Bowser throws shade at Lafayette parents

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PP again but calling this situation ‘extremely inconvenient’ is an indication of how truly lucky you are in life. Please take in that fact. I can give you a lot of other scenarios that are actually ‘extremely inconvenient’ as a comparison.

Seriously. My kids' ward 5 charter is 15 minutes away from my home so I spend an hour a day driving my kids there and picking them up. And I'm quite grateful for the privilege since my zoned school is one of the worst in the city.

I certainly don't consider the driving I do "extremely inconvenient." I'm grateful to do it because my previous drive to an inferior charter was 25 minutes each way.

The way I see it, Bowser caters far too much to the WOTP crowd. Not too little.

Look at their streets compared to the ones in my neighborhood.
Their policing.
Trash pick up at the Rec centers on that side of the park.
Maintenance of the swimming pools WOTP vs EOTP. The list goes on.

I'm all for Bowser calling out the casual racism that rules the thoughts of many WOTP.

Riiight. Look at how overcrowded the schools are WOTP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PP again but calling this situation ‘extremely inconvenient’ is an indication of how truly lucky you are in life. Please take in that fact. I can give you a lot of other scenarios that are actually ‘extremely inconvenient’ as a comparison.

Seriously. My kids' ward 5 charter is 15 minutes away from my home so I spend an hour a day driving my kids there and picking them up. And I'm quite grateful for the privilege since my zoned school is one of the worst in the city.

I certainly don't consider the driving I do "extremely inconvenient." I'm grateful to do it because my previous drive to an inferior charter was 25 minutes each way.

The way I see it, Bowser caters far too much to the WOTP crowd. Not too little.

Look at their streets compared to the ones in my neighborhood.
Their policing.
Trash pick up at the Rec centers on that side of the park.
Maintenance of the swimming pools WOTP vs EOTP. The list goes on.

I'm all for Bowser calling out the casual racism that rules the thoughts of many WOTP.

Riiight. Look at how overcrowded the schools are WOTP.

But your kids get an excellent education. I'd trade you any day. And no way would you accept the schools my kids are zone for. So, you win.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PP again but calling this situation ‘extremely inconvenient’ is an indication of how truly lucky you are in life. Please take in that fact. I can give you a lot of other scenarios that are actually ‘extremely inconvenient’ as a comparison.

Seriously. My kids' ward 5 charter is 15 minutes away from my home so I spend an hour a day driving my kids there and picking them up. And I'm quite grateful for the privilege since my zoned school is one of the worst in the city.

I certainly don't consider the driving I do "extremely inconvenient." I'm grateful to do it because my previous drive to an inferior charter was 25 minutes each way.

The way I see it, Bowser caters far too much to the WOTP crowd. Not too little.

Look at their streets compared to the ones in my neighborhood.
Their policing.
Trash pick up at the Rec centers on that side of the park.
Maintenance of the swimming pools WOTP vs EOTP. The list goes on.

I'm all for Bowser calling out the casual racism that rules the thoughts of many WOTP.

Riiight. Look at how overcrowded the schools are WOTP.

You're free to send your kid to a less crowded EOTP school. For some reason, WOTP parents, especially the ones who complain about overcrowding, never seem to choose that solution.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PP again but calling this situation ‘extremely inconvenient’ is an indication of how truly lucky you are in life. Please take in that fact. I can give you a lot of other scenarios that are actually ‘extremely inconvenient’ as a comparison.

Seriously. My kids' ward 5 charter is 15 minutes away from my home so I spend an hour a day driving my kids there and picking them up. And I'm quite grateful for the privilege since my zoned school is one of the worst in the city.

I certainly don't consider the driving I do "extremely inconvenient." I'm grateful to do it because my previous drive to an inferior charter was 25 minutes each way.

The way I see it, Bowser caters far too much to the WOTP crowd. Not too little.

Look at their streets compared to the ones in my neighborhood.
Their policing.
Trash pick up at the Rec centers on that side of the park.
Maintenance of the swimming pools WOTP vs EOTP. The list goes on.

I'm all for Bowser calling out the casual racism that rules the thoughts of many WOTP.

