Eastern middle school magnet

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Anonymous wrote:the school is in/near a really slummy part of the county. Drive a few blocks to piney branch and university and see for your self. It is one of the worst areas in the DC metro region and those kids go to Eastern. They have to go somewhere and they are not all bad but people need to ask if the crazy commute and exposure for their kids is worth it for the privilege of propping up the test score of a very seedy area. I dare a perspective magnet parent to drive though Knob Hill, Long Branch Garland or Quebec terrace at night and ask your self if that peer group is worth a fancy text book in middle school. There is a reason they put carrot programs that attract high flyers in schools like eastern or Blair which is near by on the same road as well.

If you do I suspect you will find your answer

What is it like to feel like you're being "real" and "fair" and not know you sound like a complete asshole?

Sounding like and A-hole and being wrong are two different things. I know the truth triggers many people and acknowledging the truth doesn't mean I am endorsing the injustice of it all. Also few people who go back to their home will be honest with the % that reality played into their decision. I suspect most people who claim commute or local friends are really thinking a portion of this.

This person was blunt but they’re not wrong. It pulls from a terrible area and the admin isn’t great. I didn’t pull my child out but I sure wish I would have. My kid did virtual while at Eastern and it was a shitshow.

No, the person is racist not blunt and she is wrong.

No, they are correct. There was more teenage pregnancy in that middle school than in my kids high school. The language was also worse than my kids were exposed to in high school. The admin was overwhelmed with getting food to poorer families instead of teaching when they first went virtual.
Not everything is racist. Those problems are more consistent with low income.

Pyle says: hold my beer

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:the school is in/near a really slummy part of the county. Drive a few blocks to piney branch and university and see for your self. It is one of the worst areas in the DC metro region and those kids go to Eastern. They have to go somewhere and they are not all bad but people need to ask if the crazy commute and exposure for their kids is worth it for the privilege of propping up the test score of a very seedy area. I dare a perspective magnet parent to drive though Knob Hill, Long Branch Garland or Quebec terrace at night and ask your self if that peer group is worth a fancy text book in middle school. There is a reason they put carrot programs that attract high flyers in schools like eastern or Blair which is near by on the same road as well.

If you do I suspect you will find your answer

What is it like to feel like you're being "real" and "fair" and not know you sound like a complete asshole?

Sounding like and A-hole and being wrong are two different things. I know the truth triggers many people and acknowledging the truth doesn't mean I am endorsing the injustice of it all. Also few people who go back to their home will be honest with the % that reality played into their decision. I suspect most people who claim commute or local friends are really thinking a portion of this.

This person was blunt but they’re not wrong. It pulls from a terrible area and the admin isn’t great. I didn’t pull my child out but I sure wish I would have. My kid did virtual while at Eastern and it was a shitshow.

No, the person is racist not blunt and she is wrong.

No, they are correct. There was more teenage pregnancy in that middle school than in my kids high school. The language was also worse than my kids were exposed to in high school. The admin was overwhelmed with getting food to poorer families instead of teaching when they first went virtual.
Not everything is racist. Those problems are more consistent with low income.

OH DEAR GOD NO NOT FEEDING POOR FAMILIES!!!

My kid's ES was the same way, and I was goddamn proud to be a parent at that school during the pandemic. I used it as an example for my kid of how a community takes care of its members. It was a fantastic lesson for him to learn.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:the school is in/near a really slummy part of the county. Drive a few blocks to piney branch and university and see for your self. It is one of the worst areas in the DC metro region and those kids go to Eastern. They have to go somewhere and they are not all bad but people need to ask if the crazy commute and exposure for their kids is worth it for the privilege of propping up the test score of a very seedy area. I dare a perspective magnet parent to drive though Knob Hill, Long Branch Garland or Quebec terrace at night and ask your self if that peer group is worth a fancy text book in middle school. There is a reason they put carrot programs that attract high flyers in schools like eastern or Blair which is near by on the same road as well.

If you do I suspect you will find your answer

What is it like to feel like you're being "real" and "fair" and not know you sound like a complete asshole?

