People who ruin neighborhoods (like tkpk) by putting their kids in private school

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who is “we”? I’ll send my kid to whatever school I want, thank you very much. BTW there are also people who homeschool & send their kids to far-flung magnets. It’s really none of your business. I am free to live wherever I want, too. I am not going to sacrifice my child’s education on the altar of diversity.

Not to mention, my kid wouldn’t be allowed to discuss where we went on spring break, our other house or their ECs, or else your child would feel bad & complain of “bragging.”

OP, you don’t really want this person’s kid in school with yours, do you?

Good point, but she is still taking one of the very few houses available and i wished i could have a less wealthy neighbor instead who would send her kids to public school. This is absolutely not neutral when more and more newcomers dont care about public schools and move into the available SFHs.

And I have plenty of cash myself. Travel extensively and could afford private school. I have zero envy. I just wish Takoma Park stayed the socially minded city it has been for so long. And public school is a KEY part of this project.

Where are white people allowed to live without gentrifying or participating in white flight?

[Anonymous]

Oh my...

[Anonymous]

My community is a mix of private and public. The parents are the ones that facilitate the neighborhood community. We get together most weekend nights at someone’s house for either dinner, dessert, or just drinks. The kids come with the parents and play while the adults socialize. I don’t need the schools to facilitate a neighborhood.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When my kids went to public in DC, the school was hostile to parent volunteering, tracking, parent advocacy, reducing screen time, nutritional changes in the school lunches and increasing recess. Now my child attends a private more aligned with our educational beliefs.

And that is exactly why i dont want tkpk MD schools to get ruined. I love a lot of things about DC but not the school system and the limited number of good local schools

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who is “we”? I’ll send my kid to whatever school I want, thank you very much. BTW there are also people who homeschool & send their kids to far-flung magnets. It’s really none of your business. I am free to live wherever I want, too. I am not going to sacrifice my child’s education on the altar of diversity.

Not to mention, my kid wouldn’t be allowed to discuss where we went on spring break, our other house or their ECs, or else your child would feel bad & complain of “bragging.”

OP, you don’t really want this person’s kid in school with yours, do you?

Good point, but she is still taking one of the very few houses available and i wished i could have a less wealthy neighbor instead who would send her kids to public school. This is absolutely not neutral when more and more newcomers dont care about public schools and move into the available SFHs.

And I have plenty of cash myself. Travel extensively and could afford private school. I have zero envy. I just wish Takoma Park stayed the socially minded city it has been for so long. And public school is a KEY part of this project.

I am fascinated by your point of view. What are acceptable behaviors for a childless person who lives in your neighborhood? An empty nester? Someone with preschool-aged kids?

Also, how do you feel about private daycares, hospitals & preschools? What about private universities? Private nursing homes? Am I allowed to patronize any of those?

By your logic, shouldn’t I be taking public transportation 100% of the time so as to model good behavior on it? Should I move into public housing to change its reputation?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who is “we”? I’ll send my kid to whatever school I want, thank you very much. BTW there are also people who homeschool & send their kids to far-flung magnets. It’s really none of your business. I am free to live wherever I want, too. I am not going to sacrifice my child’s education on the altar of diversity.

Not to mention, my kid wouldn’t be allowed to discuss where we went on spring break, our other house or their ECs, or else your child would feel bad & complain of “bragging.”

OP, you don’t really want this person’s kid in school with yours, do you?

Good point, but she is still taking one of the very few houses available and i wished i could have a less wealthy neighbor instead who would send her kids to public school. This is absolutely not neutral when more and more newcomers dont care about public schools and move into the available SFHs.

And I have plenty of cash myself. Travel extensively and could afford private school. I have zero envy. I just wish Takoma Park stayed the socially minded city it has been for so long. And public school is a KEY part of this project.

Where are white people allowed to live without gentrifying or participating in white flight?

Wherever, just put your kids in public school. if you come to a diverse neighborhood for the big historic homes AND put your kids in private schools you do both. Gentifry and participate in white flight

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who is “we”? I’ll send my kid to whatever school I want, thank you very much. BTW there are also people who homeschool & send their kids to far-flung magnets. It’s really none of your business. I am free to live wherever I want, too. I am not going to sacrifice my child’s education on the altar of diversity.

Not to mention, my kid wouldn’t be allowed to discuss where we went on spring break, our other house or their ECs, or else your child would feel bad & complain of “bragging.”

OP, you don’t really want this person’s kid in school with yours, do you?

Good point, but she is still taking one of the very few houses available and i wished i could have a less wealthy neighbor instead who would send her kids to public school. This is absolutely not neutral when more and more newcomers dont care about public schools and move into the available SFHs.

And I have plenty of cash myself. Travel extensively and could afford private school. I have zero envy. I just wish Takoma Park stayed the socially minded city it has been for so long. And public school is a KEY part of this project.

How old are your kids?

