Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Quite the data dump. Definitely looks like the best schools in the region are in FCPS.
And also some of the worst.
Anonymous wrote:^ you brought up busing. Please research and link if you are interested.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Fairfax has its own issues. Elementary and middle is extremely segregated between AAP and “regular”. Larger class sizes.
The dichotomy between AAP and regular can be socially devastating and humiliating to families whose kids don’t make the cut.
OP, please take posts about how "devastating" AAP is with a huge grain of salt. You're going to get a LOT of this AAP-bashing on here. The whole "dichotomy, segregation, social humiliation" line. Angry, grossly generalized, vague claims. DCUM is rife with posters who come here mostly to write posts like this for whatever reason. Families who had or have kids in AAP can tell a different story about the positives--and families with kids in general ed at AAP center schools do not all resent AAP, no matter what some posters will claim. Every AAP center school is different and there surely are some with "us versus them" parents, but that doesn't mean Every. Single. Center. is a segregated nightmare of haves and have nots. That wasn't our experience or the experience of the many families we knew through six years of AAP.
Make your choice based on the overall pyramid. Don't rely much on DCUM other than as general guidelines and treat intensely negative posts like you'd treat extreme outlier reviews on a travel web site--set aside the extreme ones. Put in a lot of time in the actual areas you'd consider. I know parents who moved and who attended a PTA meeting or two at schools they were considering. Any way you can meet people in real life is better than taking our word (including mine) on an anonymous forum known for posters with axes to grind.
I’m not entirely sure what you’re trying to say. Is there jealousy about AAP? Yes, based on thread after thread. Does it not matter much in the long run? It doesn’t. Kids will be just fine either way. APS has a much more holistic, laid back approach toward GT. That may or may not work for everyone.
I think pp was trying to make a flailing defense of FCPS and inadvertently proved the point that AAP is the only thing that matters in FCPS, everyone else’s experiences are irrelevant.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:There is nothing especially “holistic” or “laid back” about relying on geographic segregation to produce classrooms where most of the minority and low-income kids are concentrated in certain schools.
Amen
Arlington has never needed GS as an excuse. The last boundary shift for high schools made that crystal clear. That was well before GS changed it’s methodology. Yorktown is richer and whiter as a result- no surprise. Now people’s choices aren’t hidden behind the score. I don’t see that as a bad thing.
“We chose the north Arlington schools because of their excellent rating”
... uh... no you didn’t, and now it’s obvious to all...
Isn't that also why parents choose to send their kids to choice schools? Or even just pick up and move to another school zone?
Yes, when it becomes evident that the county will not engage in best practices, most parents make other arrangements.
Of course now the poor decision making is starting to effect everyone.
Everyone can enjoy shifts and online learning.
Hooray![]()
So you are choosing your schools in the same ways as all of the other parents. Got it.
Yes you do got it
You got ...
overcrowded schools
Concentrated poverty
Affluenza
Shift schedules
Online learning
Proposed Incomplete/unequal high schools
You sure do “got it”
DP. Your free association whining isn't convincing anyone. If you want to have a substantive discussion, do so.
It possible if you aren’t clear on best educational practices, or the recent history re: APS high school boundaries.
What are “best educational practices”?
PP is being deliberately opaque because she doesn't actually know.
You have to be told that concentrating poverty isn’t great? Wow. Enjoy APS.
So what are the “best educational practices”?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:There is nothing especially “holistic” or “laid back” about relying on geographic segregation to produce classrooms where most of the minority and low-income kids are concentrated in certain schools.
Amen
Arlington has never needed GS as an excuse. The last boundary shift for high schools made that crystal clear. That was well before GS changed it’s methodology. Yorktown is richer and whiter as a result- no surprise. Now people’s choices aren’t hidden behind the score. I don’t see that as a bad thing.
“We chose the north Arlington schools because of their excellent rating”
... uh... no you didn’t, and now it’s obvious to all...
Isn't that also why parents choose to send their kids to choice schools? Or even just pick up and move to another school zone?
Yes, when it becomes evident that the county will not engage in best practices, most parents make other arrangements.
Of course now the poor decision making is starting to effect everyone.
Everyone can enjoy shifts and online learning.
Hooray![]()
So you are choosing your schools in the same ways as all of the other parents. Got it.
Yes you do got it
You got ...
overcrowded schools
Concentrated poverty
Affluenza
Shift schedules
Online learning
Proposed Incomplete/unequal high schools
You sure do “got it”
DP. Your free association whining isn't convincing anyone. If you want to have a substantive discussion, do so.
It possible if you aren’t clear on best educational practices, or the recent history re: APS high school boundaries.
What are “best educational practices”?
PP is being deliberately opaque because she doesn't actually know.
You have to be told that concentrating poverty isn’t great? Wow. Enjoy APS.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:There is nothing especially “holistic” or “laid back” about relying on geographic segregation to produce classrooms where most of the minority and low-income kids are concentrated in certain schools.
