Things my 8th grader will not miss once leaving Deal

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We had a lovely dinner conversation this evening and this is the short list that was talked about:
1 - Avoiding Nerf Gun Battles in the Hallways
2 - Locked Bathrooms
3 - Going to the Bathroom and watching others give stick and poke tattoos
4 - Fights
5- Classmates pulling fire alarms
6 - Bathrooms without soap
7 - Smell of pot while walking to / from school
8 - Going to class and there not being any adults there
9 - Going to class and there being a bunch of kids there who are not in the class
10 - Having an assembly to talk about school rules and knowing it is a joke and will never be enforced

Should’ve added in my first response but all of these things also happened at my ivy so hope your child eventually weans themself off the snowflake juice you feed them

Wtf college did you attend where people were pulling fire alarms and having behavior assemblies?

You’ve never had an RA go over rules? And never had a kid pull an alarm in a dorm in the middle of the night? are you sure you went to college

NP. I definitely graduated from college (and law school), and I experienced none of what is described above. It sounds like I went to a much better college than you.

On some level, I’m disturbed by adults who have grown up never experiencing any of these things, because then how can you relate to the needs of those who have? I feel that it’s people like these who create policies believing “everyone can succeed if they work hard enough!” etc, because they’ve never seen what others have to deal with to survive.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We had a lovely dinner conversation this evening and this is the short list that was talked about:
1 - Avoiding Nerf Gun Battles in the Hallways
2 - Locked Bathrooms
3 - Going to the Bathroom and watching others give stick and poke tattoos
4 - Fights
5- Classmates pulling fire alarms
6 - Bathrooms without soap
7 - Smell of pot while walking to / from school
8 - Going to class and there not being any adults there
9 - Going to class and there being a bunch of kids there who are not in the class
10 - Having an assembly to talk about school rules and knowing it is a joke and will never be enforced

So, middle school. Great attempt to slam deal tho

I went to a private middle school and encountered none of this

I went to a PUBLIC middle school and encountered none of this.

I went to a public suburban middle school 30 years ago and encountered all of this, and much worse. DC must be full of snowflakes for so many of you to never have seen any of this.

Either many people have blocked out what their own experiences were like in the 80s/90s, or there really are too many people in the DMV who grew up in posh private schools all their lives.

I went to public MS and HS and never experienced that kind of disarray. There were “bad” kids but they had one spot to smoke in outside of school. It was not Disneyland - there was actually a murder after school- but day to day, organized and safe.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We had a lovely dinner conversation this evening and this is the short list that was talked about:
1 - Avoiding Nerf Gun Battles in the Hallways
2 - Locked Bathrooms
3 - Going to the Bathroom and watching others give stick and poke tattoos
4 - Fights
5- Classmates pulling fire alarms
6 - Bathrooms without soap
7 - Smell of pot while walking to / from school
8 - Going to class and there not being any adults there
9 - Going to class and there being a bunch of kids there who are not in the class
10 - Having an assembly to talk about school rules and knowing it is a joke and will never be enforced

Should’ve added in my first response but all of these things also happened at my ivy so hope your child eventually weans themself off the snowflake juice you feed them

Wtf college did you attend where people were pulling fire alarms and having behavior assemblies?

You’ve never had an RA go over rules? And never had a kid pull an alarm in a dorm in the middle of the night? are you sure you went to college

NP. I definitely graduated from college (and law school), and I experienced none of what is described above. It sounds like I went to a much better college than you.

On some level, I’m disturbed by adults who have grown up never experiencing any of these things, because then how can you relate to the needs of those who have? I feel that it’s people like these who create policies believing “everyone can succeed if they work hard enough!” etc, because they’ve never seen what others have to deal with to survive.

Alternatively, we think more effort should be put into making schools safe and organized and dealing with behavioral problems.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We had a lovely dinner conversation this evening and this is the short list that was talked about:
1 - Avoiding Nerf Gun Battles in the Hallways
2 - Locked Bathrooms
3 - Going to the Bathroom and watching others give stick and poke tattoos
4 - Fights
5- Classmates pulling fire alarms
6 - Bathrooms without soap
7 - Smell of pot while walking to / from school
8 - Going to class and there not being any adults there
9 - Going to class and there being a bunch of kids there who are not in the class
10 - Having an assembly to talk about school rules and knowing it is a joke and will never be enforced

So, middle school. Great attempt to slam deal tho

I went to a private middle school and encountered none of this

I went to a PUBLIC middle school and encountered none of this.

I went to a public suburban middle school 30 years ago and encountered all of this, and much worse. DC must be full of snowflakes for so many of you to never have seen any of this.

Either many people have blocked out what their own experiences were like in the 80s/90s, or there really are too many people in the DMV who grew up in posh private schools all their lives.