Riiight. Look at how overcrowded the schools are WOTP.

You're free to send your kid to a less crowded EOTP school. For some reason, WOTP parents, especially the ones who complain about overcrowding, never seem to choose that solution.

Because their jobs are so much more demanding than the parents' jobs in Takoma or Petworth...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PP again but calling this situation ‘extremely inconvenient’ is an indication of how truly lucky you are in life. Please take in that fact. I can give you a lot of other scenarios that are actually ‘extremely inconvenient’ as a comparison.

Seriously. My kids' ward 5 charter is 15 minutes away from my home so I spend an hour a day driving my kids there and picking them up. And I'm quite grateful for the privilege since my zoned school is one of the worst in the city.

I certainly don't consider the driving I do "extremely inconvenient." I'm grateful to do it because my previous drive to an inferior charter was 25 minutes each way.

The way I see it, Bowser caters far too much to the WOTP crowd. Not too little.

Look at their streets compared to the ones in my neighborhood.
Their policing.
Trash pick up at the Rec centers on that side of the park.
Maintenance of the swimming pools WOTP vs EOTP. The list goes on.

I'm all for Bowser calling out the casual racism that rules the thoughts of many WOTP.

You chose to go to a charter. You could go to your inbound school which would be closer. But you didn’t choose your inbound? Hmmm…aren’t you perpetuating the same problems you accuse WOTP of doing…segregating yourself from people you don’t want to be educated with?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PP again but calling this situation ‘extremely inconvenient’ is an indication of how truly lucky you are in life. Please take in that fact. I can give you a lot of other scenarios that are actually ‘extremely inconvenient’ as a comparison.

Seriously. My kids' ward 5 charter is 15 minutes away from my home so I spend an hour a day driving my kids there and picking them up. And I'm quite grateful for the privilege since my zoned school is one of the worst in the city.

I certainly don't consider the driving I do "extremely inconvenient." I'm grateful to do it because my previous drive to an inferior charter was 25 minutes each way.

The way I see it, Bowser caters far too much to the WOTP crowd. Not too little.

Look at their streets compared to the ones in my neighborhood.
Their policing.
Trash pick up at the Rec centers on that side of the park.
Maintenance of the swimming pools WOTP vs EOTP. The list goes on.

I'm all for Bowser calling out the casual racism that rules the thoughts of many WOTP.

Riiight. Look at how overcrowded the schools are WOTP.

But your kids get an excellent education. I'd trade you any day. And no way would you accept the schools my kids are zone for. So, you win.

And yet you could WOTP “any day”….

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PP again but calling this situation ‘extremely inconvenient’ is an indication of how truly lucky you are in life. Please take in that fact. I can give you a lot of other scenarios that are actually ‘extremely inconvenient’ as a comparison.

Seriously. My kids' ward 5 charter is 15 minutes away from my home so I spend an hour a day driving my kids there and picking them up. And I'm quite grateful for the privilege since my zoned school is one of the worst in the city.

I certainly don't consider the driving I do "extremely inconvenient." I'm grateful to do it because my previous drive to an inferior charter was 25 minutes each way.

The way I see it, Bowser caters far too much to the WOTP crowd. Not too little.

Look at their streets compared to the ones in my neighborhood.
Their policing.
Trash pick up at the Rec centers on that side of the park.
Maintenance of the swimming pools WOTP vs EOTP. The list goes on.

I'm all for Bowser calling out the casual racism that rules the thoughts of many WOTP.

Riiight. Look at how overcrowded the schools are WOTP.

But your kids get an excellent education. I'd trade you any day. And no way would you accept the schools my kids are zone for. So, you win.

And yet you could WOTP “any day”….

* could move

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PP again but calling this situation ‘extremely inconvenient’ is an indication of how truly lucky you are in life. Please take in that fact. I can give you a lot of other scenarios that are actually ‘extremely inconvenient’ as a comparison.

Seriously. My kids' ward 5 charter is 15 minutes away from my home so I spend an hour a day driving my kids there and picking them up. And I'm quite grateful for the privilege since my zoned school is one of the worst in the city.

