Neen, I understand where you are coming from--people should pay to live where they can afford. Totally get that. An interesting question is, what would happen if the county had no affordable housing? I don't think it is a simple relationship between affordable housing and the types of people and situations that put them there and what effect it has on society. Some people simply need help--th
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quantum Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > South Lakes Pyramid - you are likely correct in > your points about the tax base. The amazing thing > is that there is no shortage of people willing to > live in those jurisdictions and pay those taxes. > There would not be any shortage here would small > jurisdictions obtain, at least as regards the >
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Quantum, Actually, the aging population is real. Living in Reston and seeing the neighborhoods, my own eyes tell me that. Also, Reston doesn't get to keep the money we generate--the county takes it and redistributes it to the county schools. If we got all the money, we could have the best schools in the county. That's my point. South Reston has more public housing than surrounding communitie
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not true Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The Oakton area parents pay the price in terms of > cost of housing. Housing in good school districts > like Oakton costs more. Now when they take Oakton > area and move to south lakes, these poor souls > lost hundreds of thousands of dollars. The problem > will worsen over time when more and more people &
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taxpayer Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > I think of Reston as a town or small city. Is the > business tax base one reason it is not? The > school board should strive for overall gains in > operational efficiency via attendance areas. Do > you think this decision coupled with the budget > issues will impact the construction of South >
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The reality is, as the population continues to grow, and the need for affordable housing grows too, the rest of the county will experience what Reston is already experiencing. If they think they can continue to live in their little enclaves forever, I think they are wrong. All this talk about Reston fixing "its own" problems first, well, we live in Fairfax County too, which gets all of our tax
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Seriously, if people think the board acted in excess of its authority, they should probably move to a township-based school system, where there is one high school and no threat of redistricting. Then a place like Oakton could have its own school district. But then, it would also have to fund its own school district. I know of small school districts in other parts of the country that are very we
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I agree there should be no hostility, but don't believe CAPS agrees. Case in point: having the carwash at South Lakes shopping center. That seems highly symbolic of hostility and intentionally provocative on the part of CAPS. Not that I care all that much, but you can't have it both ways.
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Forum Reader Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > South Lakes Pyramid parent Wrote: > > Do you really not understand the difference > > between the MMR magnet and special ed? All > > schools have special ed, true. Only South > Lakes > > has the MMR magnet which pulls from schools in > the > > area, and requires a significantly h
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Forum Reader Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > c'mom Wrote: > > Because there are 700-800 empty seats in the > > school. That's one THIRD of our school. > Factor > > in the high percentage of ESOL and the 300 or > so > > students in the MMR Center, we are left with > > something like 900 general ed kids. That makes > an &
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AP vs IB Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Forum Reader Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > > > > Please define and prove "that admissions are > solid > > for IB students, whether they are taking a > couple > > of courses." The FULL IB Diploma, sure - I have > > always agreed that t
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Oakton Parent "in the guise"??? I'm intentionally trying to decieve? You guys really need to get a life and stop being so paranoid. Also, I'm just trying to get the facts like all of you. I don't know all the information and where I stand on this issue, so I'm not saying what "I'd like" to be true. I'm just stating what I think based on what I've heard. There has been a lot of misinformatio
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I don't understand this entirely, but from my understanding, SL courses are equivalent to honors courses, and HL courses are equivalent to AP courses. So when people talk about 2 year IB courses, it is really euivalent to an honors course followed by an AP course. I think there are a lot of people who do not understand this and are posting misinformation about AP/IB. Don't take the advise post
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shmitta Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Why would CAPS want to claim victory on our own > turf? It's being held in Reston to mock you. > > The Art of War. LOL You guys are too much. Get over yourselves.
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elementarymydear Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > Let me ask you a question. Did you know much > > about AP before your kids got to high school? > Did > > you do a lot of research on it before getting > to > > high school? I don't know about you, but I can > > barely keep up with what my three kids are > doing > > t
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Forum Reader Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > South Lakes Pyramid parent Wrote: > > ... quit talking like you know anything about > > what South Lakes wants. You aren't there, you > > don't know. As it turns out, the vast majority > of > > people I talk are interested in AP. Most with > > current high schoolers don't have a st
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Neen Wrote: -> > It won't happen. First, about 150 students a year > will be sent to South Lakes. Of those, they can > expect 50 to 75 to actually show up. Those few > parents won't have any say in the academic > programs at South Lakes. PLUS, SL will make up > excuses to keep the program they want, IB. During > this budget crunch, for the next several years, it >
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Metrics wrote: e.g. why do minority and vulnerable groups perform better at Madison than at SLHS, despite 40% higher staff:student ratios Could it be the raw numbers, because they are 5% of the population instead of 30%? Disadvantaged children do better when they are a smaller percentage of the school population.
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Social Capital Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > The issue here is that many people at the hearings > said flatly that they came to this country > thinking democracy meant they could choose their > schools (which they can't in this county) and > thinking that majority rules all the time and that > the majority doesn't want to change schools. T
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Forum Reader Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > South Lakes Pyramid parent Wrote: > > I recall that South Lakes had top SAT scores in > > 2000? It was not a "low testing school" when > IB > > was brought in. > > I have been trying to avoid addressing this issue > because it will doubtless be taken wrong, but I do > not see that S
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Forum Reader Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > SLVerity Wrote: > > ... the idea that it > > was purposefully placed in only low-scoring > > schools, which is what Neen said, is false. > > > > Can we agree on that? > > --- > NO. > > Neen wrote, "... IB was put into schools to stop > White Flight. The director o
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Neen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > South Lakes Pyramid parent Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Neen Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > TJ Shales Wrote: > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------- &g
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Neen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > TJ Shales Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > The TJ student who returned to SL had a 4.1 > GPA. > > GFY. > > OH, I am sorry. Now she won't be able to take > Calculus, much less Quantum Physics, linear > algebra, or multi var. Nor will she have the >
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Neen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > fm/c/o parent Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > What does a FCPS school board meeting have in > > common with Cuba? > > In both places dissent is not allowed. > > > > We watched the meeting on television and it was > > surreal how the sound woul
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TJ Shales Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > You're too funny. Edwatch is a libertarian group > that advocates for vouchers. It is against public > schools of all kinds. Think it might have an > agenda? Hey, Neen wants vouchers too! Could she be libertarian? Now it all makes sense.
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Let's be honest Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > TJ Shales Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Oakton Parent Wrote: >> TJ Shales, your statement is simply not true. > (Your spies are misleading you...and yes, we know > "you" were there...) I was at the Caps meeting > last night, and there was no preg
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Forum Reader Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- >> You really don't get it, do you? These parents are > not being forced by "bullies." Many parents WANT > to do everything they can to keep their children > in the school and academic program of their > choice. No FR, you don't get it. THEY are acting like bullies, wearing gang garb and threatening la
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CAPSbullies Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > fm/c/o parent Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > taxpayer Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > > > > > > > Please know that the Fox Mill PTA hasn't done > > anything, j
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SL last ditch strategy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > South Lakes Pyramid parent Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > I think you have to place this > > forum in the broader context and realize that > many > > people have not been that involved with this > > process, and naturally, those are
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quantum Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > South Lakes Pyramid Parent - you ask why South > Lakes should be continually defending itself. I > find it hard to believe that you are really asking > this question - although in total fairness, it is > likely due to the fact you are emotionally > involved in the matter. The facts and situation > at h
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