Would you move for Deal and J-R?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:McArthur is in an AWFUL location. Awful.

It’s really not that bad. If you can get to Hardy, you can get to MacArthur. People are overly dramatic about the location.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, we had friends who were local IB EOTP all the way with all their neighborhood friends. Then they got into the charter they wanted and forgot about that IB school. All about the charter and feeding into the charter MS. Then they switched to private. WOTP. For $50k/yr.

But they still talk about how living EOTP is so cool and they love their diverse neighborhood and their neighbors.

Just not enough to send their kids to school with the neighbor kids.

This little quip-- rotely repeated hundreds of times on DCUM while thinking it's clever--shows how little you know about neighborhoods EOTP.

The first thing our new black and brown neighbors mentioned as we were unpacking our boxes was they could help us with all the info to not have to attend the neighborhood school.

Us too. All the neighbor kids went to St John’s or Gonzaga because Dunbar was absolutely not an option if you cared at all.

Yup this is what I heard, too.

Black middle class and upper middle class families have the best advice re: schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, we had friends who were local IB EOTP all the way with all their neighborhood friends. Then they got into the charter they wanted and forgot about that IB school. All about the charter and feeding into the charter MS. Then they switched to private. WOTP. For $50k/yr.

But they still talk about how living EOTP is so cool and they love their diverse neighborhood and their neighbors.

Just not enough to send their kids to school with the neighbor kids.

This little quip-- rotely repeated hundreds of times on DCUM while thinking it's clever--shows how little you know about neighborhoods EOTP.

The first thing our new black and brown neighbors mentioned as we were unpacking our boxes was they could help us with all the info to not have to attend the neighborhood school.

Us too. All the neighbor kids went to St John’s or Gonzaga because Dunbar was absolutely not an option if you cared at all.

Yup this is what I heard, too.

Black middle class and upper middle class families have the best advice re: schools.

All the middle and UMC families we know are either in charters or parochial school.

None, absolutely none, in DCPS

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, we had friends who were local IB EOTP all the way with all their neighborhood friends. Then they got into the charter they wanted and forgot about that IB school. All about the charter and feeding into the charter MS. Then they switched to private. WOTP. For $50k/yr.

But they still talk about how living EOTP is so cool and they love their diverse neighborhood and their neighbors.

Just not enough to send their kids to school with the neighbor kids.

This little quip-- rotely repeated hundreds of times on DCUM while thinking it's clever--shows how little you know about neighborhoods EOTP.

The first thing our new black and brown neighbors mentioned as we were unpacking our boxes was they could help us with all the info to not have to attend the neighborhood school.

Us too. All the neighbor kids went to St John’s or Gonzaga because Dunbar was absolutely not an option if you cared at all.

Yup this is what I heard, too.

Black middle class and upper middle class families have the best advice re: schools.

All the middle and UMC families we know are either in charters or parochial school.

None, absolutely none, in DCPS

PP above. Also to add this is for elementarY EOTP.

None even started their kid in DCPS.

[Anonymous]

Because the IB DCPS schools are not good EOTP? So why the criticism of people who choose to live WOTP so their kids have the option of good neighborhood schools? Which OOB DCPS schools do kids EOTP go to?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Because the IB DCPS schools are not good EOTP? So why the criticism of people who choose to live WOTP so their kids have the option of good neighborhood schools? Which OOB DCPS schools do kids EOTP go to?

Mine go to Hearst and Deal.

I would have happily sent my kids to our walkable neighborhood school if they had classes to challenge my kid working two grade levels above in math and who knows how far above in ELA. But unfortunately for all kids like mine EOTP, that acceleration is not offered at their IB school. A citywide test in magnet would be GREAT, then we wouldn’t all have to fight for a few lottery spots every year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Because the IB DCPS schools are not good EOTP? So why the criticism of people who choose to live WOTP so their kids have the option of good neighborhood schools? Which OOB DCPS schools do kids EOTP go to?

The calculus is very different if you’re black. Much riskier for your kids for a lot of reasons.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:JR had one functioning bathroom for months last year, right?

No this is not correct…ever.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:JR had one functioning bathroom for months last year, right?

No this is not correct…ever.

LOL - JR is actually in pretty physical good shape - they do work hard. Issues happen but are dealt with fairly quickly. Except for the auditorium of course but even that is up and running.

Couple of things - we used to live in MtP and loved it - but kids from there do have a harder time getting over to Deal/JR - especially when they are younger. Buses can be a disaster. I have friends who were zoned who did move across the park as it is nice to be able to walk.

And is it the suburbs or "Upper Caucasia" over here? Somewhat, though I like the term in-town neighborhood. Way too many sidewalks and Maryland drivers careening through. Plus, if you live near Connecticut Ave there is some serious social economic and racial diversity now. You hear a lot of complaining about the bad over here but it is very nice to see a mix of kids heading to school. We are less than a 10 minute walk from the Metro so easy to get downtown. Is it as vibrant as Mt. P? No - but you can walk over there.