I certainly don't consider the driving I do "extremely inconvenient." I'm grateful to do it because my previous drive to an inferior charter was 25 minutes each way.

The way I see it, Bowser caters far too much to the WOTP crowd. Not too little.

Look at their streets compared to the ones in my neighborhood.
Their policing.
Trash pick up at the Rec centers on that side of the park.
Maintenance of the swimming pools WOTP vs EOTP. The list goes on.

I'm all for Bowser calling out the casual racism that rules the thoughts of many WOTP.

Riiight. Look at how overcrowded the schools are WOTP.

But your kids get an excellent education. I'd trade you any day. And no way would you accept the schools my kids are zone for. So, you win.

And yet you could WOTP “any day”….

* could move

I really hope you are a troll.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PP again but calling this situation ‘extremely inconvenient’ is an indication of how truly lucky you are in life. Please take in that fact. I can give you a lot of other scenarios that are actually ‘extremely inconvenient’ as a comparison.

Seriously. My kids' ward 5 charter is 15 minutes away from my home so I spend an hour a day driving my kids there and picking them up. And I'm quite grateful for the privilege since my zoned school is one of the worst in the city.

I certainly don't consider the driving I do "extremely inconvenient." I'm grateful to do it because my previous drive to an inferior charter was 25 minutes each way.

The way I see it, Bowser caters far too much to the WOTP crowd. Not too little.

Look at their streets compared to the ones in my neighborhood.
Their policing.
Trash pick up at the Rec centers on that side of the park.
Maintenance of the swimming pools WOTP vs EOTP. The list goes on.

I'm all for Bowser calling out the casual racism that rules the thoughts of many WOTP.

Riiight. Look at how overcrowded the schools are WOTP.

But your kids get an excellent education. I'd trade you any day. And no way would you accept the schools my kids are zone for. So, you win.

And yet you could WOTP “any day”….

* could move

I really hope you are a troll.

Because…?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PP again but calling this situation ‘extremely inconvenient’ is an indication of how truly lucky you are in life. Please take in that fact. I can give you a lot of other scenarios that are actually ‘extremely inconvenient’ as a comparison.

Seriously. My kids' ward 5 charter is 15 minutes away from my home so I spend an hour a day driving my kids there and picking them up. And I'm quite grateful for the privilege since my zoned school is one of the worst in the city.

I certainly don't consider the driving I do "extremely inconvenient." I'm grateful to do it because my previous drive to an inferior charter was 25 minutes each way.

The way I see it, Bowser caters far too much to the WOTP crowd. Not too little.

Look at their streets compared to the ones in my neighborhood.
Their policing.
Trash pick up at the Rec centers on that side of the park.
Maintenance of the swimming pools WOTP vs EOTP. The list goes on.

I'm all for Bowser calling out the casual racism that rules the thoughts of many WOTP.

Riiight. Look at how overcrowded the schools are WOTP.

But your kids get an excellent education. I'd trade you any day. And no way would you accept the schools my kids are zone for. So, you win.

You don’t accept the schools you are zoned for so why should anyone else?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PP again but calling this situation ‘extremely inconvenient’ is an indication of how truly lucky you are in life. Please take in that fact. I can give you a lot of other scenarios that are actually ‘extremely inconvenient’ as a comparison.

Seriously. My kids' ward 5 charter is 15 minutes away from my home so I spend an hour a day driving my kids there and picking them up. And I'm quite grateful for the privilege since my zoned school is one of the worst in the city.

I certainly don't consider the driving I do "extremely inconvenient." I'm grateful to do it because my previous drive to an inferior charter was 25 minutes each way.

The way I see it, Bowser caters far too much to the WOTP crowd. Not too little.

Look at their streets compared to the ones in my neighborhood.
Their policing.
Trash pick up at the Rec centers on that side of the park.
Maintenance of the swimming pools WOTP vs EOTP. The list goes on.

I'm all for Bowser calling out the casual racism that rules the thoughts of many WOTP.

Riiight. Look at how overcrowded the schools are WOTP.

You're free to send your kid to a less crowded EOTP school. For some reason, WOTP parents, especially the ones who complain about overcrowding, never seem to choose that solution.

