Anonymous wrote:Wow. This thread has taken a sharp left turn at the traffic lights...

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Anonymous wrote:I think both schools are excellent and your kid will thrive and learn at both schools. Personally I would pick which ever school feeds into the neighborhood that makes the most sense for your commute.

OP is already in the more desirable Madison district.

Living in Vienna isn't for everyone because it is far outside the beltway. The location of the majority of neighborhoods that feed Marshall far outweigh the negative commuting options of Vienna. Madison is no TJ or Langley.

Vienna is right outside the Beltway. Madison is similar to Langley, except it has more community support. No one knows who goes to Marshall other than kids in Pimmit Hills. It just pulls from a bunch of random neighborhoods, including some in Vienna that wish in their hearts they were also assigned to Madison.

The center of the Madion's school district is way outside the beltway. Marshall pulls from many distinct neighborhoods with pimmit hills being one of them. Just because you are ignorant to that fact I will spell it out.

If you look at this search Marshall pulls from definite neighborhoods like
http://www.redfin.com/homes-for-sale#!market=dc®ion_id=135930®ion_type=7&sold_within_days=180&sst=&v=8

Dunn Loring Woods
Shreve area
Courthouse Tysons area
Madrillon Tysons
Actually allmost all of 22182 Tysons Proper
Dunn Loring's entire zip code
And many More

Here is vienna and you will notice that it does also have far out broken neighborhoods in Oakton
http://www.redfin.com/homes-for-sale#!market=dc®ion_id=54145®ion_type=7&sold_within_days=180&sst=&v=8

You proved my point. Town of Vienna is at Madison's core. Marshall is just a bunch of random neighborhoods in Falls Church, Dunn Loring and Vienna. And WTH is "22182 Tysons Proper"?

I think you need to go back and look up what "random means". From the map Marshall is zoned for neighborhoods that are right next to each other and cluster around the school. That is not random.

Tysons proper is 22182 or now 22101 and 22182, it's a term used for defining the development by the county. This is also the zoning of the city tax area so in a sense it is the future city center.

I can see how in the future Tysons will be regarded as a city the same way town of Vienna is currently.

http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/news/2013/board-creates-tysons-service-district.htm

http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/news/2011/updates/tysons-now-official-mailing-address.htm


http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/tysons/development/

No, the neighborhoods don't cluster around the school. They just are on different sides of the central Tysons shopping and business area, where not many people live. People who live in Vienna near Reston at Marshall don't live right next to people in Pimmit Hills in Falls Church. When more people live in Tysons, maybe Marshall will gain an identity as the county's "urban" high school, like TC Williams in Alexandria. That's a long way off. For now Madison has much more of an identity as a school associated with a specific area.

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Anonymous wrote:I think both schools are excellent and your kid will thrive and learn at both schools. Personally I would pick which ever school feeds into the neighborhood that makes the most sense for your commute.

OP is already in the more desirable Madison district.

Living in Vienna isn't for everyone because it is far outside the beltway. The location of the majority of neighborhoods that feed Marshall far outweigh the negative commuting options of Vienna. Madison is no TJ or Langley.

Vienna is right outside the Beltway. Madison is similar to Langley, except it has more community support. No one knows who goes to Marshall other than kids in Pimmit Hills. It just pulls from a bunch of random neighborhoods, including some in Vienna that wish in their hearts they were also assigned to Madison.

The center of the Madion's school district is way outside the beltway. Marshall pulls from many distinct neighborhoods with pimmit hills being one of them. Just because you are ignorant to that fact I will spell it out.

If you look at this search Marshall pulls from definite neighborhoods like
http://www.redfin.com/homes-for-sale#!market=dc®ion_id=135930®ion_type=7&sold_within_days=180&sst=&v=8

Dunn Loring Woods
Shreve area
Courthouse Tysons area
Madrillon Tysons
Actually allmost all of 22182 Tysons Proper
Dunn Loring's entire zip code
And many More

Here is vienna and you will notice that it does also have far out broken neighborhoods in Oakton
http://www.redfin.com/homes-for-sale#!market=dc®ion_id=54145®ion_type=7&sold_within_days=180&sst=&v=8

You proved my point. Town of Vienna is at Madison's core. Marshall is just a bunch of random neighborhoods in Falls Church, Dunn Loring and Vienna. And WTH is "22182 Tysons Proper"?

I think you need to go back and look up what "random means". From the map Marshall is zoned for neighborhoods that are right next to each other and cluster around the school. That is not random.

Tysons proper is 22182 or now 22101 and 22182, it's a term used for defining the development by the county. This is also the zoning of the city tax area so in a sense it is the future city center.

I can see how in the future Tysons will be regarded as a city the same way town of Vienna is currently.

http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/news/2013/board-creates-tysons-service-district.htm

http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/news/2011/updates/tysons-now-official-mailing-address.htm


http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/tysons/development/

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Anonymous wrote:I think both schools are excellent and your kid will thrive and learn at both schools. Personally I would pick which ever school feeds into the neighborhood that makes the most sense for your commute.

OP is already in the more desirable Madison district.

Living in Vienna isn't for everyone because it is far outside the beltway. The location of the majority of neighborhoods that feed Marshall far outweigh the negative commuting options of Vienna. Madison is no TJ or Langley.

Vienna is right outside the Beltway. Madison is similar to Langley, except it has more community support. No one knows who goes to Marshall other than kids in Pimmit Hills. It just pulls from a bunch of random neighborhoods, including some in Vienna that wish in their hearts they were also assigned to Madison.

The center of the Madion's school district is way outside the beltway. Marshall pulls from many distinct neighborhoods with pimmit hills being one of them. Just because you are ignorant to that fact I will spell it out.

