How would you place top schools on a scale of most liberal to most conservative?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Wondering how the public school parents will out-smug the private school parents here. C’mon PP, you can do it!

No special effort needed, it's pretry obvious that no self-respecting Dem would send their kids to a private school.

Never voted for an R in my life but happy not to have to run across you at back to school night.

[Anonymous]

It is a lot of money to spend to have your children be around students that have such offensive views. Children are very impressionable and they are swayed by their peers. If you have a group of very persuasive students expressing their views which go against everything you stand for, it is disheartening. Kids spend most of their time at school.

[Anonymous]

Generally who sets the tone for admission? Is it the school board or the head of school?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:So only one side of the political spectrum is "allowed" to send their kids to private school?

Yes. The one claiming to truly care about public education and public service whike, well, sending their kids to private schools with obscene tuition fees.

So one side doesn’t care about public schools or public service? How interesting.

[Anonymous]

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What a sad and nasty question to even ask! Must every single thing in life be politicized? It is this kind of thinking that has resulted in where the country now is. Sad![/quote]

Yes it is. We moved our dc from a liberal left leaning school because we could t take it anymore. Just teach my dc math and science and keep your political crap to yourselves. [/quote]

Gonzaga sounds like the perfect place for you.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Whoever put Potomac so far up was wrong. It is super conservative in red leaning VA and most of the grads go to fratty UVA

I concur.

The less politically liberal schools seem to be St Agnes/Stephen, NPS, Potomac School, Norwood, Gonzaga/Catholic schools, Beauvoir/NCS/St Albans, Waldorf / Reggio / montessori (all apolitical frankly), Sheridan.

The very politically liberal schools seem to be GDS (as advertised), St Patricks (teacher behavior), Sidwell, Maret. Some of this manifests itself in massive chips on shoulders and zero ability to debate fiscal or social issues intellectually.

Rest lean politically liberal or vocally liberal.

Disagree strongly with the characterization of "chip on the shoulder" and inability to debate. I have kids at 2 of the schools mentioned above and intellectual debate is encouraged and kids and teachers intelligently express a variety of opinions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:First poster was the most accurate. I have kids at Potomac and STA and both lean liberal but have a small, vocal group of conservative voices. I also have many friends whose kids are at all of the other school listed. The first poster nailed it.

I think only the schools that go to 12th can be categorized this way since few kids have strong political opinions until at least middle school. I would leave the K-6 and K-8s out of political categorization. OTOH, certain K-6/8s are more progressive in their teaching methodology (Sheridan, Lowell) and others are more conservative (NPS, Norwood).

I disagree about STA having a small group of conservatives. We are in the lower school and about 80% of the new students admitted to our grade are all very conservative.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:First poster was the most accurate. I have kids at Potomac and STA and both lean liberal but have a small, vocal group of conservative voices. I also have many friends whose kids are at all of the other school listed. The first poster nailed it.

I think only the schools that go to 12th can be categorized this way since few kids have strong political opinions until at least middle school. I would leave the K-6 and K-8s out of political categorization. OTOH, certain K-6/8s are more progressive in their teaching methodology (Sheridan, Lowell) and others are more conservative (NPS, Norwood).

I disagree about STA having a small group of conservatives. We are in the lower school and about 80% of the new students admitted to our grade are all very conservative.

Interesting. Did you attend Beauvoir? Did it feel conservative? Thanks.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:First poster was the most accurate. I have kids at Potomac and STA and both lean liberal but have a small, vocal group of conservative voices. I also have many friends whose kids are at all of the other school listed. The first poster nailed it.

I think only the schools that go to 12th can be categorized this way since few kids have strong political opinions until at least middle school. I would leave the K-6 and K-8s out of political categorization. OTOH, certain K-6/8s are more progressive in their teaching methodology (Sheridan, Lowell) and others are more conservative (NPS, Norwood).

I disagree about STA having a small group of conservatives. We are in the lower school and about 80% of the new students admitted to our grade are all very conservative.

Interesting. Did you attend Beauvoir? Did it feel conservative? Thanks.

New poster. Beauvoir leans more liberal.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:First poster was the most accurate. I have kids at Potomac and STA and both lean liberal but have a small, vocal group of conservative voices. I also have many friends whose kids are at all of the other school listed. The first poster nailed it.

I think only the schools that go to 12th can be categorized this way since few kids have strong political opinions until at least middle school. I would leave the K-6 and K-8s out of political categorization. OTOH, certain K-6/8s are more progressive in their teaching methodology (Sheridan, Lowell) and others are more conservative (NPS, Norwood).

I disagree about STA having a small group of conservatives. We are in the lower school and about 80% of the new students admitted to our grade are all very conservative.

Interesting. Did you attend Beauvoir? Did it feel conservative? Thanks.

New poster. Beauvoir leans more liberal.

I’m a little confused. PP who talked about 80% of admits being conservative, what form? Because if it’s true that Beauvoir leans liberal, and it’s also true—typically—that about 2/3 of the Beauvoir boys go to STA, it would still seem to be the case that STA would have only a small-ish group of conservatives. That’s thinking about c form (4th grade). So where is this happening? And is it having a positive effect—robust debate? Or a negative one, with discourse being reduced to what we see from the White House? I’d appreciate your thoughts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So only one side of the political spectrum is "allowed" to send their kids to private school?

If schools declare in their mission statement that they have certain values that are listed on their websites and in the handbooks and the school says it stands for diversity and inclusion and acceptance and it has kids that are anti-gay, calling girls neofeminists or whatnot, then the school is not upholding their own values and that is a problem.

[Anonymous]

Inclusion means including a variety of views and you cannot cherry pick the things you don’t like without cherry picking the liberal things that are also not likable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Inclusion means including a variety of views and you cannot cherry pick the things you don’t like without cherry picking the liberal things that are also not likable.

No I am sorry it does mean that racist or bigoted views are tolerated.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Inclusion means including a variety of views and you cannot cherry pick the things you don’t like without cherry picking the liberal things that are also not likable.

Not tolerating bigotry is not cherry picking. You are incorrect.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Inclusion means including a variety of views and you cannot cherry pick the things you don’t like without cherry picking the liberal things that are also not likable.

I don't think so. Some schools expel kids for racist, anti-gay, or sexist comments. Those are not the "variety of views" they are looking for.