She needed help to learn to read in a way that wasn’t offered by the school, so you should have gotten her that help. “Very little intervention” sounds like there was some intervention at some point. But it’s easy to come back now and blame the problems on an entire school. Come on. |
Janney parent here. There’s no need to be defensive bc someone has a negative experience. Janney is known to not handle learning differences well. If your kids are middle of the road and don’t require any hand holding, it will be fine and lovely.
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For every person who raves about their private school, there’s another one looking to transfer their kid out because it wasn’t what they thought it would be for the price tag etc. |
You’re so right. Why didn’t I just think of that in the first place? I take it all back. Public schools are amazing and Janney is a beacon. I am taking full personal responsibility for my child’s lack of capabilities and my inability to support them properly. I’m so glad we talked. |
I won’t name the school because it would put us. But we moved to AU park mid-elementary, and your DS transferred from a “progressive” hrcs to Janney at that point. My son is an academic high flyer, athletic, and has strong social skills. No special needs at all. He thrived at Janney. His former progressive school was known to be accommodating to SN kids, and had a disproportionate number of those kids. He never thrived there. Despite being a great student he was never recognized. All the recognition went to the SN kids, presumably bc they thought my kid would be ok regardless. Turns out that was sort of damaging. Janney is a great place for normal kids. They are well known across the city for not handling SN kids well. And the population is affluent enough that those is tents find other options rather than battling with the school. For us, that was a godsend. So if your kid is not special needs, do not hesitate to go to Janney. It will be a great experience. Its size means it has a lot to offer and there will be lots of friends to meet. |
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I have a current 11th grader and who attended Janney and I don't recognize this about Janney. DEI stuff was not the focus at all during our era. The school had it's issues (mainly the large class experiment and some uneven teachers) but academics were the focus--zero emphasis on race or gender issues. Heck they still celebrated Colonial Day. |
This stuff started with the BLM movement. Your kid is too old for that. |
I would like to see the data on that. |
DP it is well documented.that schools messed up big time by stopping phonics. A lot of kids didn't learn to read. That is the fault of the schools and Lucy Caulkins and Fountas and Pinnell. They were also reassuring parents that everything was fine when it was not. Nobody should ever blame parents for this travesty. Parent advocacy by parents whose kids slipped through the cracks is why things have changed. |
Amen. Google “phonics in public schools” and you can read all about the debacle that is now being reversed. Also, schools are overcrowded, teachers are burnt out, bizarre DEI curriculum was fine until it got weird (ie, Is Lincoln a Racist? Was Louisa May Alcott actually trans? Discuss.) If you have 1) a kid who is a rule follower and/or fits the typical social mold or 2) the money/time/sense to support with outside enrichment for ND kids or 3) the belief that “school is school and kids will be kids” and that everything will work out OK…you are a great candidate for public school. If not, it’s not your fault, it’s not your kid’s fault, it’s not the school’s fault. Public education is struggling. Our society is struggling. Good luck to everyone. I know we all love our kids and want them to succeed and be happy. It’s hard. You’re not alone. |
Got into Janney PK4 with IB preference, but this post is freaking me out! Thanks to OP and others for sharing their experiences, it will at least have use going in eyes open rather than assuming that because it is considered a top DCPS elementary, everything will automatically work out. |
Any parents of Janney 5th graders this year on here? How has it been? I’ve heard bad things and am worried |
Why are you saying this like it wasn't always your full personal responsibility for these things?? |
Typical DCUM nonsense. "I take full personal responsibility for being a parent to my child." WTF were you doing before? |