If you look at this search Marshall pulls from definite neighborhoods like
http://www.redfin.com/homes-for-sale#!market=dc®ion_id=135930®ion_type=7&sold_within_days=180&sst=&v=8

Dunn Loring Woods
Shreve area
Courthouse Tysons area
Madrillon Tysons
Actually allmost all of 22182 Tysons Proper
Dunn Loring's entire zip code
And many More

Here is vienna and you will notice that it does also have far out broken neighborhoods in Oakton
http://www.redfin.com/homes-for-sale#!market=dc®ion_id=54145®ion_type=7&sold_within_days=180&sst=&v=8

You proved my point. Town of Vienna is at Madison's core. Marshall is just a bunch of random neighborhoods in Falls Church, Dunn Loring and Vienna. And WTH is "22182 Tysons Proper"?

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Anonymous wrote:I think both schools are excellent and your kid will thrive and learn at both schools. Personally I would pick which ever school feeds into the neighborhood that makes the most sense for your commute.

OP is already in the more desirable Madison district.

Living in Vienna isn't for everyone because it is far outside the beltway. The location of the majority of neighborhoods that feed Marshall far outweigh the negative commuting options of Vienna. Madison is no TJ or Langley.

Vienna is right outside the Beltway. Madison is similar to Langley, except it has more community support. No one knows who goes to Marshall other than kids in Pimmit Hills. It just pulls from a bunch of random neighborhoods, including some in Vienna that wish in their hearts they were also assigned to Madison.

The center of the Madion's school district is way outside the beltway. Marshall pulls from many distinct neighborhoods with pimmit hills being one of them. Just because you are ignorant to that fact I will spell it out.

If you look at this search Marshall pulls from definite neighborhoods like
http://www.redfin.com/homes-for-sale#!market=dc®ion_id=135930®ion_type=7&sold_within_days=180&sst=&v=8

Dunn Loring Woods
Shreve area
Courthouse Tysons area
Madrillon Tysons
Actually allmost all of 22182 Tysons Proper
Dunn Loring's entire zip code
And many More

Here is vienna and you will notice that it does also have far out broken neighborhoods in Oakton
http://www.redfin.com/homes-for-sale#!market=dc®ion_id=54145®ion_type=7&sold_within_days=180&sst=&v=8

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Anonymous wrote:I think both schools are excellent and your kid will thrive and learn at both schools. Personally I would pick which ever school feeds into the neighborhood that makes the most sense for your commute.

OP is already in the more desirable Madison district.

Living in Vienna isn't for everyone because it is far outside the beltway. The location of the majority of neighborhoods that feed Marshall far outweigh the negative commuting options of Vienna. Madison is no TJ or Langley.

Vienna is right outside the Beltway. Madison is similar to Langley, except it has more community support. No one knows who goes to Marshall other than kids in Pimmit Hills. It just pulls from a bunch of random neighborhoods, including some in Vienna that wish in their hearts they were also assigned to Madison.

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Anonymous wrote:I think both schools are excellent and your kid will thrive and learn at both schools. Personally I would pick which ever school feeds into the neighborhood that makes the most sense for your commute.

OP is already in the more desirable Madison district.

Living in Vienna isn't for everyone because it is far outside the beltway. The location of the majority of neighborhoods that feed Marshall far outweigh the negative commuting options of Vienna. Madison is no TJ or Langley.

Vienna is right outside the Beltway. Madison is similar to Langley, except it has more community support. No one knows who goes to Marshall other than kids in Pimmit Hills. It just pulls from a bunch of random neighborhoods, including some in Vienna that wish in their hearts they were also assigned to Madison.

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Anonymous wrote:I think both schools are excellent and your kid will thrive and learn at both schools. Personally I would pick which ever school feeds into the neighborhood that makes the most sense for your commute.

OP is already in the more desirable Madison district.

Living in Vienna isn't for everyone because it is far outside the beltway. The location of the majority of neighborhoods that feed Marshall far outweigh the negative commuting options of Vienna. Madison is no TJ or Langley.

Anonymous wrote:Just stop it already! What exactly is your problem with IB? I think it is a valuable program that provides a rigorous academic experience for those students who wish to pursue it. How much does the IB actually cost? What is the ROI? Do you have answers to these questions?

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Anonymous wrote:I think both schools are excellent and your kid will thrive and learn at both schools. Personally I would pick which ever school feeds into the neighborhood that makes the most sense for your commute.

OP is already in the more desirable Madison district.

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Anonymous wrote:Until FCPS is prepared to cut back on wasteful, under-utilized programs like IB, its claims of budget woes aren't going to get much sympathy.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/fairfax-schools-funding-an-annual-battle-with-county-board/2013/11/25/50082c52-4324-11e3-a624-41d661b0bb78_story_1.html

FCPS could be paying for more teachers and classrooms instead of IB coordinators at schools where few students bother to get IB diplomas.

You don't get it, do you? Getting the IB diploma is a big deal. It is not an accident that a lot of colleges, including some of the highly touted on this site, award sophomore standing to students who have competed the IB diploma. Do you think the majority of any high school should be able to do that? Of course not. This is like saying let's eliminate the AP program because the majority of students don't take 8 AP classes. The IB program doesn't limit those who can take IB classes, so even if kids cannot manage the full diploma, they can take advantage of it. Of course, that is if learning is the objective, and not something else.

Anonymous wrote:Until FCPS is prepared to cut back on wasteful, under-utilized programs like IB, its claims of budget woes aren't going to get much sympathy.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/fairfax-schools-funding-an-annual-battle-with-county-board/2013/11/25/50082c52-4324-11e3-a624-41d661b0bb78_story_1.html

FCPS could be paying for more teachers and classrooms instead of IB coordinators at schools where few students bother to get IB diplomas.