Sounding like and A-hole and being wrong are two different things. I know the truth triggers many people and acknowledging the truth doesn't mean I am endorsing the injustice of it all. Also few people who go back to their home will be honest with the % that reality played into their decision. I suspect most people who claim commute or local friends are really thinking a portion of this.

This person was blunt but they’re not wrong. It pulls from a terrible area and the admin isn’t great. I didn’t pull my child out but I sure wish I would have. My kid did virtual while at Eastern and it was a shitshow.

No, the person is racist not blunt and she is wrong.

No, they are correct. There was more teenage pregnancy in that middle school than in my kids high school. The language was also worse than my kids were exposed to in high school. The admin was overwhelmed with getting food to poorer families instead of teaching when they first went virtual.
Not everything is racist. Those problems are more consistent with low income.

OH DEAR GOD NO NOT FEEDING POOR FAMILIES!!!

My kid's ES was the same way, and I was goddamn proud to be a parent at that school during the pandemic. I used it as an example for my kid of how a community takes care of its members. It was a fantastic lesson for him to learn.

Ok if they’re also teaching my kid. They’re weren’t.
How long are you ok with forgoing an education to be a food pantry?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:the school is in/near a really slummy part of the county. Drive a few blocks to piney branch and university and see for your self. It is one of the worst areas in the DC metro region and those kids go to Eastern. They have to go somewhere and they are not all bad but people need to ask if the crazy commute and exposure for their kids is worth it for the privilege of propping up the test score of a very seedy area. I dare a perspective magnet parent to drive though Knob Hill, Long Branch Garland or Quebec terrace at night and ask your self if that peer group is worth a fancy text book in middle school. There is a reason they put carrot programs that attract high flyers in schools like eastern or Blair which is near by on the same road as well.

If you do I suspect you will find your answer

What is it like to feel like you're being "real" and "fair" and not know you sound like a complete asshole?

Sounding like and A-hole and being wrong are two different things. I know the truth triggers many people and acknowledging the truth doesn't mean I am endorsing the injustice of it all. Also few people who go back to their home will be honest with the % that reality played into their decision. I suspect most people who claim commute or local friends are really thinking a portion of this.

This person was blunt but they’re not wrong. It pulls from a terrible area and the admin isn’t great. I didn’t pull my child out but I sure wish I would have. My kid did virtual while at Eastern and it was a shitshow.

No, the person is racist not blunt and she is wrong.

No, they are correct. There was more teenage pregnancy in that middle school than in my kids high school. The language was also worse than my kids were exposed to in high school. The admin was overwhelmed with getting food to poorer families instead of teaching when they first went virtual.
Not everything is racist. Those problems are more consistent with low income.

OH DEAR GOD NO NOT FEEDING POOR FAMILIES!!!

My kid's ES was the same way, and I was goddamn proud to be a parent at that school during the pandemic. I used it as an example for my kid of how a community takes care of its members. It was a fantastic lesson for him to learn.

Ok if they’re also teaching my kid. They’re weren’t.
How long are you ok with forgoing an education to be a food pantry?

Well, ideally there would be a food pantry to feed families and we wouldn't need our schools to do it, but here we are. The school didn't create the system that lets kids go hungry during a pandemic, but they have to exist within it.

If it's a choice between answering my email about my child's curriculum and making sure another kid actually has a meal or two over the weekend, then go feed the kid. And honestly, if you have a different set of priorities, then you should stay out of our area. I don't really think you'd fit in here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:the school is in/near a really slummy part of the county. Drive a few blocks to piney branch and university and see for your self. It is one of the worst areas in the DC metro region and those kids go to Eastern. They have to go somewhere and they are not all bad but people need to ask if the crazy commute and exposure for their kids is worth it for the privilege of propping up the test score of a very seedy area. I dare a perspective magnet parent to drive though Knob Hill, Long Branch Garland or Quebec terrace at night and ask your self if that peer group is worth a fancy text book in middle school. There is a reason they put carrot programs that attract high flyers in schools like eastern or Blair which is near by on the same road as well.

If you do I suspect you will find your answer

I suspect you’ve never seen actual slums. We who live in the “slummy” parts of the county are happy our kids will not have to be exposed to yours.

