren't those who think their kids will do fine at wakefield also live in a bubble - a bubble that segregates the low performing kids from their special snowflakes? yes, some kids do fine there and a couple even go on to ivies, but the school as a whole perform very poorly which is undeniable and has not improved for decades. it is a problem, don't deny or sugarcoat it.[/quote]

My kids are at a south Arlington school and while they may be segregated in classes, everything else at the school is a mix--sports, clubs, after-school activities…attractive members of the opposite sex :) . At the very least, the level of affluence they see around them and consider "normal" is very different than it would be at a less-diverse or wealthier school, which helps us manage their expectations about what they are entitled to. [/quote]

You just end up with different expectations to "manage."  It could be a rude awakening to attend a school like Wakefield and then go on to a school where other students were used to being challenged more.   [/quote]

Oh please.  All the Ivies take kids from all sorts of background and school experiences -- and lots of kids go to college and find it a rude awakening.  Having gone to top schools and been out in the real world for a long time, I work with fellow attorneys from all sorts of backgrounds and different types of colleges and law schools and it's funny how, in the real world, this crazy BS doesn't matter much.  DC area parents, including in Arlington, are such crazy control freaks.[/quote]

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