Prospective Ludlow Taylor Parent

[Anonymous]

Maybe, people are warning you not to be too Pollyannish, 14;41, which is totally how you are presenting here.

Seriously? You think the Hill is the safest and most comfortable place in DC? You also, apparently, think it will be an unchangeable utopia somehow divorced from the rest of the city?

Interesting.

Also, it is sort of cute that you have no perspective whatsoever about any neighborhoods outside what you define as the Hill.

What you don't understand is this lack of perspective makes you look very very bad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Maybe, people are warning you not to be too Pollyannish, 14;41, which is totally how you are presenting here.

Seriously? You think the Hill is the safest and most comfortable place in DC? You also, apparently, think it will be an unchangeable utopia somehow divorced from the rest of the city?

Interesting.

Also, it is sort of cute that you have no perspective whatsoever about any neighborhoods outside what you define as the Hill.

What you don't understand is this lack of perspective makes you look very very bad.

Whoa, this poster definitely has an ax to grind with the Hill. Poor baby, did someone honk at you when you were on East Capitol Street because you were going to slow?

Really? Are you serious?

The PP said that the Hill was the place she/he felt most comfortable. Are you challenging how that poster feels? Get off of your high horse - you do not know how anyone feels but yourself. You seem very angry - you need to examine why.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Maybe, people are warning you not to be too Pollyannish, 14;41, which is totally how you are presenting here.

Seriously? You think the Hill is the safest and most comfortable place in DC? You also, apparently, think it will be an unchangeable utopia somehow divorced from the rest of the city?

Interesting.

Also, it is sort of cute that you have no perspective whatsoever about any neighborhoods outside what you define as the Hill.

What you don't understand is this lack of perspective makes you look very very bad.

I'm the PP with whom you are responding. I should probably just ignore this post since you are proving yourself to be extremely ignorant.

YES, I feel safer and more comfortable where I live than in other parts of the city. I don't know why that's so hard for you to understand... especially since I broke it down for you.

Now, I see you're just one of those people who thinks you're better than everyone else. You seriously need to reality check. Don't come to my neighborhood - you will likely be a target. I can tell by reading your out-of-touch comments.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It always amuses me when people who are bitter about being priced out of the hill come on DCUM to vent their frustration.

+1

I love living on the Hill. I had no idea there were people (although this has to be one person with a grudge) who felt that way. Perhaps, they were priced out of the Hill or had a bad experience in the area once.

I worked in Georgetown years ago and was mugged. I also mistakenly entered an illegal massage place that was for prostitution (I know, I was clueless but didn't stay learn more). I still have an ill feeling about the area when I visit.

Nothing has ever happened to me or anyone I know on the Hill. I guess it's all your experience....

I worry about my friends in California whenever I hear about a earthquake and can't imagine why they would choose to live there. They say the same about me living in DC. They're afraid of terrorist attacks and convinced that I should have escape routes planned and gas masks handy. It also reminds me of two students I met who were visiting the mid-west (where I used to live) from Japan and they were paranoid that they would be shot (and asked me a million questions about their safety). It's all about your past experience and perception.

The negative poster(s) commenting about the Hill obviously have a VERY different perspective than I do. I feel MOST comfortable on the Hill. Everyone looks out for each other on the Hill. I've never been part of any community so tight and caring.

Why do the posters feel a need to bad mouth a community where lots of families are moving in everyday and folks are genuinely happy?

Anyone's guess. What's yours?

Or to bad mouth a local school where lots of families are genuinely happy.

[Anonymous]

Does the principal return emails?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does the principal return emails?

Not sure about email, but I accidentally saw her going to work this past Sunday, so I am guessing she is pretty busy.
I would not be surprised if she did not answer to emails that promptly, esp. from parents of children not yet enrolled.

[Anonymous]

How exactly did you "accidentally" see her?

[Anonymous]

She has always responded to my emails - not always as quickly as I am used to but I think we are all way to used to getting immediate responses.

[Anonymous]

What is the email in regards to? If it is something that can be answered through another source (DCPS website, enrollment packet, parent handbook-if you are a current parent, etc.) you probably will not get a response.

[Anonymous]

I just saw a stat on that said there are 28 homeless children currently enrolled at LT.

I feel like an asshole for even having the thought (so, ergo I go voice it on DCUM like an even bigger asshole) but this feels high. Is there a shelter in-bounds for LT? Perhaps I'm a sheltered jerk for not realizing how prevalent homelessness can be, but that's 12% of the student enrollment! Is it possible MD residents are gaming the system this way?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just saw a stat on that said there are 28 homeless children currently enrolled at LT.

I feel like an asshole for even having the thought (so, ergo I go voice it on DCUM like an even bigger asshole) but this feels high. Is there a shelter in-bounds for LT? Perhaps I'm a sheltered jerk for not realizing how prevalent homelessness can be, but that's 12% of the student enrollment! Is it possible MD residents are gaming the system this way?

where did you see that stat?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just saw a stat on that said there are 28 homeless children currently enrolled at LT.

I feel like an asshole for even having the thought (so, ergo I go voice it on DCUM like an even bigger asshole) but this feels high. Is there a shelter in-bounds for LT? Perhaps I'm a sheltered jerk for not realizing how prevalent homelessness can be, but that's 12% of the student enrollment! Is it possible MD residents are gaming the system this way?

where did you see that stat?

According to the below, it's more like 10%. But I think this stat is conservative. It got brought up on the Peabody Dump the Cluster DCUM discussion.

http://www.dc-aya.org/sites/default/files/content/...t%20Enrollment%20in%20DCPS.pdf

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just saw a stat on that said there are 28 homeless children currently enrolled at LT.

I feel like an asshole for even having the thought (so, ergo I go voice it on DCUM like an even bigger asshole) but this feels high. Is there a shelter in-bounds for LT? Perhaps I'm a sheltered jerk for not realizing how prevalent homelessness can be, but that's 12% of the student enrollment! Is it possible MD residents are gaming the system this way?

where did you see that stat?

According to the below, it's more like 10%. But I think this stat is conservative. It got brought up on the Peabody Dump the Cluster DCUM discussion.

http://www.dc-aya.org/sites/default/files/content/...t%20Enrollment%20in%20DCPS.pdf

Oops, try this:

http://www.dc-aya.org/sites/default/files/content/Homeless%20Student%20Enrollment%20in%20DCPS.pdf

[Anonymous]

LT used to be full of homeless children circa 2000, before they moved them out to DC General.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How exactly did you "accidentally" see her?

I was taking a stroll with my kid and saw her go in. She said hi to me and my kid because my kid (a toddler) ran to the door hoping to get in as well, thinking it was again occasion for the 'spring party' with bouncy house he had experienced about 3 weeks ago.