Brightwood Schools

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Anonymous wrote:We don't plan on doing the lottery, we will go with the local school and supplement through extracurricular activities at home.

Our daycare is really diverse and we don't care about school rankings.

Famous last words.

People like us are not myths. Many of my neighbors with kids at Takoma and Whittier made the decision not to play the lottery. Some of us now with kids in upper elementary and even Ida B Wells. I know others that did lottery out. Almost all for language immersion options.

Chiming in here as one of those very happy Wells parents!

NP and I’m curious if you will keep you kid at Coolidge when the time comes.

We all know the answer to that. Notice they aren't responding.

Different poster but we plan to go to Ida B Wells and then cast a wider net for DCPS HS. Unlike MS there are enough application options for HS that we are confident our kid will land somewhere OK. We are also keeping an eye on how the early college program at Coolidge evolves over time.

Wells is not doing well. We hear many families are trying to lottery out. Go in with eyes wide open.

[Anonymous]

The fact that all Wells parents plan to lottery to other schools is what I would expect. So lots of parents just do it earlier before middle school. Ultimately very few parents with means will stick with the school pyramid all the way through. No judgement, I wouldn’t send my kid to Coolidge.

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Anonymous wrote:We don't plan on doing the lottery, we will go with the local school and supplement through extracurricular activities at home.

Our daycare is really diverse and we don't care about school rankings.

Famous last words.

People like us are not myths. Many of my neighbors with kids at Takoma and Whittier made the decision not to play the lottery. Some of us now with kids in upper elementary and even Ida B Wells. I know others that did lottery out. Almost all for language immersion options.

Chiming in here as one of those very happy Wells parents!

NP and I’m curious if you will keep you kid at Coolidge when the time comes.

We all know the answer to that. Notice they aren't responding.

Different poster but we plan to go to Ida B Wells and then cast a wider net for DCPS HS. Unlike MS there are enough application options for HS that we are confident our kid will land somewhere OK. We are also keeping an eye on how the early college program at Coolidge evolves over time.

Wells is not doing well. We hear many families are trying to lottery out. Go in with eyes wide open.

Please be specific.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The fact that all Wells parents plan to lottery to other schools is what I would expect. So lots of parents just do it earlier before middle school. Ultimately very few parents with means will stick with the school pyramid all the way through. No judgement, I wouldn’t send my kid to Coolidge.

NP. Curious as to the value of sticking with the school pyramid all the way. In my experience, kids' social interactions change a great deal between middle school and high school, and some may indeed benefit from a fresh set of faces and challenges in high school.

Also curious to hear specifics from the person who has "heard" negative feedback about Wells. I live in the neighborhood and see only positive developments.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The fact that all Wells parents plan to lottery to other schools is what I would expect. So lots of parents just do it earlier before middle school. Ultimately very few parents with means will stick with the school pyramid all the way through. No judgement, I wouldn’t send my kid to Coolidge.

NP. Curious as to the value of sticking with the school pyramid all the way. In my experience, kids' social interactions change a great deal between middle school and high school, and some may indeed benefit from a fresh set of faces and challenges in high school.

Also curious to hear specifics from the person who has "heard" negative feedback about Wells. I live in the neighborhood and see only positive developments.

I don’t know the value of sticking with the pyramid. I just know the vast majority of parents with means leave before Coolidge. They can say it’s for fresh social perspectives but it is really because they don’t think Coolidge is rigorous enough or safe or whatever. Again no judgement I flat out say I wouldn’t send my kid to Coolidge in the next five years, no matter what I hear about Wells.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We don't plan on doing the lottery, we will go with the local school and supplement through extracurricular activities at home.

Our daycare is really diverse and we don't care about school rankings.

Famous last words.

People like us are not myths. Many of my neighbors with kids at Takoma and Whittier made the decision not to play the lottery. Some of us now with kids in upper elementary and even Ida B Wells. I know others that did lottery out. Almost all for language immersion options.

Chiming in here as one of those very happy Wells parents!

NP and I’m curious if you will keep you kid at Coolidge when the time comes.

We all know the answer to that. Notice they aren't responding.

Different poster but we plan to go to Ida B Wells and then cast a wider net for DCPS HS. Unlike MS there are enough application options for HS that we are confident our kid will land somewhere OK. We are also keeping an eye on how the early college program at Coolidge evolves over time.

You are delusional. There are not enough spots at application high schools. Talk to all the people who did not get into SWW, or even Banneker. It’s obvious DCPS is favoring low SES students with their opaque requirements.

BTW those seats get more and more competitive every year as more families come up the chain needing spots.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We don't plan on doing the lottery, we will go with the local school and supplement through extracurricular activities at home.