But yet you embrace the bussing program that sticks higher SES kids in eastern simply to Balance what? Give your kids hope. Don't worry, your kids won't be exposed to mine but I know who they will exposed to, GL with your choices.

I bet you don't drive though the neighborhoods at night with your wife and kids even though you are neighbors. Living near them doesn't buy you credit if you simple pretend they don't exist and hope you don't come across them. You think you don't live in Langley Park because you have a Silver Spring address?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:the school is in/near a really slummy part of the county. Drive a few blocks to piney branch and university and see for your self. It is one of the worst areas in the DC metro region and those kids go to Eastern. They have to go somewhere and they are not all bad but people need to ask if the crazy commute and exposure for their kids is worth it for the privilege of propping up the test score of a very seedy area. I dare a perspective magnet parent to drive though Knob Hill, Long Branch Garland or Quebec terrace at night and ask your self if that peer group is worth a fancy text book in middle school. There is a reason they put carrot programs that attract high flyers in schools like eastern or Blair which is near by on the same road as well.

If you do I suspect you will find your answer

What is it like to feel like you're being "real" and "fair" and not know you sound like a complete asshole?

Sounding like and A-hole and being wrong are two different things. I know the truth triggers many people and acknowledging the truth doesn't mean I am endorsing the injustice of it all. Also few people who go back to their home will be honest with the % that reality played into their decision. I suspect most people who claim commute or local friends are really thinking a portion of this.

This person was blunt but they’re not wrong. It pulls from a terrible area and the admin isn’t great. I didn’t pull my child out but I sure wish I would have. My kid did virtual while at Eastern and it was a shitshow.

No, the person is racist not blunt and she is wrong.

No, they are correct. There was more teenage pregnancy in that middle school than in my kids high school. The language was also worse than my kids were exposed to in high school. The admin was overwhelmed with getting food to poorer families instead of teaching when they first went virtual.
Not everything is racist. Those problems are more consistent with low income.

OH DEAR GOD NO NOT FEEDING POOR FAMILIES!!!

My kid's ES was the same way, and I was goddamn proud to be a parent at that school during the pandemic. I used it as an example for my kid of how a community takes care of its members. It was a fantastic lesson for him to learn.

Ok if they’re also teaching my kid. They’re weren’t.
How long are you ok with forgoing an education to be a food pantry?

I suspect this issue is moot for the most part. That part of the pandemic is now over and schools are no longer going wholesale into virtual.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:the school is in/near a really slummy part of the county. Drive a few blocks to piney branch and university and see for your self. It is one of the worst areas in the DC metro region and those kids go to Eastern. They have to go somewhere and they are not all bad but people need to ask if the crazy commute and exposure for their kids is worth it for the privilege of propping up the test score of a very seedy area. I dare a perspective magnet parent to drive though Knob Hill, Long Branch Garland or Quebec terrace at night and ask your self if that peer group is worth a fancy text book in middle school. There is a reason they put carrot programs that attract high flyers in schools like eastern or Blair which is near by on the same road as well.

If you do I suspect you will find your answer

What a silly take. I have a 7th grade son there. When kids leave, and it’s not often, it’s because it’s very challenging and some of the teachers are not at all forgiving. Not because there are some kids in their gym class who live in section 8 housing.

There are a lot of reasons kids leave. #1 reason I think is location and long bus ride. The “challenging” curriculum was oversold to me given the middle school we are zoned to.
I didn’t write that post, but honestly I wish someone would have told me this. If you are proud of this area, then share why you like it instead of being so defensive. Again, it could have been phrased nicer, but that poster isn’t wrong.

Ok - I'm the PP who lives a few blocks from Eastern MS. The people who live here are very community-centered, welcoming and supportive. They're also diverse, but not just in the "oh, look at all the brown people!" sense -- they're diverse in terms of incomes, backgrounds, religious beliefs, etc. People here are focused on their kids, but no one is cutting throats to get to the best, most exclusive PSAT tutor. They have a bit more perspective. The kids have the same problems all kids have, but they're not swimming in disposable income, so that kind of pressure doesn't exist. Generally speaking, I've found my neighbors to value community service and involvement, and they instill that in their kids. It's the kind of area where people are out walking in the evening, stopping to chat with neighbors, comparing gardening tips, etc.

