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Anonymous wrote:OP asked those who’ve made the move whether their quality of life improved, not for DC residents to interject with comments about whether they still like their DC neighborhoods. Obviously there is some confirmation bias to be expected, but the fact that the DC residents feel obliged to weigh in suggests they are a bit more anxious about their circumstances, particularly as Covid-19 makes living in less spaces more desirable, than they want to admit.

As someone who did move out of DC and has no regrets other than the shorter commute, I can attest to the fact that the advantages when it comes to privacy, additional space, and superior public schools quickly outweigh the disadvantages for most of us.

Please stop it with this BS. So sick of this, especially now as DC is functioning leaps ahead of VA (who couldn't manage C-19) and MD, due to the union.

Except it isn't and never will. Blips in VA and MD don't matter when DCPS is fundamentally a crappy system.

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Anonymous wrote:OP asked those who’ve made the move whether their quality of life improved, not for DC residents to interject with comments about whether they still like their DC neighborhoods. Obviously there is some confirmation bias to be expected, but the fact that the DC residents feel obliged to weigh in suggests they are a bit more anxious about their circumstances, particularly as Covid-19 makes living in less spaces more desirable, than they want to admit.

As someone who did move out of DC and has no regrets other than the shorter commute, I can attest to the fact that the advantages when it comes to privacy, additional space, and superior public schools quickly outweigh the disadvantages for most of us.

Please stop it with this BS. So sick of this, especially now as DC is functioning leaps ahead of VA (who couldn't manage C-19) and MD, due to the union.

Yes, DC schools seem to be more nimble re: response to the pandemic. It seems somewhat school and teacher-dependent, but overall most people seem happy with distance learning at our neighborhood school.

To be fair, one city is probably easier to manage than a whole state.

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Anonymous wrote:We’ve made the opposite move, and are much happier in NWDC. It’s more beautiful than NOVA, and we love our DCPS elementary school much more. Teachers and families are great, it feels much more personal. I think some DC schools got so much better that this stereotype about NOVA schools being the best seems really outdated now.

Straw-man argument. Everyone knows DCPS has some decent elementary schools but the quality drops off sharply in middle and high school. Wilson would be in the bottom 1/3 in APS and bottom 1/4 in FCPS or LCPS.

It doesn’t really, unless you’re comparing cumulative scores of non-diverse and diverse schools for some reason. Our friend’ kids are doing great in Wilson.

If your kids privileged background ensures their success no matter where they go to school, would you feel comfortable sending them to Roosevelt?

Shocked that it's crickets.

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Anonymous wrote:We’ve made the opposite move, and are much happier in NWDC. It’s more beautiful than NOVA, and we love our DCPS elementary school much more. Teachers and families are great, it feels much more personal. I think some DC schools got so much better that this stereotype about NOVA schools being the best seems really outdated now.

Straw-man argument. Everyone knows DCPS has some decent elementary schools but the quality drops off sharply in middle and high school. Wilson would be in the bottom 1/3 in APS and bottom 1/4 in FCPS or LCPS.

It doesn’t really, unless you’re comparing cumulative scores of non-diverse and diverse schools for some reason. Our friend’ kids are doing great in Wilson.

If your kids privileged background ensures their success no matter where they go to school, would you feel comfortable sending them to Roosevelt?

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Anonymous wrote:OP asked those who’ve made the move whether their quality of life improved, not for DC residents to interject with comments about whether they still like their DC neighborhoods. Obviously there is some confirmation bias to be expected, but the fact that the DC residents feel obliged to weigh in suggests they are a bit more anxious about their circumstances, particularly as Covid-19 makes living in less spaces more desirable, than they want to admit.

As someone who did move out of DC and has no regrets other than the shorter commute, I can attest to the fact that the advantages when it comes to privacy, additional space, and superior public schools quickly outweigh the disadvantages for most of us.

Please stop it with this BS. So sick of this, especially now as DC is functioning leaps ahead of VA (who couldn't manage C-19) and MD, due to the union.