Our daycare is really diverse and we don't care about school rankings.

Famous last words.

People like us are not myths. Many of my neighbors with kids at Takoma and Whittier made the decision not to play the lottery. Some of us now with kids in upper elementary and even Ida B Wells. I know others that did lottery out. Almost all for language immersion options.

Chiming in here as one of those very happy Wells parents!

NP and I’m curious if you will keep you kid at Coolidge when the time comes.

We all know the answer to that. Notice they aren't responding.

Different poster but we plan to go to Ida B Wells and then cast a wider net for DCPS HS. Unlike MS there are enough application options for HS that we are confident our kid will land somewhere OK. We are also keeping an eye on how the early college program at Coolidge evolves over time.

You are delusional. There are not enough spots at application high schools. Talk to all the people who did not get into SWW, or even Banneker. It’s obvious DCPS is favoring low SES students with their opaque requirements.

BTW those seats get more and more competitive every year as more families come up the chain needing spots.

You can’t have it both ways. If more families stay in DCPS then cohorts of on grade level kids will be in more schools. I am, for example, someone who would consider the IB program at Eastern if we lived on capital hill. I am not delusional simply because I have a wider view of an acceptable school than you.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We don't plan on doing the lottery, we will go with the local school and supplement through extracurricular activities at home.

Our daycare is really diverse and we don't care about school rankings.

Famous last words.

People like us are not myths. Many of my neighbors with kids at Takoma and Whittier made the decision not to play the lottery. Some of us now with kids in upper elementary and even Ida B Wells. I know others that did lottery out. Almost all for language immersion options.

Chiming in here as one of those very happy Wells parents!

NP and I’m curious if you will keep you kid at Coolidge when the time comes.

We all know the answer to that. Notice they aren't responding.

Different poster but we plan to go to Ida B Wells and then cast a wider net for DCPS HS. Unlike MS there are enough application options for HS that we are confident our kid will land somewhere OK. We are also keeping an eye on how the early college program at Coolidge evolves over time.

You are delusional. There are not enough spots at application high schools. Talk to all the people who did not get into SWW, or even Banneker. It’s obvious DCPS is favoring low SES students with their opaque requirements.

BTW those seats get more and more competitive every year as more families come up the chain needing spots.

You can’t have it both ways. If more families stay in DCPS then cohorts of on grade level kids will be in more schools. I am, for example, someone who would consider the IB program at Eastern if we lived on capital hill. I am not delusional simply because I have a wider view of an acceptable school than you.

Eastern has virtually no students on grade level in math, so to the extent they are ostensibly teaching advanced math or science classes, it's with kids who are below grade level. With the elimination of all test score requirements for high schools, DCPS has less for on-grade-level students than it did. One way this could play out would be that they would go to a broader variety of schools, but it doesn't seem like that's happening.

[Anonymous]

Just a quick note to say it would be great if someone who says that Wells is not doing well could provide actual specifics instead of what sounds like 14th hand information.

And also, how many of you so insistent about the importance of how many students were/were not on grade level at the elementary schools you attended when you were younger? Did you see the data? Did your parents? Seems like you still perceive yourself as being smart. Or that maybe your experience of your “good” school and education is just not dependent on this one story line? Lots of smart kids go to schools you’d never consider and there are plenty of other whose parents have made them so entitled they think their teacher should be one-on-one with them at all times, but it doesn’t matter how smart or challenged they are because at the end of the day they will have a huge safety net should they stumble one day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just a quick note to say it would be great if someone who says that Wells is not doing well could provide actual specifics instead of what sounds like 14th hand information.

And also, how many of you so insistent about the importance of how many students were/were not on grade level * at the elementary schools you attended when you were younger? Did you see the data? Did your parents? Seems like you still perceive yourself as being smart. Or that maybe your experience of your “good” school and education is just not dependent on this one story line? Lots of smart kids go to schools you’d never consider and there are plenty of other whose parents have made them so entitled they think their teacher should be one-on-one with them at all times, but it doesn’t matter how smart or challenged they are because at the end of the day they will have a huge safety net should they stumble one day.

*know that data for

(PP) I have big clumsy old thumbs…

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We don't plan on doing the lottery, we will go with the local school and supplement through extracurricular activities at home.

Our daycare is really diverse and we don't care about school rankings.

Famous last words.

People like us are not myths. Many of my neighbors with kids at Takoma and Whittier made the decision not to play the lottery. Some of us now with kids in upper elementary and even Ida B Wells. I know others that did lottery out. Almost all for language immersion options.

Chiming in here as one of those very happy Wells parents!

NP and I’m curious if you will keep you kid at Coolidge when the time comes.

We all know the answer to that. Notice they aren't responding.

