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Anonymous wrote:We just bought a house in the Fairfax side of Alexandria. There are several great elementary schools and your kids can test in TJ for high school.

I bet there's a better chance at tc's test scores improving over the next few years than any kid's chance of getting into tj.

DH and I both scored 800 on our math SATs. I'm not concerned that our kids will get into TJ.

This must be one of the most ridiculous things I've read on DCUM, and trust me, that says something.

I so hope you didn't move into my neighborhood (also in Fairfax side of Alexandria). B/c I truly hope I don't have a neighbor who is as presumptuous, and yet ignorant, as you.

And by the way, it is one thing to state "I hope my kids can follow in my footsteps and work hard / do well in school and get into TJ" and quite another to be obnoxious enough to say that since you scored 800 on you math SATs, that you aren't "concerned" about your KIDS getting into TJ. I mean, really, are you this obnoxious in real life?

Anonymous wrote:At tc williams a piece is also known as a hand gun

Arlington guy here here: This one ain't mine, and I don't approve of this message.

At tc williams a piece is also known as a hand gun

Wow the vitriol here is unreal.

So you haven't said your piece?

Anonymous wrote:do you mean "said my peace." dumbass

No. I meant "said my piece."

I'll let others judge your insult.

Actually, no. This is what I said:

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Alexandria, I have zero qualms about my credibility. I've said nothing that is factually incorrect. You can put a pollyana spin on it all you want, but it doesn't change the cold, hard facts. I'm done with this thread now in any case. I'm sure you'll come back with some more whitewash and rose-colored paint, however. Have at it. I've said my piece.

I said "Said my piece."

So I'm not really sure what you're going on about. Said my piece is correct.

lol "said my peace, dumbass"

lol Temple Grandin.

That was a reply to Arlingtonman, I am betting, as he regularly reports on how superior Arlington is to Alexandria, school-wise, and berates TC for having a teen health center on site.

Anonymous wrote:There is a teen pregnancy center in Arlington, too. It shares the building with the daycare for Arlington school teachers.

We're not talking about Arlington, and they don't have one in every Arlington HS besides.

Anonymous wrote:Sigh. Does this help?

http://grammar.about.com/od/alightersideofwriting/a/peacegloss.htm

Which says the proper construct is, in fact, say your piece. For which smug grammar mom upbraided me. Wrongly. There's a difference between a typo and a grammar error, you know.

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Anonymous wrote:What if your kids aren't math/science types?

They should be since DH majored in science and I majored in math.

Yeah, because that's how it works. Just stop bc the more you post, the dumber you sound.

+1 - of course that's true she majored in math she knows all the stats. Of course your kids will get into TJ no problem

Regression towards the mean. That's all I have to say.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What if your kids aren't math/science types?

They should be since DH majored in science and I majored in math.

Yeah, because that's how it works. Just stop bc the more you post, the dumber you sound.

+1 - of course that's true she majored in math she knows all the stats. Of course your kids will get into TJ no problem

I'm the OP here - I'm reading all these posts. . . a lot to think about!

The only part that is true is that there is a teen health clinic in the building (note: "health clinic," not "teen pregnancy clinic"). Th dropout rate is an artificial construct. Any student who leaves TC who does not provide the address of their new high school is included in the dropout rate. TC has many international students. If a student goes back to Honduras and does not provide information about his or her new high school in Honduras, that student is counted as a dropout. TC has students from over 60 countries.