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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP: Since you shared that you are "pretty vocal about social injustice" and that you "curse a lot" and that you like to "rock the boat", I think that you should not be calling others "tightly-wound" without including yourself.[/quote]

Fair enough — I was mostly referring to how tightly wound the people around me seem about their kids’ academic and athletic performance. I am the complete opposite and am very laid back about that. I am not laid back about social injustice, hence why I feel out of place. [/quote]

If you are so laid-back about academics, why did you specifically move to a strong school pyramid? Why didn't your strong sense of social justice lead you to Baileys Crossroads, down the street, instead?[/quote]

Not OP, but you sound more than a little defensive here.

I will say OP might like the Lake Barcroft area near Bailey's Crossroads.  There are quite a few people there who walk the walk and talk the talk (they send their kids to majority-minority, low GS schools, confident that their kids have enough advantages in life to do fine).  And many are very involved in other social justice causes. [/quote]

I think the PP made a good point. The people I know who are truly devoted to social justice intentionally select more diverse/lower SES school pyramids so their kids don't grow up in a bubble. OP you might look for homes zoned for Falls Church HS. I have a few friends who live in Merrifield and the "wrong side" of Vienna zoned for Falls Church. They are MUCH more down to earth than the typical Vienna people.  Around here there is an inverse relationship between school ratings and being nice/not snobby.[/quote]

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