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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The PP who mentioned that the real difference starts in 2nd grade is spot on. And, to the people who doubt that if one waits too long to leave an under performing SA school, kids will be behind in a high performing school - don't opine unless you have seen it. I know 8 families from my kid's school that left for NA or falls church over the last 5 years. Each kid was behind, lacked the requisite study skills and was no longer the star of,the class in the New school. Yes, same curriculum, but the kids are expected to master the material at different times. The depth of instruction is much different in NA schools because the kids are prepared to learn it. Kids do homework and have additional help at home so more advanced instruction in class. This is generally not the case in SA schools. And the schools I am talking about are not Henry and Oakridge.

Some parts of SA will continue to gentrify, others will not. West of George Mason and the area just to its east is a lost cause. [/quote]

The area just east of George Mason is a super smart buy. That foodstar is going to be torn down and penrose style development is going in. All market rate. If you haven't bought in Arlington yet, I'd be looking in the parts of alcova heights, Douglas park and possibly Barcroft that are walking distance to it. The schools are fine, and will only getter. The lack of choice is the best thing that could happen to those schools. It wouldn't take much for the perception of those schools to change. [/quote]

Isn't that zoned for Randolph? I don't think anyone believes that school is just fine, particularly given recent events.[/quote]

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