Different poster but we plan to go to Ida B Wells and then cast a wider net for DCPS HS. Unlike MS there are enough application options for HS that we are confident our kid will land somewhere OK. We are also keeping an eye on how the early college program at Coolidge evolves over time.

You are delusional. There are not enough spots at application high schools. Talk to all the people who did not get into SWW, or even Banneker. It’s obvious DCPS is favoring low SES students with their opaque requirements.

BTW those seats get more and more competitive every year as more families come up the chain needing spots.

You can’t have it both ways. If more families stay in DCPS then cohorts of on grade level kids will be in more schools. I am, for example, someone who would consider the IB program at Eastern if we lived on capital hill. I am not delusional simply because I have a wider view of an acceptable school than you.

This is where you are delusional. The IB program at Eastern sounds good in theory but you are still taking most of your classes with all the Eastern students not just the IB cohort. If I was interested in IB which I am not particularly interested in, I would have my kid apply to Banneker and hope they get in. I work for DCPS Central and have spent time at Eastern many times during the school day and no way would I send my kid to Eastern.
Many of you are starry eyed because your kids are younger and you don’t have much exposure to the day-to-day inside DCPS high schools. Wake up!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We don't plan on doing the lottery, we will go with the local school and supplement through extracurricular activities at home.

Our daycare is really diverse and we don't care about school rankings.

Famous last words.

People like us are not myths. Many of my neighbors with kids at Takoma and Whittier made the decision not to play the lottery. Some of us now with kids in upper elementary and even Ida B Wells. I know others that did lottery out. Almost all for language immersion options.

Chiming in here as one of those very happy Wells parents!

NP and I’m curious if you will keep you kid at Coolidge when the time comes.

We all know the answer to that. Notice they aren't responding.

Different poster but we plan to go to Ida B Wells and then cast a wider net for DCPS HS. Unlike MS there are enough application options for HS that we are confident our kid will land somewhere OK. We are also keeping an eye on how the early college program at Coolidge evolves over time.

You are delusional. There are not enough spots at application high schools. Talk to all the people who did not get into SWW, or even Banneker. It’s obvious DCPS is favoring low SES students with their opaque requirements.

BTW those seats get more and more competitive every year as more families come up the chain needing spots.

You can’t have it both ways. If more families stay in DCPS then cohorts of on grade level kids will be in more schools. I am, for example, someone who would consider the IB program at Eastern if we lived on capital hill. I am not delusional simply because I have a wider view of an acceptable school than you.

This is where you are delusional. The IB program at Eastern sounds good in theory but you are still taking most of your classes with all the Eastern students not just the IB cohort. If I was interested in IB which I am not particularly interested in, I would have my kid apply to Banneker and hope they get in. I work for DCPS Central and have spent time at Eastern many times during the school day and no way would I send my kid to Eastern.
Many of you are starry eyed because your kids are younger and you don’t have much exposure to the day-to-day inside DCPS high schools. Wake up!

I didn’t say Eastern would be my first choice but I was specifically referring to your post saying I was delusional to expect to get into Banneker, Walls or McKinley. I also am extrapolating what I think might be the case in 5 years- not next year. I am concerned about that math proficiency number at Eastern. I also think that you only need a small cohort on grade-level to make things viable (maybe 10-20 students to start).

And I love how you think I have no experience in DC schools. I am a DCPS HS teacher who teaches those DCPS kids you cant imagine your kid going to school with. And I can imagine my kid sitting in class at my DCPS school. I can see them doing OK despite the challenges.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just a quick note to say it would be great if someone who says that Wells is not doing well could provide actual specifics instead of what sounds like 14th hand information.

And also, how many of you so insistent about the importance of how many students were/were not on grade level at the elementary schools you attended when you were younger? Did you see the data? Did your parents? Seems like you still perceive yourself as being smart. Or that maybe your experience of your “good” school and education is just not dependent on this one story line? Lots of smart kids go to schools you’d never consider and there are plenty of other whose parents have made them so entitled they think their teacher should be one-on-one with them at all times, but it doesn’t matter how smart or challenged they are because at the end of the day they will have a huge safety net should they stumble one day.

Yeah, we had tracking as kids. My school started test score-based differentiation in kindergarten. High school was test-in. My parents absolutely paid attention to the data. This isn't some new thing. And it made a huge difference in my educational experience and opportunities.

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Sure they did. Tracked and differentiated is not the same as on grade level/behind grade level data. Either way, your anecdotal “it made a huge difference” is the point. You don’t actually know that it did, but you think it did, which is the only metric that actually matters to you because you know best for all of us.

[Anonymous]

Last time I looked at Wells PARCC scores they were very bad. Did they improve?