Where is chancellor sending his son to school?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Firm fact: his kid goes to Walls.

And I bet it was a sure thing even before walking into the interview. Also note that Walls was chosen over Bennekar, not surprised.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Firm fact: his kid goes to Walls.

And I bet it was a sure thing even before walking into the interview. Also note that Walls was chosen over Bennekar, not surprised.

Why would you bet that a son of two high income, PhD parents would be able to get into Walls on his own merit?

[Anonymous]

*wouldn’t be able to

[Anonymous]

Never said he wouldn’t pass the test but come on, we know there is no transparency with the interview process and we all know that he would be a shoe in.

[Anonymous]

Not a surprise that he chose Walls. No one in DCPS Leadership want to touch any of the other schools except at the elementary level

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not a surprise that he chose Walls. No one in DCPS Leadership want to touch any of the other schools except at the elementary level

I’m not sure he thought Walls was a given—otherwise he wouldn’t have bought a home IB for Wilson.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not a surprise that he chose Walls. No one in DCPS Leadership want to touch any of the other schools except at the elementary level

I’m not sure he thought Walls was a given—otherwise he wouldn’t have bought a home IB for Wilson.

Sorry, meant to respond to the previous PP.

[Anonymous]

Banneker? McKinley? Not good enough?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Banneker? McKinley? Not good enough?

Looks like it’s not. But then then again if you look at SATs and colleges, Walls is significantly better than other 2.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Banneker? McKinley? Not good enough?

Looks like it’s not. But then then again if you look at SATs and colleges, Walls is significantly better than other 2.

I don’t think we can hold it against him that he chose a more selective selective not assume he wouldn’t have gone to Banneker if he didn’t get into Walls.

[Anonymous]

But diversity!

[Anonymous]

I wouldn’t send my son to Banneker either of I had the option of Walls due to the lack of male students.

[Anonymous]

I mean, honestly I'm just glad he even has a kid at ANY DCPS school, even if it's just Walls and he hedged with a house in Wilson (which might've been better because as PP said, he'd then see firsthand the issues even there, in the richest part of DC). But seriously, how many education dept leadership over the years have kids in private schools? All the rest of them. I even feel some sympathy for the last dude because at least he didn't opt out of the public system entirely...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I mean, honestly I'm just glad he even has a kid at ANY DCPS school, even if it's just Walls and he hedged with a house in Wilson (which might've been better because as PP said, he'd then see firsthand the issues even there, in the richest part of DC). But seriously, how many education dept leadership over the years have kids in private schools? All the rest of them. I even feel some sympathy for the last dude because at least he didn't opt out of the public system entirely...

So true. Advance the slogan that DCPS schools are good but don’t put your child in the system. The last one and current chancellor put their child in test in schools. Yes they are DCPS but not neighborhood schools. What does that say for the rest of us who don’t have that option?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I mean, honestly I'm just glad he even has a kid at ANY DCPS school, even if it's just Walls and he hedged with a house in Wilson (which might've been better because as PP said, he'd then see firsthand the issues even there, in the richest part of DC). But seriously, how many education dept leadership over the years have kids in private schools? All the rest of them. I even feel some sympathy for the last dude because at least he didn't opt out of the public system entirely...

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