Amen
Arlington has never needed GS as an excuse. The last boundary shift for high schools made that crystal clear. That was well before GS changed it’s methodology. Yorktown is richer and whiter as a result- no surprise. Now people’s choices aren’t hidden behind the score. I don’t see that as a bad thing.
“We chose the north Arlington schools because of their excellent rating”
... uh... no you didn’t, and now it’s obvious to all...
Isn't that also why parents choose to send their kids to choice schools? Or even just pick up and move to another school zone?
Yes, when it becomes evident that the county will not engage in best practices, most parents make other arrangements.
Of course now the poor decision making is starting to effect everyone.
Everyone can enjoy shifts and online learning.
Hooray![]()
So you are choosing your schools in the same ways as all of the other parents. Got it.
Yes you do got it
You got ...
overcrowded schools
Concentrated poverty
Affluenza
Shift schedules
Online learning
Proposed Incomplete/unequal high schools
You sure do “got it”
DP. Your free association whining isn't convincing anyone. If you want to have a substantive discussion, do so.
It possible if you aren’t clear on best educational practices, or the recent history re: APS high school boundaries.
What are “best educational practices”?
PP is being deliberately opaque because she doesn't actually know.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:There is nothing especially “holistic” or “laid back” about relying on geographic segregation to produce classrooms where most of the minority and low-income kids are concentrated in certain schools.
Amen
Arlington has never needed GS as an excuse. The last boundary shift for high schools made that crystal clear. That was well before GS changed it’s methodology. Yorktown is richer and whiter as a result- no surprise. Now people’s choices aren’t hidden behind the score. I don’t see that as a bad thing.
“We chose the north Arlington schools because of their excellent rating”
... uh... no you didn’t, and now it’s obvious to all...
Isn't that also why parents choose to send their kids to choice schools? Or even just pick up and move to another school zone?
Yes, when it becomes evident that the county will not engage in best practices, most parents make other arrangements.
Of course now the poor decision making is starting to effect everyone.
Everyone can enjoy shifts and online learning.
Hooray![]()
So you are choosing your schools in the same ways as all of the other parents. Got it.
Yes you do got it
You got ...
overcrowded schools
Concentrated poverty
Affluenza
Shift schedules
Online learning
Proposed Incomplete/unequal high schools
You sure do “got it”
DP. Your free association whining isn't convincing anyone. If you want to have a substantive discussion, do so.
It possible if you aren’t clear on best educational practices, or the recent history re: APS high school boundaries.
What are “best educational practices”?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:There is nothing especially “holistic” or “laid back” about relying on geographic segregation to produce classrooms where most of the minority and low-income kids are concentrated in certain schools.
Amen
Arlington has never needed GS as an excuse. The last boundary shift for high schools made that crystal clear. That was well before GS changed it’s methodology. Yorktown is richer and whiter as a result- no surprise. Now people’s choices aren’t hidden behind the score. I don’t see that as a bad thing.
“We chose the north Arlington schools because of their excellent rating”
... uh... no you didn’t, and now it’s obvious to all...
Isn't that also why parents choose to send their kids to choice schools? Or even just pick up and move to another school zone?
Yes, when it becomes evident that the county will not engage in best practices, most parents make other arrangements.
Of course now the poor decision making is starting to effect everyone.
Everyone can enjoy shifts and online learning.
Hooray![]()
So you are choosing your schools in the same ways as all of the other parents. Got it.
Yes you do got it
You got ...
overcrowded schools
Concentrated poverty
Affluenza
Shift schedules
Online learning
Proposed Incomplete/unequal high schools
You sure do “got it”
DP. Your free association whining isn't convincing anyone. If you want to have a substantive discussion, do so.
It possible if you aren’t clear on best educational practices, or the recent history re: APS high school boundaries.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:There is nothing especially “holistic” or “laid back” about relying on geographic segregation to produce classrooms where most of the minority and low-income kids are concentrated in certain schools.
Amen
Arlington has never needed GS as an excuse. The last boundary shift for high schools made that crystal clear. That was well before GS changed it’s methodology. Yorktown is richer and whiter as a result- no surprise. Now people’s choices aren’t hidden behind the score. I don’t see that as a bad thing.
“We chose the north Arlington schools because of their excellent rating”
... uh... no you didn’t, and now it’s obvious to all...
Isn't that also why parents choose to send their kids to choice schools? Or even just pick up and move to another school zone?
Yes, when it becomes evident that the county will not engage in best practices, most parents make other arrangements.
Of course now the poor decision making is starting to effect everyone.
Everyone can enjoy shifts and online learning.
Hooray![]()
So you are choosing your schools in the same ways as all of the other parents. Got it.
Yes you do got it
You got ...
overcrowded schools
Concentrated poverty
Affluenza
Shift schedules
Online learning
Proposed Incomplete/unequal high schools
You sure do “got it”
DP. Your free association whining isn't convincing anyone. If you want to have a substantive discussion, do so.
Anonymous wrote:Quite the data dump. Definitely looks like the best schools in the region are in FCPS.