However, if you feel that strongly about our area, by all means stay away. We don't need you, thx.

Well said, PP. -Fellow resident of the slums of 20901

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Any parents out there who sent their kid to the magnet and then decided to pull out and go back to their home school? Could you share the factors that led to that decision and if the switch was a challenge? Any regrets?

To get back to your original question, OP, I think there's an amplifying effect on the kids who attend the program. The ones that are doing well are gaining confidence and a secure sense of themselves as learners. When you see how much your child is benefitting from the program, you're willing to put up with a lot, including a long bus ride. Conversely, kids who are not doing well in the program suffer a blow to their self-esteem and sense of well-being. The long bus ride compounds those issues. This of course doesn't explain every case, but it's a common underlying factor.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:the school is in/near a really slummy part of the county. Drive a few blocks to piney branch and university and see for your self. It is one of the worst areas in the DC metro region and those kids go to Eastern. They have to go somewhere and they are not all bad but people need to ask if the crazy commute and exposure for their kids is worth it for the privilege of propping up the test score of a very seedy area. I dare a perspective magnet parent to drive though Knob Hill, Long Branch Garland or Quebec terrace at night and ask your self if that peer group is worth a fancy text book in middle school. There is a reason they put carrot programs that attract high flyers in schools like eastern or Blair which is near by on the same road as well.

If you do I suspect you will find your answer

What is it like to feel like you're being "real" and "fair" and not know you sound like a complete asshole?

Sounding like and A-hole and being wrong are two different things. I know the truth triggers many people and acknowledging the truth doesn't mean I am endorsing the injustice of it all. Also few people who go back to their home will be honest with the % that reality played into their decision. I suspect most people who claim commute or local friends are really thinking a portion of this.

This person was blunt but they’re not wrong. It pulls from a terrible area and the admin isn’t great. I didn’t pull my child out but I sure wish I would have. My kid did virtual while at Eastern and it was a shitshow.

No, the person is racist not blunt and she is wrong.

No, they are correct. There was more teenage pregnancy in that middle school than in my kids high school. The language was also worse than my kids were exposed to in high school. The admin was overwhelmed with getting food to poorer families instead of teaching when they first went virtual.
Not everything is racist. Those problems are more consistent with low income.

OH DEAR GOD NO NOT FEEDING POOR FAMILIES!!!

My kid's ES was the same way, and I was goddamn proud to be a parent at that school during the pandemic. I used it as an example for my kid of how a community takes care of its members. It was a fantastic lesson for him to learn.

Ok if they’re also teaching my kid. They’re weren’t.
How long are you ok with forgoing an education to be a food pantry?

Well, ideally there would be a food pantry to feed families and we wouldn't need our schools to do it, but here we are. The school didn't create the system that lets kids go hungry during a pandemic, but they have to exist within it.

If it's a choice between answering my email about my child's curriculum and making sure another kid actually has a meal or two over the weekend, then go feed the kid. And honestly, if you have a different set of priorities, then you should stay out of our area. I don't really think you'd fit in here.

I literally have said we did it, and it wasn’t for me. You’re trying to insult me but it doesn’t make any sense.
I’m sorry that the area doesn’t have better resources, but it was not a good use of mine to send my kid to a magnet that far away in order to miss out on learning to be a food pantry. We need to more effectively split up government resources, because the school still needed to educate kids and it did a really poor job.
Not every area is a good fit for everyone. I listed specific, factual complaints I had with the school/area. That’s fair game and doesn’t need to be attacked.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:the school is in/near a really slummy part of the county. Drive a few blocks to piney branch and university and see for your self. It is one of the worst areas in the DC metro region and those kids go to Eastern. They have to go somewhere and they are not all bad but people need to ask if the crazy commute and exposure for their kids is worth it for the privilege of propping up the test score of a very seedy area. I dare a perspective magnet parent to drive though Knob Hill, Long Branch Garland or Quebec terrace at night and ask your self if that peer group is worth a fancy text book in middle school. There is a reason they put carrot programs that attract high flyers in schools like eastern or Blair which is near by on the same road as well.

