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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you can afford Langley HS, Churchill Road or Spring Hill, those two have great test scores and almost no FARMS.

Avoid Forestville as it will likely be redistributed to Herndon High School.   [/quote]

I think you would be doing your children a great disservice if you send them to a no FARMS elementary school. There is something to be said for diversity. And diversity means more than "oh but we have a large asian population".[/quote]

Did you really choose your kids' elementary school by looking up the FARMS rates to make sure there was enough poverty there for you to give your kids the "diversity" they need to thrive? Do you realize how obnoxious and offensive this is to everyone, especially poor folks?

If I was poor, the last thing I'd be doing is saying to myself I need to find a school for my kid where there's enough poor people to make me feel good about the "diverse" environment.

But let's be honest, people choose higher FARMS schools when they do not have to, not because of a love of diversity, but because they want a nicer house for a better price or otherwise do not care all that much about the educational and social experiences their kids will endure.
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NP. I don’t know what makes you think you can speak for others. We deliberately avoided the Langley pyramid because we didn’t want that type of environment for our kids. We are more comfortable with greater diversity and believe it helps kids develop better social skills and empathy. [/quote]

Stop using the word "diversity" as a euphemistic stand in for something more specific that you, for whatever reason, do not want to speak.

It is understandable to avoid a wealthy pyramid if your values do not align well with those of the wealthy, but no need to act like you are superior for it. [/quote]

DP.  I agree with most of your post, but I do take issue with suggesting “the values of the wealthy” are somehow suspect or wrong.  The wealthy are often heavily involved in philanthropy.  It’s so misguided to assume that just because someone has money, they don’t have values.  I think that’s the excuse of people who are envious and it’s a really bad look.[/quote]

I didn't mean to suggest the values of the wealthy are suspect though I know that some people think this way. [/quote]

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