Anonymous
07/01/2013 00:23
Subject: Can somebody please exain why South Arlington is considered inferior to North Arlington?
Anonymous wrote:We moved to S. Arl. from N. Arl. (sold a townhouse in Ballston) in 2005 when our youngest was six months old. We fell in love with the neighborhood and the house. We never thought we would move. Well, I was wrong. We recently moved to a different house in S. Arl. for more land and a much bigger house just about 5 blocks from where we were before. We did this instead of putting on an addition.
We LOVE it here. Our neighbors are great, there are tons of kids, we love walking to Columbia Pike and most of all we love our school. Our children go to one of the Title 1 schools here in S. Arl. and it has been really, really wonderful. I am in education and very picky. I visited most of the schools in Arlington in 2011 when we had decided to pull the kids out of an independent school in DC and kept coming back to three, all here in S. Arlington.
Our children are thriving in school. They are happy and love going everyday. They are grade levels ahead academically and are challenged appropriately. They have fantastic teachers (I think the best teachers in the county are in S. Arl.) and have made friends from around the world. They would have done well in school anywhere, however they wouldn't have had some of the same diverse experiences had we chosen to stay in an independent school or to have them attend a school in N. Arlington.
Our children will go to TJ for middle school and Wakefield for high school and we are looking forward to both experiences.
To sum it up, we are really glad we made the choices we did. Our children are better for it as is our family.
Glad you love S Arlington. But keep in mind the upcoming secondary school boundary changes.
Anonymous
07/01/2013 00:21
Subject: Can somebody please exain why South Arlington is considered inferior to North Arlington?
Anonymous wrote:
South Arlington used to be AA, now it is mostly Spanish speaking. Some whites have problem with this, but would never admit it. Simple.
North Arlington...meh.....
That's a generalization that just isn't true. Green Valley and Arlington View were AA. South Arlington as a whole was mostly white. Wakefield was majority white until the late 80s.
Anonymous
06/30/2013 22:35
Subject: Can somebody please exain why South Arlington is considered inferior to North Arlington?
Anonymous
06/30/2013 22:13
Subject: Can somebody please exain why South Arlington is considered inferior to North Arlington?
We live in S. Arlington and dh is Hispanic and went to MIT has a good job with the government. I'm white and grew up in Bethesda. I really like S. Arlington for the same reasons mentioned before, laid back people, convenience to d.c, schools are good. S. Arlington reminds me of Cabin John in MD. That use to be considered a bad area. Fast forward 20 years it is just another nice part of Bethesda.
The ms13 are gone (not that I ever even knew they were here) from what I understand, they are in Fairfax and Ashburn.
Oh, and I live near the 1 million dollar bus stop. I heard it's bullet proof!
The ms13 are gone (not that I ever even knew they were here) from what I understand, they are in Fairfax and Ashburn.
Oh, and I live near the 1 million dollar bus stop. I heard it's bullet proof!
Anonymous
06/30/2013 22:02
Subject: Can somebody please exain why South Arlington is considered inferior to North Arlington?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:We moved to S. Arl. from N. Arl. (sold a townhouse in Ballston) in 2005 when our youngest was six months old. We fell in love with the neighborhood and the house. We never thought we would move. Well, I was wrong. We recently moved to a different house in S. Arl. for more land and a much bigger house just about 5 blocks from where we were before. We did this instead of putting on an addition.
We LOVE it here. Our neighbors are great, there are tons of kids, we love walking to Columbia Pike and most of all we love our school. Our children go to one of the Title 1 schools here in S. Arl. and it has been really, really wonderful. I am in education and very picky. I visited most of the schools in Arlington in 2011 when we had decided to pull the kids out of an independent school in DC and kept coming back to three, all here in S. Arlington.
Our children are thriving in school. They are happy and love going everyday. They are grade levels ahead academically and are challenged appropriately. They have fantastic teachers (I think the best teachers in the county are in S. Arl.) and have made friends from around the world. They would have done well in school anywhere, however they wouldn't have had some of the same diverse experiences had we chosen to stay in an independent school or to have them attend a school in N. Arlington.
Our children will go to TJ for middle school and Wakefield for high school and we are looking forward to both experiences.
To sum it up, we are really glad we made the choices we did. Our children are better for it as is our family.
better for it as a family? Bull shit , you would move to north if you could afford it
Yes. I say what I mean and I mean what I say. We are all better off because we live where we live for a million reasons.