I went to public MS and HS and never experienced that kind of disarray. There were “bad” kids but they had one spot to smoke in outside of school. It was not Disneyland - there was actually a murder after school- but day to day, organized and safe.

Aside from the MURDER!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We had a lovely dinner conversation this evening and this is the short list that was talked about:
1 - Avoiding Nerf Gun Battles in the Hallways
2 - Locked Bathrooms
3 - Going to the Bathroom and watching others give stick and poke tattoos
4 - Fights
5- Classmates pulling fire alarms
6 - Bathrooms without soap
7 - Smell of pot while walking to / from school
8 - Going to class and there not being any adults there
9 - Going to class and there being a bunch of kids there who are not in the class
10 - Having an assembly to talk about school rules and knowing it is a joke and will never be enforced

So, middle school. Great attempt to slam deal tho

I went to a private middle school and encountered none of this

I went to a PUBLIC middle school and encountered none of this.

I went to a public suburban middle school 30 years ago and encountered all of this, and much worse. DC must be full of snowflakes for so many of you to never have seen any of this.

Either many people have blocked out what their own experiences were like in the 80s/90s, or there really are too many people in the DMV who grew up in posh private schools all their lives.

I went to public MS and HS and never experienced that kind of disarray. There were “bad” kids but they had one spot to smoke in outside of school. It was not Disneyland - there was actually a murder after school- but day to day, organized and safe.

Aside from the MURDER!

Yeah, the murder was shocking and tragic (and possibly unintentional, basically a kid getting jumped with much more serious consequences than anyone may have intended.) It happened well off of school grounds at night. My point is that kids can never be insulated and there are always troubled kids, but that doesn't give an excuse for schools to be out of control and unsafe.

[Anonymous]

As we get to the end of the school year, my DD is sharing more:
Classmate disciplined for vaping in the bathroom
Classmate expelled for selling edibles
Classmate with a ankle monitor

It is common to have two or more periods a week that no teacher shows up for

Multiple classes of more than 30 students due to teachers going out (most recently science teacher out for the rest of the year) and the administration just dividing the students up and placing them in other core classes that are meeting at that time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We had a lovely dinner conversation this evening and this is the short list that was talked about:
1 - Avoiding Nerf Gun Battles in the Hallways
2 - Locked Bathrooms
3 - Going to the Bathroom and watching others give stick and poke tattoos
4 - Fights
5- Classmates pulling fire alarms
6 - Bathrooms without soap
7 - Smell of pot while walking to / from school
8 - Going to class and there not being any adults there
9 - Going to class and there being a bunch of kids there who are not in the class
10 - Having an assembly to talk about school rules and knowing it is a joke and will never be enforced

Should’ve added in my first response but all of these things also happened at my ivy so hope your child eventually weans themself off the snowflake juice you feed them

Wtf college did you attend where people were pulling fire alarms and having behavior assemblies?

I went to Va Tech and fire alarms were constantly being pulled in dorms, and large classrooms - McBride.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As we get to the end of the school year, my DD is sharing more:
Classmate disciplined for vaping in the bathroom
Classmate expelled for selling edibles
Classmate with a ankle monitor

It is common to have two or more periods a week that no teacher shows up for

Multiple classes of more than 30 students due to teachers going out (most recently science teacher out for the rest of the year) and the administration just dividing the students up and placing them in other core classes that are meeting at that time.

This isn't a unique to Deal problem; we have 20 teachers out today at the ES I work at. People are DONE

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We had a lovely dinner conversation this evening and this is the short list that was talked about:
1 - Avoiding Nerf Gun Battles in the Hallways
2 - Locked Bathrooms
3 - Going to the Bathroom and watching others give stick and poke tattoos
4 - Fights
5- Classmates pulling fire alarms
6 - Bathrooms without soap
7 - Smell of pot while walking to / from school
8 - Going to class and there not being any adults there
9 - Going to class and there being a bunch of kids there who are not in the class
10 - Having an assembly to talk about school rules and knowing it is a joke and will never be enforced

Should’ve added in my first response but all of these things also happened at my ivy so hope your child eventually weans themself off the snowflake juice you feed them

Wtf college did you attend where people were pulling fire alarms and having behavior assemblies?

I went to Va Tech and fire alarms were constantly being pulled in dorms, and large classrooms - McBride.