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Anonymous wrote:OP asked those who’ve made the move whether their quality of life improved, not for DC residents to interject with comments about whether they still like their DC neighborhoods. Obviously there is some confirmation bias to be expected, but the fact that the DC residents feel obliged to weigh in suggests they are a bit more anxious about their circumstances, particularly as Covid-19 makes living in less spaces more desirable, than they want to admit.

As someone who did move out of DC and has no regrets other than the shorter commute, I can attest to the fact that the advantages when it comes to privacy, additional space, and superior public schools quickly outweigh the disadvantages for most of us.

Please stop it with this BS. So sick of this, especially now as DC is functioning leaps ahead of VA (who couldn't manage C-19) and MD, due to the union.

Anonymous wrote:OP asked those who’ve made the move whether their quality of life improved, not for DC residents to interject with comments about whether they still like their DC neighborhoods. Obviously there is some confirmation bias to be expected, but the fact that the DC residents feel obliged to weigh in suggests they are a bit more anxious about their circumstances, particularly as Covid-19 makes living in less spaces more desirable, than they want to admit.

As someone who did move out of DC and has no regrets other than the shorter commute, I can attest to the fact that the advantages when it comes to privacy, additional space, and superior public schools quickly outweigh the disadvantages for most of us.

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Anonymous wrote:Just to counter - we moved from intown DC to upper NW. If you can afford it - it's great. Feels like the suburbs up here with lots of trees and open space. Schools are good and it is great to have your kids be able to walk to school. Plus, no school buses which means your kids will go to school roughly the same time from elementary school through high school.

There are other areas like this across DC - the intense urban areas can be so much fun and yet so exhausting.

We basically did this. It's been great -- pretty quiet, feels safe, walk to school, etc. Which kind of just goes to prove that there is actually kind of a spectrum from "inner city dangerous" to "boring, bland, car-dependent suburbs." It's not a binary choice.

Yeah, I live in Glover Park and my DC is not filled with crime at all. My street is super quiet 24/7, and I hear the birds and wind. We walk in the trails and the kids in GP play outside together. Parking is a bitch but we have a Metrobus that runs through the neighborhood. There's a new TJ's within walking distance. I can be to Dupont in 15 minutes. So it's kind of the best of both worlds. It's funny... here on DCUM you either hear that DC's not a "real city" and it's so "suburban," but then others are saying it's a concrete jungle rampant with crime. Neither are true.

Glover Park is great, which I didn't realize until I moved away. The last 2-3 years have been rough (lots of businesses closing on Wisconsin), but I think with TJ's and the planned re-opening of WF, plus the Fannie Mae redevelopment, the tide looks like it's slated to turn.

I do wonder about that broader area (GP to, say, Tenleytown and Cleveland Park) in general and would love to get your opinion on it, DCUM. The mayor/her administration seems to want to stick a middle finger to ward 3 (Cathedral Commons' joke of a homeless shelter, the completely random and unsanitary COVID hotel on Connecticut, the story with Sedgewick Gardens) and I wonder if this will negatively affect the quality of life in the area if this continues.

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Anonymous wrote: They are not yet school age, no, but we have given quite a bit of consideration to our long term plans for schooling. Yes, I understand that may people leave as their children get older, but contrary to what people here would have you believe, it's by no means universal. We have friends and neighbors with older children who are staying in DC for the duration, whose kids are doing quite well, and whose advice we solicit. Is it the easy choice? No. But to paraphrase the other poster who is so offended by my opinion, sometimes it's not just about you or your family.

I really cannot even fathom the amount of arrogance and delusional self-importance that would lead one to conclude that living in DC and sensing your kids to public schools is somehow a great act of benevolence toward the other families. This attitude is frankly disgusting if we dig a bit deeper...no one needs you to ‘civilize’ their children with your presence.

"My kids are not yet of school age, but let me tell all you other school-age parents how disappointing and complacent it is that you strive to send your kids to good schools"