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Anonymous wrote:^^^ has been proven. There is a threshold for poverty. Small percentage, all kids do well. Overwhelmingly poor? All kids do worse.
Yet, they concentrate poverty into the same areas and those schools are overwhelmed.
Then you get to hear McLean and Langley posters gloat. Aren't they just so proud...

I don't recall any McLean or Langley posters gloating. That chip on your shoulder might be convincing you otherwise, however.

Oh no. Not at all... just so long as everyone knows you are the best, and people move to Langley and McLean because they truly value education.

FWIW, I never said anything of the sort. And actually, I think the posters saying Langley and McLean are two of the best school pyramids don't actually have kids who go there. I think they were just pointing out stats and other evidence that points to that being true. There are plenty of great school pyramids in NoVA though, and we all know that.

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Anonymous wrote:All TJ placement proves is that families that are aiming for TJ focus on a couple of specific schools. They aren't doing anything special or different at those middle schools. It's about families and their priorities.

I disagree. I think they are doing something different at those schools to cater to high performing children or really parents who demand high performance. However one has to decide if it's worth it to attend those schools and then have your friends split off for high school.

as someone who lives in one of these zones with a non-AAP child, I can say based on my observation that is isn't about the schools themselves, but the parents who clamor to be in these few centers. People aim to live in those zones so that their kids will attend those centers with other kids they consider on par with their children. And I don't know that these students are actually any smarter - just test prepped to death with the TJ or bust mentality.

It is really unhealthy to watch from the outside.

Perhaps you don't have the IQ yourself to understand what is happening.

Yeah, you're right - my genius level IQ that allowed me to skip a grade and obtain multiple degrees just isn't quite high enough to understand the complexities of the AAP program and its effect on real estate decisions. Or to observe with my own eyes what happened when a fight over centers occurred in our school zone.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All TJ placement proves is that families that are aiming for TJ focus on a couple of specific schools. They aren't doing anything special or different at those middle schools. It's about families and their priorities.

I disagree. I think they are doing something different at those schools to cater to high performing children or really parents who demand high performance. However one has to decide if it's worth it to attend those schools and then have your friends split off for high school.

as someone who lives in one of these zones with a non-AAP child, I can say based on my observation that is isn't about the schools themselves, but the parents who clamor to be in these few centers. People aim to live in those zones so that their kids will attend those centers with other kids they consider on par with their children. And I don't know that these students are actually any smarter - just test prepped to death with the TJ or bust mentality.

It is really unhealthy to watch from the outside.

Perhaps you don't have the IQ yourself to understand what is happening.

Yeah, you're right - my genius level IQ that allowed me to skip a grade and obtain multiple degrees just isn't quite high enough to understand the complexities of the AAP program and its effect on real estate decisions. Or to observe with my own eyes what happened when a fight over centers occurred in our school zone.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All TJ placement proves is that families that are aiming for TJ focus on a couple of specific schools. They aren't doing anything special or different at those middle schools. It's about families and their priorities.

I disagree. I think they are doing something different at those schools to cater to high performing children or really parents who demand high performance. However one has to decide if it's worth it to attend those schools and then have your friends split off for high school.

as someone who lives in one of these zones with a non-AAP child, I can say based on my observation that is isn't about the schools themselves, but the parents who clamor to be in these few centers. People aim to live in those zones so that their kids will attend those centers with other kids they consider on par with their children. And I don't know that these students are actually any smarter - just test prepped to death with the TJ or bust mentality.

It is really unhealthy to watch from the outside.

Perhaps you don't have the IQ yourself to understand what is happening.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^^^ has been proven. There is a threshold for poverty. Small percentage, all kids do well. Overwhelmingly poor? All kids do worse.
Yet, they concentrate poverty into the same areas and those schools are overwhelmed.
Then you get to hear McLean and Langley posters gloat. Aren't they just so proud...

I don't recall any McLean or Langley posters gloating. That chip on your shoulder might be convincing you otherwise, however.

Oh no. Not at all... just so long as everyone knows you are the best, and people move to Langley and McLean because they truly value education.

No one forced you to read the thread, and in the grand scheme of things not that many people are going to read this thread when they can read about the poster who discovered makeup stains on her DH's undershirt.

Time to unclench. I actually don't see anyone on this thread saying other schools are bad, which happens all the time on this forum.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^^^ has been proven. There is a threshold for poverty. Small percentage, all kids do well. Overwhelmingly poor? All kids do worse.
Yet, they concentrate poverty into the same areas and those schools are overwhelmed.
Then you get to hear McLean and Langley posters gloat. Aren't they just so proud...

I don't recall any McLean or Langley posters gloating. That chip on your shoulder might be convincing you otherwise, however.

