Is there a reason to NOT name schools in posts?

[Anonymous]

Is there a reason posters dont name schools in posts when discussing aspects? I've noticed this in numerous threads where someone will mention low screen use or some notable aspect about a specific school.. the institution is almost never named? The forum is anonymous and posts arent user tracked, so I was curious if that was a forum rule?

[Anonymous]

Because people who go to that school can identify you.

[Anonymous]

Also because some schools are very small and it's easy to figure out who wrote which post. This could make it easy for fellow parents to figure out which is your kid if you end up sharing something about them or their experience.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Also because some schools are very small and it's easy to figure out who wrote which post. This could make it easy for fellow parents to figure out which is your kid if you end up sharing something about them or their experience.

That tracks. This stands to reason if its a "former" experience as well vs a current one?

[Anonymous]

No. No reason.

[Anonymous]

Often posters are describing a fairly specific experience or describing something about the school in contrast to another school their children attend/have attended. Those details can be enough to identify the poster.

In other cases, the poster doesn't want to state the name of the school because they know it will initiate a lot of follow on negativity.

[Anonymous]

Because if you say "BASIS," some people lose their shit.

[Anonymous]

Is this a real question? of course people are worried about being identified. There are maybe three dozen kids combined in all sections of my kid's grade at their small charter. I've posted asking technical input about a situation which, in their grade at that school, applies only to them. And had people here correctly guess and reply with which school they assume I'm talking about - basically identifying my kid to the world, if any other parents or teachers happen to see the post. Why? The whole point of this board is that, while our situation may feel unique, I assume that it may not be, and that other people elsewhere in this city may have experienced similar and have helpful insight the may generously share. I don't need to know precisely which school they attended, and they don't need to know precisely which school my kid attends, unless we all want to share that detail. If you have questions about a specific school, go ahead and ask about it, and I'm sure you'll get helpful info from people who feel comfortable participating in that conversation. But that should in no way be an expectation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is this a real question? of course people are worried about being identified. There are maybe three dozen kids combined in all sections of my kid's grade at their small charter. I've posted asking technical input about a situation which, in their grade at that school, applies only to them. And had people here correctly guess and reply with which school they assume I'm talking about - basically identifying my kid to the world, if any other parents or teachers happen to see the post. Why? The whole point of this board is that, while our situation may feel unique, I assume that it may not be, and that other people elsewhere in this city may have experienced similar and have helpful insight the may generously share. I don't need to know precisely which school they attended, and they don't need to know precisely which school my kid attends, unless we all want to share that detail. If you have questions about a specific school, go ahead and ask about it, and I'm sure you'll get helpful info from people who feel comfortable participating in that conversation. But that should in no way be an expectation.

Real question yes. I was more so referring to seemingly innocuous comments such as the one I referenced in terms of having low screen use, a very involved principal, an overall fantastic experience, a first grade teacher that went above and beyond and so forth.

[Anonymous]

I think sometimes it is identifying, particularly if it's a school with a very small cohort of "DCUM Demo" people, or if the problem is complex, and in those situations, I understand.

But the screen conversations drive me nuts. They're NOT identifying for a specific family basically ever, and yet people don't post a school name. I suspect it's because this is an issue where a lot of people are unsatisfied with this aspect of their school, even if they're otherwise satisfied, and they don't want to spook other families or give the school a bad rep.

[Anonymous]

I have not posted the name if I was saying something negative about a school or if it would out me even if it was to say something positive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have not posted the name if I was saying something negative about a school or if it would out me even if it was to say something positive.

Yes. We will know exactly who you are if you name any school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have not posted the name if I was saying something negative about a school or if it would out me even if it was to say something positive.

Yes. We will know exactly who you are if you name any school.

Must be sarcasm.

[Anonymous]

My kids used to be at a Title 1 school that I avoided mentioning by name here because it was viewed very negatively by a certain cohort of posters and they would not believe that anyone had a good experience there or that my above-grade-level kids were having a positive, challenging academic experience. It was just not worth the fight.

Now that I am not at the school anymore, I'm more likely to mention it by name, mostly in positive comments with "I've heard from parents there that XYZ is good" but actually it's based on my own experience. For whatever reason, that kind of comment is less likely to get people jumping all over me than if I spoke in first person about our experience. So weird.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

But the screen conversations drive me nuts. They're NOT identifying for a specific family basically ever, and yet people don't post a school name. I suspect it's because this is an issue where a lot of people are unsatisfied with this aspect of their school, even if they're otherwise satisfied, and they don't want to spook other families or give the school a bad rep.

I've noticed this and it's starting to bother me too. I want to know what to expect and can't get a good sense of it so far as a first-time parent. Chances are the commute or lack thereof will be a stronger deciding factor for us, but it'd still be helpful to know.