We already afforded N. Arl. back in 2001 when our HHI was just under 200K and we were 24 and 26. We SOLD that place for more than double what we paid for it in 2005. If you read my whole post you would have seen that.
We've more than doubled our HHI since 2001. So, yes, we could afford a house in North Arlington (a really nice one) but chose to buy another really nice house here in S. Arl. instead.
As a minority, I find it absurd that white people with 400k+ incomes are 'choosing' to send their kids to Title I schools and asserting their kids are receiving world class education. I bet most poor families around you would leap at an opportunity to send their kids to one of the upper middle income options NArl.
If you think learning and education are just about good teachers and administrators then you clearly have not done your homework. Research shows that majority low income schools result in lower leaning outcomes for all groups not to mention negating huge effects of peer learning and peer environment.
Sorely mistaken if you think you're making a smarter decision. What could be smarter than using your ample resources to ensure quality education for your children rather than throwing them into some misguided educational social experiment.
Anonymous
06/30/2013 21:36
Subject: Can somebody please exain why South Arlington is considered inferior to North Arlington?
Anonymous wrote:20:50 new south arlington resident here, and I have NO desire to move north...from the people I have met, I would have nothing in common with them and much prefer the South where I find people more "normal" (normal probably meaning upper middle class)
20:50 here. Welcome!!!
I feel the same way. Now that the kids are in school a full day here and no longer have play group, ballet, tumbles, etc. I find that I am rarely in N. Arl. and don't miss it for a second.
People are def. more genuine here in S. Arlington. I also find folks a bit more laid back which suits me just fine. There isn't nearly as much competition either.
Anonymous
06/30/2013 21:32
Subject: Can somebody please exain why South Arlington is considered inferior to North Arlington?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:We moved to S. Arl. from N. Arl. (sold a townhouse in Ballston) in 2005 when our youngest was six months old. We fell in love with the neighborhood and the house. We never thought we would move. Well, I was wrong. We recently moved to a different house in S. Arl. for more land and a much bigger house just about 5 blocks from where we were before. We did this instead of putting on an addition.
We LOVE it here. Our neighbors are great, there are tons of kids, we love walking to Columbia Pike and most of all we love our school. Our children go to one of the Title 1 schools here in S. Arl. and it has been really, really wonderful. I am in education and very picky. I visited most of the schools in Arlington in 2011 when we had decided to pull the kids out of an independent school in DC and kept coming back to three, all here in S. Arlington.
Our children are thriving in school. They are happy and love going everyday. They are grade levels ahead academically and are challenged appropriately. They have fantastic teachers (I think the best teachers in the county are in S. Arl.) and have made friends from around the world. They would have done well in school anywhere, however they wouldn't have had some of the same diverse experiences had we chosen to stay in an independent school or to have them attend a school in N. Arlington.
Our children will go to TJ for middle school and Wakefield for high school and we are looking forward to both experiences.
To sum it up, we are really glad we made the choices we did. Our children are better for it as is our family.
better for it as a family? Bull shit , you would move to north if you could afford it
Yes. I say what I mean and I mean what I say. We are all better off because we live where we live for a million reasons.
We already afforded N. Arl. back in 2001 when our HHI was just under 200K and we were 24 and 26. We SOLD that place for more than double what we paid for it in 2005. If you read my whole post you would have seen that.
We've more than doubled our HHI since 2001. So, yes, we could afford a house in North Arlington (a really nice one) but chose to buy another really nice house here in S. Arl. instead.
Anonymous
06/30/2013 21:09
Subject: Can somebody please exain why South Arlington is considered inferior to North Arlington?
South Arlington used to be AA, now it is mostly Spanish speaking. Some whites have problem with this, but would never admit it. Simple.
North Arlington...meh.....
Anonymous
06/30/2013 21:07
Subject: Can somebody please exain why South Arlington is considered inferior to North Arlington?
20:50 new south arlington resident here, and I have NO desire to move north...from the people I have met, I would have nothing in common with them and much prefer the South where I find people more "normal" (normal probably meaning upper middle class)
Anonymous
06/30/2013 20:50
Subject: Can somebody please exain why South Arlington is considered inferior to North Arlington?
Anonymous wrote:We moved to S. Arl. from N. Arl. (sold a townhouse in Ballston) in 2005 when our youngest was six months old. We fell in love with the neighborhood and the house. We never thought we would move. Well, I was wrong. We recently moved to a different house in S. Arl. for more land and a much bigger house just about 5 blocks from where we were before. We did this instead of putting on an addition.