If you do I suspect you will find your answer

I suspect you’ve never seen actual slums. We who live in the “slummy” parts of the county are happy our kids will not have to be exposed to yours.

But yet you embrace the bussing program that sticks higher SES kids in eastern simply to Balance what? Give your kids hope. Don't worry, your kids won't be exposed to mine but I know who they will exposed to, GL with your choices.

I bet you don't drive though the neighborhoods at night with your wife and kids even though you are neighbors. Living near them doesn't buy you credit if you simple pretend they don't exist and hope you don't come across them. You think you don't live in Langley Park because you have a Silver Spring address?

No, I don’t drive — I prefer to walk. That way you actually get to interact with people. And again, you and the likes of you are very welcome to stay wherever it is that you are, as multiple people have already suggested.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:the school is in/near a really slummy part of the county. Drive a few blocks to piney branch and university and see for your self. It is one of the worst areas in the DC metro region and those kids go to Eastern. They have to go somewhere and they are not all bad but people need to ask if the crazy commute and exposure for their kids is worth it for the privilege of propping up the test score of a very seedy area. I dare a perspective magnet parent to drive though Knob Hill, Long Branch Garland or Quebec terrace at night and ask your self if that peer group is worth a fancy text book in middle school. There is a reason they put carrot programs that attract high flyers in schools like eastern or Blair which is near by on the same road as well.

If you do I suspect you will find your answer

I suspect you’ve never seen actual slums. We who live in the “slummy” parts of the county are happy our kids will not have to be exposed to yours.

But yet you embrace the bussing program that sticks higher SES kids in eastern simply to Balance what? Give your kids hope. Don't worry, your kids won't be exposed to mine but I know who they will exposed to, GL with your choices.

I bet you don't drive though the neighborhoods at night with your wife and kids even though you are neighbors. Living near them doesn't buy you credit if you simple pretend they don't exist and hope you don't come across them. You think you don't live in Langley Park because you have a Silver Spring address?

No, I don’t drive — I prefer to walk. That way you actually get to interact with people. And again, you and the likes of you are very welcome to stay wherever it is that you are, as multiple people have already suggested.

This is the most ironic post. Can you see that?
You F-ers!!! Look how damn nice we are here!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:the school is in/near a really slummy part of the county. Drive a few blocks to piney branch and university and see for your self. It is one of the worst areas in the DC metro region and those kids go to Eastern. They have to go somewhere and they are not all bad but people need to ask if the crazy commute and exposure for their kids is worth it for the privilege of propping up the test score of a very seedy area. I dare a perspective magnet parent to drive though Knob Hill, Long Branch Garland or Quebec terrace at night and ask your self if that peer group is worth a fancy text book in middle school. There is a reason they put carrot programs that attract high flyers in schools like eastern or Blair which is near by on the same road as well.

If you do I suspect you will find your answer

What is it like to feel like you're being "real" and "fair" and not know you sound like a complete asshole?

Sounding like and A-hole and being wrong are two different things. I know the truth triggers many people and acknowledging the truth doesn't mean I am endorsing the injustice of it all. Also few people who go back to their home will be honest with the % that reality played into their decision. I suspect most people who claim commute or local friends are really thinking a portion of this.

This person was blunt but they’re not wrong. It pulls from a terrible area and the admin isn’t great. I didn’t pull my child out but I sure wish I would have. My kid did virtual while at Eastern and it was a shitshow.

No, the person is racist not blunt and she is wrong.

No, they are correct. There was more teenage pregnancy in that middle school than in my kids high school. The language was also worse than my kids were exposed to in high school. The admin was overwhelmed with getting food to poorer families instead of teaching when they first went virtual.
Not everything is racist. Those problems are more consistent with low income.

OH DEAR GOD NO NOT FEEDING POOR FAMILIES!!!

My kid's ES was the same way, and I was goddamn proud to be a parent at that school during the pandemic. I used it as an example for my kid of how a community takes care of its members. It was a fantastic lesson for him to learn.