Oh no. Not at all... just so long as everyone knows you are the best, and people move to Langley and McLean because they truly value education.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^^^ has been proven. There is a threshold for poverty. Small percentage, all kids do well. Overwhelmingly poor? All kids do worse.
Yet, they concentrate poverty into the same areas and those schools are overwhelmed.
Then you get to hear McLean and Langley posters gloat. Aren't they just so proud...

I don't recall any McLean or Langley posters gloating. That chip on your shoulder might be convincing you otherwise, however.

Oh no. Not at all... just so long as everyone knows you are the best, and people move to Langley and McLean because they truly value education.

No one forced you to read the thread, and in the grand scheme of things not that many people are going to read this thread when they can read about the poster who discovered makeup stains on her DH's undershirt.

Time to unclench. I actually don't see anyone on this thread saying other schools are bad, which happens all the time on this forum.

Someone might need to unclench, but it's not me... truth hurts. Breathe through it.

Most people are mature enough to handle someone else's school pyramid being more sought-after than theirs. Apparently you aren't one of them.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^^^ has been proven. There is a threshold for poverty. Small percentage, all kids do well. Overwhelmingly poor? All kids do worse.
Yet, they concentrate poverty into the same areas and those schools are overwhelmed.
Then you get to hear McLean and Langley posters gloat. Aren't they just so proud...

I don't recall any McLean or Langley posters gloating. That chip on your shoulder might be convincing you otherwise, however.

Oh no. Not at all... just so long as everyone knows you are the best, and people move to Langley and McLean because they truly value education.

No one forced you to read the thread, and in the grand scheme of things not that many people are going to read this thread when they can read about the poster who discovered makeup stains on her DH's undershirt.

Time to unclench. I actually don't see anyone on this thread saying other schools are bad, which happens all the time on this forum.

Someone might need to unclench, but it's not me... truth hurts. Breathe through it.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All TJ placement proves is that families that are aiming for TJ focus on a couple of specific schools. They aren't doing anything special or different at those middle schools. It's about families and their priorities.

I disagree. I think they are doing something different at those schools to cater to high performing children or really parents who demand high performance. However one has to decide if it's worth it to attend those schools and then have your friends split off for high school.

as someone who lives in one of these zones with a non-AAP child, I can say based on my observation that is isn't about the schools themselves, but the parents who clamor to be in these few centers. People aim to live in those zones so that their kids will attend those centers with other kids they consider on par with their children. And I don't know that these students are actually any smarter - just test prepped to death with the TJ or bust mentality.

It is really unhealthy to watch from the outside.

Perhaps you don't have the IQ yourself to understand what is happening.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All TJ placement proves is that families that are aiming for TJ focus on a couple of specific schools. They aren't doing anything special or different at those middle schools. It's about families and their priorities.

I disagree. I think they are doing something different at those schools to cater to high performing children or really parents who demand high performance. However one has to decide if it's worth it to attend those schools and then have your friends split off for high school.

as someone who lives in one of these zones with a non-AAP child, I can say based on my observation that is isn't about the schools themselves, but the parents who clamor to be in these few centers. People aim to live in those zones so that their kids will attend those centers with other kids they consider on par with their children. And I don't know that these students are actually any smarter - just test prepped to death with the TJ or bust mentality.

It is really unhealthy to watch from the outside.

Perhaps you don't have the IQ yourself to understand what is happening.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All TJ placement proves is that families that are aiming for TJ focus on a couple of specific schools. They aren't doing anything special or different at those middle schools. It's about families and their priorities.

I disagree. I think they are doing something different at those schools to cater to high performing children or really parents who demand high performance. However one has to decide if it's worth it to attend those schools and then have your friends split off for high school.

as someone who lives in one of these zones with a non-AAP child, I can say based on my observation that is isn't about the schools themselves, but the parents who clamor to be in these few centers. People aim to live in those zones so that their kids will attend those centers with other kids they consider on par with their children. And I don't know that these students are actually any smarter - just test prepped to death with the TJ or bust mentality.

It is really unhealthy to watch from the outside.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^^^ has been proven. There is a threshold for poverty. Small percentage, all kids do well. Overwhelmingly poor? All kids do worse.
Yet, they concentrate poverty into the same areas and those schools are overwhelmed.
Then you get to hear McLean and Langley posters gloat. Aren't they just so proud...

I don't recall any McLean or Langley posters gloating. That chip on your shoulder might be convincing you otherwise, however.

Oh no. Not at all... just so long as everyone knows you are the best, and people move to Langley and McLean because they truly value education.

No one forced you to read the thread, and in the grand scheme of things not that many people are going to read this thread when they can read about the poster who discovered makeup stains on her DH's undershirt.

Time to unclench. I actually don't see anyone on this thread saying other schools are bad, which happens all the time on this forum.