We LOVE it here. Our neighbors are great, there are tons of kids, we love walking to Columbia Pike and most of all we love our school. Our children go to one of the Title 1 schools here in S. Arl. and it has been really, really wonderful. I am in education and very picky. I visited most of the schools in Arlington in 2011 when we had decided to pull the kids out of an independent school in DC and kept coming back to three, all here in S. Arlington.
Our children are thriving in school. They are happy and love going everyday. They are grade levels ahead academically and are challenged appropriately. They have fantastic teachers (I think the best teachers in the county are in S. Arl.) and have made friends from around the world. They would have done well in school anywhere, however they wouldn't have had some of the same diverse experiences had we chosen to stay in an independent school or to have them attend a school in N. Arlington.
Our children will go to TJ for middle school and Wakefield for high school and we are looking forward to both experiences.
To sum it up, we are really glad we made the choices we did. Our children are better for it as is our family.
better for it as a family? Bull shit , you would move to north if you could afford it
Anonymous
06/30/2013 20:34
Subject: Can somebody please exain why South Arlington is considered inferior to North Arlington?
We moved to S. Arl. from N. Arl. (sold a townhouse in Ballston) in 2005 when our youngest was six months old. We fell in love with the neighborhood and the house. We never thought we would move. Well, I was wrong. We recently moved to a different house in S. Arl. for more land and a much bigger house just about 5 blocks from where we were before. We did this instead of putting on an addition.
We LOVE it here. Our neighbors are great, there are tons of kids, we love walking to Columbia Pike and most of all we love our school. Our children go to one of the Title 1 schools here in S. Arl. and it has been really, really wonderful. I am in education and very picky. I visited most of the schools in Arlington in 2011 when we had decided to pull the kids out of an independent school in DC and kept coming back to three, all here in S. Arlington.
Our children are thriving in school. They are happy and love going everyday. They are grade levels ahead academically and are challenged appropriately. They have fantastic teachers (I think the best teachers in the county are in S. Arl.) and have made friends from around the world. They would have done well in school anywhere, however they wouldn't have had some of the same diverse experiences had we chosen to stay in an independent school or to have them attend a school in N. Arlington.
Our children will go to TJ for middle school and Wakefield for high school and we are looking forward to both experiences.
To sum it up, we are really glad we made the choices we did. Our children are better for it as is our family.
We LOVE it here. Our neighbors are great, there are tons of kids, we love walking to Columbia Pike and most of all we love our school. Our children go to one of the Title 1 schools here in S. Arl. and it has been really, really wonderful. I am in education and very picky. I visited most of the schools in Arlington in 2011 when we had decided to pull the kids out of an independent school in DC and kept coming back to three, all here in S. Arlington.
Our children are thriving in school. They are happy and love going everyday. They are grade levels ahead academically and are challenged appropriately. They have fantastic teachers (I think the best teachers in the county are in S. Arl.) and have made friends from around the world. They would have done well in school anywhere, however they wouldn't have had some of the same diverse experiences had we chosen to stay in an independent school or to have them attend a school in N. Arlington.
Our children will go to TJ for middle school and Wakefield for high school and we are looking forward to both experiences.
To sum it up, we are really glad we made the choices we did. Our children are better for it as is our family.
Anonymous
06/30/2013 17:40
Subject: Can somebody please exain why South Arlington is considered inferior to North Arlington?
Juan will be an upgrade from the Jason who impregnates your Yorktown HS daughter
Anonymous
06/30/2013 16:45
Subject: Can somebody please exain why South Arlington is considered inferior to North Arlington?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:That is so racist pp how do you look at yourself in the mirror?
at least there is some honesty about why they consider s. arlington inferior....
i always kind of assume that anyone who makes a n arl/s arl distinction in conversation is a little racist...not fair, i know, but not totally unfair either
+1. There's more racism than most would care to admit.
Anonymous
06/30/2013 16:38
Subject: Can somebody please exain why South Arlington is considered inferior to North Arlington?
Anonymous wrote:That is so racist pp how do you look at yourself in the mirror?
at least there is some honesty about why they consider s. arlington inferior....
i always kind of assume that anyone who makes a n arl/s arl distinction in conversation is a little racist...not fair, i know, but not totally unfair either
Anonymous
06/30/2013 15:43
Subject: Can somebody please exain why South Arlington is considered inferior to North Arlington?
That is so racist pp how do you look at yourself in the mirror?