Ok if they’re also teaching my kid. They’re weren’t.
How long are you ok with forgoing an education to be a food pantry?

I suspect this issue is moot for the most part. That part of the pandemic is now over and schools are no longer going wholesale into virtual.

This is incredibly naive. Learning loss is going to be a big problem in this area for quite a while.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:the school is in/near a really slummy part of the county. Drive a few blocks to piney branch and university and see for your self. It is one of the worst areas in the DC metro region and those kids go to Eastern. They have to go somewhere and they are not all bad but people need to ask if the crazy commute and exposure for their kids is worth it for the privilege of propping up the test score of a very seedy area. I dare a perspective magnet parent to drive though Knob Hill, Long Branch Garland or Quebec terrace at night and ask your self if that peer group is worth a fancy text book in middle school. There is a reason they put carrot programs that attract high flyers in schools like eastern or Blair which is near by on the same road as well.

If you do I suspect you will find your answer

What is it like to feel like you're being "real" and "fair" and not know you sound like a complete asshole?

Sounding like and A-hole and being wrong are two different things. I know the truth triggers many people and acknowledging the truth doesn't mean I am endorsing the injustice of it all. Also few people who go back to their home will be honest with the % that reality played into their decision. I suspect most people who claim commute or local friends are really thinking a portion of this.

This person was blunt but they’re not wrong. It pulls from a terrible area and the admin isn’t great. I didn’t pull my child out but I sure wish I would have. My kid did virtual while at Eastern and it was a shitshow.

No, the person is racist not blunt and she is wrong.

No, they are correct. There was more teenage pregnancy in that middle school than in my kids high school. The language was also worse than my kids were exposed to in high school. The admin was overwhelmed with getting food to poorer families instead of teaching when they first went virtual.
Not everything is racist. Those problems are more consistent with low income.

OH DEAR GOD NO NOT FEEDING POOR FAMILIES!!!

My kid's ES was the same way, and I was goddamn proud to be a parent at that school during the pandemic. I used it as an example for my kid of how a community takes care of its members. It was a fantastic lesson for him to learn.

Ok if they’re also teaching my kid. They’re weren’t.
How long are you ok with forgoing an education to be a food pantry?

Well, ideally there would be a food pantry to feed families and we wouldn't need our schools to do it, but here we are. The school didn't create the system that lets kids go hungry during a pandemic, but they have to exist within it.

If it's a choice between answering my email about my child's curriculum and making sure another kid actually has a meal or two over the weekend, then go feed the kid. And honestly, if you have a different set of priorities, then you should stay out of our area. I don't really think you'd fit in here.

I literally have said we did it, and it wasn’t for me. You’re trying to insult me but it doesn’t make any sense.
I’m sorry that the area doesn’t have better resources, but it was not a good use of mine to send my kid to a magnet that far away in order to miss out on learning to be a food pantry. We need to more effectively split up government resources, because the school still needed to educate kids and it did a really poor job.
Not every area is a good fit for everyone. I listed specific, factual complaints I had with the school/area. That’s fair game and doesn’t need to be attacked.

Hang on a second - you're complaining that you sent your kid to a magnet school "that far away" during a period when Eastern MS was apparently too focused on being a food pantry during virtual learning, right? Well good news, PP - your kid didn't have to go far away during that time because school was virtual. So I honestly have no idea what you're complaining about.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:the school is in/near a really slummy part of the county. Drive a few blocks to piney branch and university and see for your self. It is one of the worst areas in the DC metro region and those kids go to Eastern. They have to go somewhere and they are not all bad but people need to ask if the crazy commute and exposure for their kids is worth it for the privilege of propping up the test score of a very seedy area. I dare a perspective magnet parent to drive though Knob Hill, Long Branch Garland or Quebec terrace at night and ask your self if that peer group is worth a fancy text book in middle school. There is a reason they put carrot programs that attract high flyers in schools like eastern or Blair which is near by on the same road as well.

If you do I suspect you will find your answer

I suspect you’ve never seen actual slums. We who live in the “slummy” parts of the county are happy our kids will not have to be exposed to yours.