[Anonymous]

Kindly, OP, you wouldn’t want me as a parent at your child’s school.

[Anonymous]

OP would you prefer they overcrowd your local public school instead?

Also, when someone buys a home, they’re pretty much free to use it as they please.

[Anonymous]

OP,

Your post is offensive because you write that only families with school-aged kids are entitled to housing in your neighborhood, and only if they go to the only schools you approve of, the ones your kids go to. You want to homogenize your neighborhood and force people to live exactly the same experience your family lives. That’s fundamentally WRONG, and creating an example where you’re hitting presumably well-off families instead of poor families doesn’t hide that fact.

You’re discriminating. Stop it.

- don’t live in TK, but we’re fine with the private/public mix in our neighborhood. They’re all nice kids!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who is “we”? I’ll send my kid to whatever school I want, thank you very much. BTW there are also people who homeschool & send their kids to far-flung magnets. It’s really none of your business. I am free to live wherever I want, too. I am not going to sacrifice my child’s education on the altar of diversity.

Not to mention, my kid wouldn’t be allowed to discuss where we went on spring break, our other house or their ECs, or else your child would feel bad & complain of “bragging.”

OP, you don’t really want this person’s kid in school with yours, do you?

Good point, but she is still taking one of the very few houses available and i wished i could have a less wealthy neighbor instead who would send her kids to public school. This is absolutely not neutral when more and more newcomers dont care about public schools and move into the available SFHs.

And I have plenty of cash myself. Travel extensively and could afford private school. I have zero envy. I just wish Takoma Park stayed the socially minded city it has been for so long. And public school is a KEY part of this project.

I am fascinated by your point of view. What are acceptable behaviors for a childless person who lives in your neighborhood? An empty nester? Someone with preschool-aged kids?

Also, how do you feel about private daycares, hospitals & preschools? What about private universities? Private nursing homes? Am I allowed to patronize any of those?

By your logic, shouldn’t I be taking public transportation 100% of the time so as to model good behavior on it? Should I move into public housing to change its reputation?
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Childless and empty nesters are not creating any trend to put kids in private schools. if more and more of the neighbors are exiting public schools for their kids, the UMC/MC who are left in public school face more and more pressure to move out, because parents fear their kids are missing out. I am not inventing this.

For the rest: if you [ay private for everything and vote to kill public budgets for everything else, same thing, you are part of the problem. You create a world where the richest get access to the best social services and ask for reduced taxes and expenditures to avoid paying for public services.

And yes, i also wished you took public transportation. And i also resent you if you buy a house or condo next to public transportation and choose to drive your guzzler to work everywhere. It also makes me want to NOT have you as a neighbor. Mclean would be ideal for you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP,

Your post is offensive because you write that only families with school-aged kids are entitled to housing in your neighborhood, and only if they go to the only schools you approve of, the ones your kids go to. You want to homogenize your neighborhood and force people to live exactly the same experience your family lives. That’s fundamentally WRONG, and creating an example where you’re hitting presumably well-off families instead of poor families doesn’t hide that fact.

You’re discriminating. Stop it.

- don’t live in TK, but we’re fine with the private/public mix in our neighborhood. They’re all nice kids!

No i dont want only families with school-aged kids. I wished the school aged kids went to public house.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The private school my child attended from k-8, and the boarding school they attend now, are far more diverse than any local public school.

Than ANY local public school?

[Anonymous]

OP, the families who live in your neighborhood who have kids in private school aren’t people who “ruin a neighborhood,” generally. I bet they aren’t littering, smoking, making noise or letting their yard weeds get overgrown. They probably travel often, so the neighborhood is relatively peaceful & quiet.

Now, if you mean slumlords, that’s a different story. But be careful what you wish for, since you appear to prefer poorer neighbors.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who is “we”? I’ll send my kid to whatever school I want, thank you very much. BTW there are also people who homeschool & send their kids to far-flung magnets. It’s really none of your business. I am free to live wherever I want, too. I am not going to sacrifice my child’s education on the altar of diversity.

Not to mention, my kid wouldn’t be allowed to discuss where we went on spring break, our other house or their ECs, or else your child would feel bad & complain of “bragging.”

OP, you don’t really want this person’s kid in school with yours, do you?

Good point, but she is still taking one of the very few houses available and i wished i could have a less wealthy neighbor instead who would send her kids to public school. This is absolutely not neutral when more and more newcomers dont care about public schools and move into the available SFHs.

And I have plenty of cash myself. Travel extensively and could afford private school. I have zero envy. I just wish Takoma Park stayed the socially minded city it has been for so long. And public school is a KEY part of this project.

Well, clean up your schools. I realize it's a chicken and egg problem, but sorry: I'm not sacrificing my kids' education on the altar of public schools, just so I can save a few bucks and prove to people like you that I support public education. Which I do, when it's done correctly, and lately, that is not the case.