Anonymous
08/31/2023 07:13
Subject: School district for conservative family (VA)
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I think your friend would be happy anywhere in Fairfax County that has a strong military presence - Springfield, Burke, Fairfax Station, even places like Chantilly, Little Rocky Run, Clifton.
Thank you! This is super helpful.
I will pass it on along with London and Warrington suggestions.
Agree with that suggestion. I’d also have them seriously consider applying to the catholic schools, especially if they are involved in the catholic community where they live now. Pp is correct that many are able to offer financial aid.
My kids go to Catholic school in that area and plenty of kids end up at public school. They mostly attend Robinson or Lake Braddock from where we are.
Anonymous
08/31/2023 07:10
Subject: School district for conservative family (VA)
Anonymous wrote:OP here. Just to clarify:
1) They cannot afford private
2) They are not looking for half of the board to be conservative. Just mainly the political diversity, so that the kid can fit in and family values are respected. We are in MoCo and I did not recommend our school district, as even I feel like too much is forced on the kids and religion does not get a lot of respect.
MCPS respects religion, but you’ll get DCUMers who are angry that non-Christians have holidays off, too.
Anonymous
08/31/2023 07:08
Subject: School district for conservative family (VA)
Western Loudoun within the Woodgrove HS zone would be perfect.
Anonymous
08/31/2023 07:07
Subject: School district for conservative family (VA)
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I think your friend would be happy anywhere in Fairfax County that has a strong military presence - Springfield, Burke, Fairfax Station, even places like Chantilly, Little Rocky Run, Clifton.
Huh?
Military is hardly synonymous with “conservative.” Certainly not the brand of conservative OP is describing.
The military is a pretty woke place and radical political displays such as March for Life will be out-of-step with mainstream values of people living in a military community.
The military living in Burke is not woke, but the officer corps tends to be traditional conservative not evangelical conservative. If the kid wants to hang their identity on march for life, they should go to the Heights or Trinity Christian because they would be a weirdo at most mainstream catholic high schools here
Anonymous
08/31/2023 06:45
Subject: School district for conservative family (VA)
Anonymous wrote:March for Life? They need to look very far out.
Or catholic schools, but they can’t afford that.
Anonymous
08/31/2023 06:45
Subject: School district for conservative family (VA)
Wherever the poor white people live now. Maybe out 66 almost to 81.
Anonymous
08/31/2023 06:25
Subject: School district for conservative family (VA)
March for Life? They need to look very far out.
Anonymous
08/31/2023 06:20
Subject: School district for conservative family (VA)
OP, many of the Catholic schools offer financial aid.
Anonymous
08/30/2023 23:09
Subject: School district for conservative family (VA)
Warrenton
Anonymous
08/30/2023 22:29
Subject: School district for conservative family (VA)
^Loudoun
Anonymous
08/30/2023 22:28
Subject: School district for conservative family (VA)
Anonymous wrote:I think your friend would be happy anywhere in Fairfax County that has a strong military presence - Springfield, Burke, Fairfax Station, even places like Chantilly, Little Rocky Run, Clifton.
Thank you! This is super helpful.
I will pass it on along with London and Warrington suggestions.
Anonymous
08/30/2023 22:27
Subject: School district for conservative family (VA)
Anonymous wrote:I think your friend would be happy anywhere in Fairfax County that has a strong military presence - Springfield, Burke, Fairfax Station, even places like Chantilly, Little Rocky Run, Clifton.
Huh?
Military is hardly synonymous with “conservative.” Certainly not the brand of conservative OP is describing.
The military is a pretty woke place and radical political displays such as March for Life will be out-of-step with mainstream values of people living in a military community.
Anonymous
08/30/2023 22:17
Subject: School district for conservative family (VA)
Anonymous wrote:I think your friend would be happy anywhere in Fairfax County that has a strong military presence - Springfield, Burke, Fairfax Station, even places like Chantilly, Little Rocky Run, Clifton.
+1
Anonymous
08/30/2023 22:15
Subject: School district for conservative family (VA)
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:OP here. Just to clarify:
1) They cannot afford private
2) They are not looking for half of the board to be conservative. Just mainly the political diversity, so that the kid can fit in and family values are respected. We are in MoCo and I did not recommend our school district, as even I feel like too much is forced on the kids and religion does not get a lot of respect.
What does “family values be respected” mean to them, exactly? In these parts, we respect that families look like many different things. If their view is anything other than that, I.e. if they think “family values” means a married man and woman of the same race with 2.4 kids and they are offended by anything else, including single parents, gay parents, divorced parents, mixed race couples, mixed race gay couples, kids raised by grandparents, kids raised by foster parents, kids living in homeless shelters … well, they probably won’t fit in anywhere in these parts.
No public school is going to “respect” their religion, whatever it is. There will be no deference to it. We don’t do that here in the United States of America.
Not sure what you mean by things “forced” on children. What are you talking about? Addition? Times tables? Instrumental music starting in 4th grade? Fingerprinting? What?
You aren’t making much sense.
This is OP. Family values like going to church or to march for life are important to their teen. They are looking for school where kids won’t think of him as a weirdo. Please don’t get worked up.
I have a teen at MCPS can tell you that someone like that would not fit in and would face a lot of hostility at our school.
Those aren't "family values", they're just priorities/interests. Those are that particular family's priorities and interests.
Anonymous
08/30/2023 22:14
Subject: School district for conservative family (VA)
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:OP here. Just to clarify:
1) They cannot afford private
2) They are not looking for half of the board to be conservative. Just mainly the political diversity, so that the kid can fit in and family values are respected. We are in MoCo and I did not recommend our school district, as even I feel like too much is forced on the kids and religion does not get a lot of respect.
What does “family values be respected” mean to them, exactly? In these parts, we respect that families look like many different things. If their view is anything other than that, I.e. if they think “family values” means a married man and woman of the same race with 2.4 kids and they are offended by anything else, including single parents, gay parents, divorced parents, mixed race couples, mixed race gay couples, kids raised by grandparents, kids raised by foster parents, kids living in homeless shelters … well, they probably won’t fit in anywhere in these parts.
No public school is going to “respect” their religion, whatever it is. There will be no deference to it. We don’t do that here in the United States of America.
Not sure what you mean by things “forced” on children. What are you talking about? Addition? Times tables? Instrumental music starting in 4th grade? Fingerprinting? What?
You aren’t making much sense.
This is OP. Family values like going to church or to march for life are important to their teen. They are looking for school where kids won’t think of him as a weirdo. Please don’t get worked up.
I have a teen at MCPS can tell you that someone like that would not fit in and would face a lot of hostility at our school.
It is gross that going to church and being anti-abortion are considered “family values”, but not standing up for women or marginalized communities.
+1 When I think "family values" I think about protecting my family's rights.