But yet you embrace the bussing program that sticks higher SES kids in eastern simply to Balance what? Give your kids hope. Don't worry, your kids won't be exposed to mine but I know who they will exposed to, GL with your choices.

I bet you don't drive though the neighborhoods at night with your wife and kids even though you are neighbors. Living near them doesn't buy you credit if you simple pretend they don't exist and hope you don't come across them. You think you don't live in Langley Park because you have a Silver Spring address?

No, I don’t drive — I prefer to walk. That way you actually get to interact with people. And again, you and the likes of you are very welcome to stay wherever it is that you are, as multiple people have already suggested.

This is the most ironic post. Can you see that?
You F-ers!!! Look how damn nice we are here!

Oh, I don't think we've ever claimed to be nice. There's a difference between nice and kind.

Bless your heart.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:the school is in/near a really slummy part of the county. Drive a few blocks to piney branch and university and see for your self. It is one of the worst areas in the DC metro region and those kids go to Eastern. They have to go somewhere and they are not all bad but people need to ask if the crazy commute and exposure for their kids is worth it for the privilege of propping up the test score of a very seedy area. I dare a perspective magnet parent to drive though Knob Hill, Long Branch Garland or Quebec terrace at night and ask your self if that peer group is worth a fancy text book in middle school. There is a reason they put carrot programs that attract high flyers in schools like eastern or Blair which is near by on the same road as well.

If you do I suspect you will find your answer

What is it like to feel like you're being "real" and "fair" and not know you sound like a complete asshole?

Sounding like and A-hole and being wrong are two different things. I know the truth triggers many people and acknowledging the truth doesn't mean I am endorsing the injustice of it all. Also few people who go back to their home will be honest with the % that reality played into their decision. I suspect most people who claim commute or local friends are really thinking a portion of this.

This person was blunt but they’re not wrong. It pulls from a terrible area and the admin isn’t great. I didn’t pull my child out but I sure wish I would have. My kid did virtual while at Eastern and it was a shitshow.

No, the person is racist not blunt and she is wrong.

No, they are correct. There was more teenage pregnancy in that middle school than in my kids high school. The language was also worse than my kids were exposed to in high school. The admin was overwhelmed with getting food to poorer families instead of teaching when they first went virtual.
Not everything is racist. Those problems are more consistent with low income.

OH DEAR GOD NO NOT FEEDING POOR FAMILIES!!!

My kid's ES was the same way, and I was goddamn proud to be a parent at that school during the pandemic. I used it as an example for my kid of how a community takes care of its members. It was a fantastic lesson for him to learn.

Ok if they’re also teaching my kid. They’re weren’t.
How long are you ok with forgoing an education to be a food pantry?

Well, ideally there would be a food pantry to feed families and we wouldn't need our schools to do it, but here we are. The school didn't create the system that lets kids go hungry during a pandemic, but they have to exist within it.

If it's a choice between answering my email about my child's curriculum and making sure another kid actually has a meal or two over the weekend, then go feed the kid. And honestly, if you have a different set of priorities, then you should stay out of our area. I don't really think you'd fit in here.

I literally have said we did it, and it wasn’t for me. You’re trying to insult me but it doesn’t make any sense.
I’m sorry that the area doesn’t have better resources, but it was not a good use of mine to send my kid to a magnet that far away in order to miss out on learning to be a food pantry. We need to more effectively split up government resources, because the school still needed to educate kids and it did a really poor job.
Not every area is a good fit for everyone. I listed specific, factual complaints I had with the school/area. That’s fair game and doesn’t need to be attacked.

Hang on a second - you're complaining that you sent your kid to a magnet school "that far away" during a period when Eastern MS was apparently too focused on being a food pantry during virtual learning, right? Well good news, PP - your kid didn't have to go far away during that time because school was virtual. So I honestly have no idea what you're complaining about.

It’s kind of sad the people trying to justify Easterns failure to teach. One teacher just stopped showing up. No one is saying it’s not true, just that i shouldn’t complain about it.
So let me make it perfectly clear - Yes, i am complaining about their failure to teach at a school. I’m sorry that’s hard for you to comprehend. I’m sure you’ll just tell me I’m not welcome there and to stay away. Ok.