Anybody UNhappy with Janney?

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Anonymous wrote:Heard a bit of drink the kool-aid in terms of liberal ethic from some friends who had kids there. You run into that a lot in DC though. Liberals in the city surrounded by other liberals sometimes forget that 'open-minded' is not just their vantage point.
Not trying to start something here, but that is all I've heard from people who had their kids there and eventually moved on in terms of a bit more diversity of viewpoint etc. Heard same with Deal. Both draw from our Upper NW neighborhood that seems to trend to the crunchy granola with lots of disposable income.

I have read this 5 times and still do not get the point.

I read it as a complaint about lack of diversity--in this case, diversity of background & viewpoint.

For what it's worth, I'm granola and have lots of disposable income when compared with the average US citizen (though perhaps not compared with the average poster on this board). And I think that I & my child benefit from interactions with people who have different beliefs, including beliefs that are way to the right of mine.

Nope; life's too short to proof-read list-serve posts. But you have at it!

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Sorry--that was not directed at you (tolerant granola) but at the proof reading commentator. Apologies--have a wonderful day!

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PE, aftercare, diversity, and liberals? That it? Honestly, it's a pretty good sign if nobody is complaining about the principal, teachers, bullying, "things going downhill in the higher grades," etc.

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Anonymous wrote:PE, aftercare, diversity, and liberals? That it? Honestly, it's a pretty good sign if nobody is complaining about the principal, teachers, bullying, "things going downhill in the higher grades," etc.

Isn't that true of all of DCPS, even JKLM? In upper NW, a lot of families only use DCPS for elementary, after that it's important to go private.

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Not a slam dunk for private anymore. Almost all of the 5th grade at Lafayette opted for Deal - There was a post about it on DCUM not that long ago. This same shift may be happening at the other schools as well.

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I expect Mann to continue to go private.

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Several people noted the granola/liberal/diversity isssues. There is the axiom of TQM - time/quality/money. You can have two but not all three. I have to say it is hard for me to believe that one can have high-end neighborhood and diveristy (of many types, not just racial). The reality is that if you have the money to self-select out of most neighborhoods you are choosing people like yourself. Sociologists call it the big sorting. http://www.thebigsort.com/home.php

It is hard to live with people that disagree with you, raise their children different, socialize differently, be you conservative or liberal.

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Anonymous wrote:Several people noted the granola/liberal/diversity isssues. There is the axiom of TQM - time/quality/money. You can have two but not all three. I have to say it is hard for me to believe that one can have high-end neighborhood and diveristy (of many types, not just racial). The reality is that if you have the money to self-select out of most neighborhoods you are choosing people like yourself. Sociologists call it the big sorting. http://www.thebigsort.com/home.php

It is hard to live with people that disagree with you, raise their children different, socialize differently, be you conservative or liberal.

This. Thank you for bringing some sense to this ridiculous thread.

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Anonymous wrote:Several people noted the granola/liberal/diversity isssues. There is the axiom of TQM - time/quality/money. You can have two but not all three. I have to say it is hard for me to believe that one can have high-end neighborhood and diveristy (of many types, not just racial). The reality is that if you have the money to self-select out of most neighborhoods you are choosing people like yourself. Sociologists call it the big sorting. http://www.thebigsort.com/home.php

It is hard to live with people that disagree with you, raise their children different, socialize differently, be you conservative or liberal.

Not so true in DC (or other major cities). There ARE schools that zone in upper middle class households with working class households, as well as different ethnic backgrounds. Quality is subjective. I'm not impressed so much with high test scores, if so KIPP would be my best bet, as a high % of their students score advanced (math in particular). I care more about a school that encourages a more well rounded individual or one that offers something unique, like Yu Ying. I've always wondered if this board is just over run with upper NW parents pumping up their kid's schools or if the JKLM's are really that great. They seem pretty, well, boring.

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Anonymous wrote:Several people noted the granola/liberal/diversity isssues. There is the axiom of TQM - time/quality/money. You can have two but not all three. I have to say it is hard for me to believe that one can have high-end neighborhood and diveristy (of many types, not just racial). The reality is that if you have the money to self-select out of most neighborhoods you are choosing people like yourself. Sociologists call it the big sorting. http://www.thebigsort.com/home.php

It is hard to live with people that disagree with you, raise their children different, socialize differently, be you conservative or liberal.

Not so true in DC (or other major cities). There ARE schools that zone in upper middle class households with working class households, as well as different ethnic backgrounds. Quality is subjective. I'm not impressed so much with high test scores, if so KIPP would be my best bet, as a high % of their students score advanced (math in particular). I care more about a school that encourages a more well rounded individual or one that offers something unique, like Yu Ying. I've always wondered if this board is just over run with upper NW parents pumping up their kid's schools or if the JKLM's are really that great. They seem pretty, well, boring.

You're not the only one.

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PPs, agreed that JKLM is overall very white bread. Not indicative of how the world looks today.

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Anonymous wrote:PE, aftercare, diversity, and liberals? That it? Honestly, it's a pretty good sign if nobody is complaining about the principal, teachers, bullying, "things going downhill in the higher grades," etc.

Isn't that true of all of DCPS, even JKLM? In upper NW, a lot of families only use DCPS for elementary, after that it's important to go private.

And a lot of us who live in the neighborhood and are underwhelmed by Janney just go private in the first place.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PE, aftercare, diversity, and liberals? That it? Honestly, it's a pretty good sign if nobody is complaining about the principal, teachers, bullying, "things going downhill in the higher grades," etc.

Isn't that true of all of DCPS, even JKLM? In upper NW, a lot of families only use DCPS for elementary, after that it's important to go private.

And a lot of us who live in the neighborhood and are underwhelmed by Janney just go private in the first place.

Ah, finally someone who can really speak to the point of this thread! What is it about Janney that underwhelmed you (and/or others in the neighborhood who have gone private)? TIA!

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I live in the neighborhood and I'm looking forward to Hearst; looks fun!

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Anonymous wrote:PPs, agreed that JKLM is overall very white bread. Not indicative of how the world looks today.

So now we should FORCE people to move out of their neighborhood to go to school? This diversity crap is just going overboard.