Because their jobs are so much more demanding than the parents' jobs in Takoma or Petworth...

/s right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PP again but calling this situation ‘extremely inconvenient’ is an indication of how truly lucky you are in life. Please take in that fact. I can give you a lot of other scenarios that are actually ‘extremely inconvenient’ as a comparison.

Seriously. My kids' ward 5 charter is 15 minutes away from my home so I spend an hour a day driving my kids there and picking them up. And I'm quite grateful for the privilege since my zoned school is one of the worst in the city.

I certainly don't consider the driving I do "extremely inconvenient." I'm grateful to do it because my previous drive to an inferior charter was 25 minutes each way.

The way I see it, Bowser caters far too much to the WOTP crowd. Not too little.

Look at their streets compared to the ones in my neighborhood.
Their policing.
Trash pick up at the Rec centers on that side of the park.
Maintenance of the swimming pools WOTP vs EOTP. The list goes on.

I'm all for Bowser calling out the casual racism that rules the thoughts of many WOTP.

You chose to go to a charter. You could go to your inbound school which would be closer. But you didn’t choose your inbound? Hmmm…aren’t you perpetuating the same problems you accuse WOTP of doing…segregating yourself from people you don’t want to be educated with?

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I find it odd how dismissive people are of the prospect of driving all the way across the park to get to a public school. This makes no sense to me - one of the major selling points of public school is its convenience. We're a Lafayette family and love the school, though we are switching to private for various reasons. But we live within two blocks of Lafayette and I can say with 100% certainty that I would not use a school that's a 10-15 minute drive in the wrong direction (i.e., away from my office, which is downtown). I don't need or want any extra time commitments in the morning before work. I recognize that in this case it means the school didn't get extra space, but a solution that is extremely inconvenient is not really a solution at all, and dismissing this legitimate logistical concern as snobbery or prejudice shows lazy thinking.

"Extremely inconvenient" is almost laughably hyperbolic. It would have involved nine months of very short travel, and I'm going to guess DCPS would have provided a bus that picked up and dropped off from Lafayette itself, as it did for other schools to take kids to swing spaces during renovations. Hardly a burden.

Each new excuse Lafayette parents dish out for why they didn't want this scenario makes them look even more clownishly privileged.

NP here, and this is not true. They stated there would not be a bus (remember, it was for PRE-K). We are IB for Lafayette and I am a teacher up in Maryland. It would have been extremely inconvenient for me to drive 15 minutes in the opposite direction of my job to drop off. However, we bought IB for Lafayette knowing we could not count on getting in for PK4, so we were completely fine with paying for preschool for another year before K.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I find it odd how dismissive people are of the prospect of driving all the way across the park to get to a public school. This makes no sense to me - one of the major selling points of public school is its convenience. We're a Lafayette family and love the school, though we are switching to private for various reasons. But we live within two blocks of Lafayette and I can say with 100% certainty that I would not use a school that's a 10-15 minute drive in the wrong direction (i.e., away from my office, which is downtown). I don't need or want any extra time commitments in the morning before work. I recognize that in this case it means the school didn't get extra space, but a solution that is extremely inconvenient is not really a solution at all, and dismissing this legitimate logistical concern as snobbery or prejudice shows lazy thinking.

"Extremely inconvenient" is almost laughably hyperbolic. It would have involved nine months of very short travel, and I'm going to guess DCPS would have provided a bus that picked up and dropped off from Lafayette itself, as it did for other schools to take kids to swing spaces during renovations. Hardly a burden.

Each new excuse Lafayette parents dish out for why they didn't want this scenario makes them look even more clownishly privileged.

NP here, and this is not true. They stated there would not be a bus (remember, it was for PRE-K). We are IB for Lafayette and I am a teacher up in Maryland. It would have been extremely inconvenient for me to drive 15 minutes in the opposite direction of my job to drop off. However, we bought IB for Lafayette knowing we could not count on getting in for PK4, so we were completely fine with paying for preschool for another year before K.

And no, DCPS does not provide bus service except for kids with SNs and kids in a swing space.

[Anonymous]

what about the poor, poor wealthy Lafayette parents who don't own cars because their teslas haven't come in yet?