How rigorous are the schools? Depends on the teachers. Deal and JR do accelerated math. 9th grade at JR is not very difficult but your kid can ramp in up starting in 10th grade with APs. Not sure about French/Spanish but both Deal and JR have excellent Chinese teachers so if are worried about that - do Chinese. And there are plenty of teachers at JR who will really push your kid. No, not every class but enough so they will be prepared for college if they try.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It's hard to say. Basically most of the JR and Deal neighborhoods are as suburban as the close in VA and MD suburbs and lack any real urban flavor anyway, and the suburban schools are generally better, so if it were me I'd just leave the city. The one exception I can think of is Mt Pleasant.

worst take i’ve heard all week.

Only because you can't afford Mt Pleasant.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I would take the Kalorama Triangle portion of Adams Morgan (OA) or neighborhoods along CT or Wisconsin Ave that feed to Deal over Mt Pleasant. I have never understood all the Mt Pleasant praise. Geographically it feels like an isolated little island with a tiny main drag penned in by chaotic Columbia Heights. Of course, it is nice to be right on the park but to me that seems to be the sole benefit. Parts of it are quite far from metro, etc.

The “tiny main drag” offers plenty along with real city charm and isn’t the strip mall atmosphere of CT or Wisconsin Avenue. It also has far less traffic and isn’t a commuter route. And, again, it actually has racial and economic diversity.

Finally, it’s a quick walk to Adams Morgan and Columbia Heights.

You couldn’t pay me to live in Upper Caucasia. I don’t care if those neighborhoods have DC addresses. They’re the suburbs.

I don’t get the claim of ethic diversity for Mount Pleasant. Bancroft has the lowest percentage of Black kids in all of DC. How can a DC school be only 2% Black?

https://www.myschooldc.org/schools/profile/6

Who said anything about Barcroft? The comparison was between neighborhoods, not elementary schools. In any event, how many elementary schools in Upper Caucasia are 69 percent Latino?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, we had friends who were local IB EOTP all the way with all their neighborhood friends. Then they got into the charter they wanted and forgot about that IB school. All about the charter and feeding into the charter MS. Then they switched to private. WOTP. For $50k/yr.

But they still talk about how living EOTP is so cool and they love their diverse neighborhood and their neighbors.

Just not enough to send their kids to school with the neighbor kids.

This little quip-- rotely repeated hundreds of times on DCUM while thinking it's clever--shows how little you know about neighborhoods EOTP.

The first thing our new black and brown neighbors mentioned as we were unpacking our boxes was they could help us with all the info to not have to attend the neighborhood school.

So who are all those black and brown kids in the schools if no black and brown kids are going there? Your neighbors are not only awful, by the way, but your post is also bullshit because that never happened.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because the IB DCPS schools are not good EOTP? So why the criticism of people who choose to live WOTP so their kids have the option of good neighborhood schools? Which OOB DCPS schools do kids EOTP go to?

The calculus is very different if you’re black. Much riskier for your kids for a lot of reasons.

What part is riskier?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because the IB DCPS schools are not good EOTP? So why the criticism of people who choose to live WOTP so their kids have the option of good neighborhood schools? Which OOB DCPS schools do kids EOTP go to?

Mine go to Hearst and Deal.

I would have happily sent my kids to our walkable neighborhood school if they had classes to challenge my kid working two grade levels above in math and who knows how far above in ELA. But unfortunately for all kids like mine EOTP, that acceleration is not offered at their IB school. A citywide test in magnet would be GREAT, then we wouldn’t all have to fight for a few lottery spots every year.

So you want what people who live WOTP for the schools want?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, we had friends who were local IB EOTP all the way with all their neighborhood friends. Then they got into the charter they wanted and forgot about that IB school. All about the charter and feeding into the charter MS. Then they switched to private. WOTP. For $50k/yr.

But they still talk about how living EOTP is so cool and they love their diverse neighborhood and their neighbors.

Just not enough to send their kids to school with the neighbor kids.

This little quip-- rotely repeated hundreds of times on DCUM while thinking it's clever--shows how little you know about neighborhoods EOTP.

The first thing our new black and brown neighbors mentioned as we were unpacking our boxes was they could help us with all the info to not have to attend the neighborhood school.

So who are all those black and brown kids in the schools if no black and brown kids are going there? Your neighbors are not only awful, by the way, but your post is also bullshit because that never happened.

Keep your head up your a$$ if you don't want to believe me, but it was definitely the case on my block among my neightbors and we've had others chime in as well. Sorry it doesn't fit your comfortable little imagination of how the world works.