I went to VT and never once saw a gun or heard a fire alarm on campus. YMMV.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We had a lovely dinner conversation this evening and this is the short list that was talked about:
1 - Avoiding Nerf Gun Battles in the Hallways
2 - Locked Bathrooms
3 - Going to the Bathroom and watching others give stick and poke tattoos
4 - Fights
5- Classmates pulling fire alarms
6 - Bathrooms without soap
7 - Smell of pot while walking to / from school
8 - Going to class and there not being any adults there
9 - Going to class and there being a bunch of kids there who are not in the class
10 - Having an assembly to talk about school rules and knowing it is a joke and will never be enforced

Should’ve added in my first response but all of these things also happened at my ivy so hope your child eventually weans themself off the snowflake juice you feed them

Wtf college did you attend where people were pulling fire alarms and having behavior assemblies?

I went to Va Tech and fire alarms were constantly being pulled in dorms, and large classrooms - McBride.

I went to VT and never once saw a gun or heard a fire alarm on campus. YMMV.

None of that my Ivy, Hs, jr high, or ES! I’m more and more grateful for my experiences as this thread goes on!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We had a lovely dinner conversation this evening and this is the short list that was talked about:
1 - Avoiding Nerf Gun Battles in the Hallways
2 - Locked Bathrooms
3 - Going to the Bathroom and watching others give stick and poke tattoos
4 - Fights
5- Classmates pulling fire alarms
6 - Bathrooms without soap
7 - Smell of pot while walking to / from school
8 - Going to class and there not being any adults there
9 - Going to class and there being a bunch of kids there who are not in the class
10 - Having an assembly to talk about school rules and knowing it is a joke and will never be enforced

So, parents with students at Deal, how much of this is correct? Has your child encountered any or all of these? Either as a participant or as a bystander?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As we get to the end of the school year, my DD is sharing more:
Classmate disciplined for vaping in the bathroom
Classmate expelled for selling edibles
Classmate with a ankle monitor

It is common to have two or more periods a week that no teacher shows up for

Multiple classes of more than 30 students due to teachers going out (most recently science teacher out for the rest of the year) and the administration just dividing the students up and placing them in other core classes that are meeting at that time.

Thank you for sharing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We had a lovely dinner conversation this evening and this is the short list that was talked about:
1 - Avoiding Nerf Gun Battles in the Hallways
2 - Locked Bathrooms
3 - Going to the Bathroom and watching others give stick and poke tattoos
4 - Fights
5- Classmates pulling fire alarms
6 - Bathrooms without soap
7 - Smell of pot while walking to / from school
8 - Going to class and there not being any adults there
9 - Going to class and there being a bunch of kids there who are not in the class
10 - Having an assembly to talk about school rules and knowing it is a joke and will never be enforced

So, parents with students at Deal, how much of this is correct? Has your child encountered any or all of these? Either as a participant or as a bystander?

All of DC reeks of pot at all times. I smell pot often driving my kids to school. It’s like everyone has become Cheech and Chong waking and baking on their way to work in the morning…and afternoon and evening. It’s the smell of DC!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We had a lovely dinner conversation this evening and this is the short list that was talked about:
1 - Avoiding Nerf Gun Battles in the Hallways
2 - Locked Bathrooms
3 - Going to the Bathroom and watching others give stick and poke tattoos
4 - Fights
5- Classmates pulling fire alarms
6 - Bathrooms without soap
7 - Smell of pot while walking to / from school
8 - Going to class and there not being any adults there
9 - Going to class and there being a bunch of kids there who are not in the class
10 - Having an assembly to talk about school rules and knowing it is a joke and will never be enforced

So, parents with students at Deal, how much of this is correct? Has your child encountered any or all of these? Either as a participant or as a bystander?

All of DC reeks of pot at all times. I smell pot often driving my kids to school. It’s like everyone has become Cheech and Chong waking and baking on their way to work in the morning…and afternoon and evening. It’s the smell of DC!

it's so nasty and I'm so readyf or a repeal. Does anyone know how to initiate that? No one can believe the disgusting stink everywhere.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We had a lovely dinner conversation this evening and this is the short list that was talked about:
1 - Avoiding Nerf Gun Battles in the Hallways
2 - Locked Bathrooms
3 - Going to the Bathroom and watching others give stick and poke tattoos
4 - Fights
5- Classmates pulling fire alarms
6 - Bathrooms without soap
7 - Smell of pot while walking to / from school
8 - Going to class and there not being any adults there
9 - Going to class and there being a bunch of kids there who are not in the class
10 - Having an assembly to talk about school rules and knowing it is a joke and will never be enforced

So, parents with students at Deal, how much of this is correct? Has your child encountered any or all of these? Either as a participant or as a bystander?

All of DC reeks of pot at all times. I smell pot often driving my kids to school. It’s like everyone has become Cheech and Chong waking and baking on their way to work in the morning…and afternoon and evening. It’s the smell of DC!

it's so nasty and I'm so readyf or a repeal. Does anyone know how to initiate that? No one can believe the disgusting stink everywhere.

Agreed! At first I didn't really care. But you can't breath air damn near anywhere in the city now.