Another piece on entitled parents in independent schools and Sidwell by The Atlantic

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's a rehash of the article from January and the article from March and the article from May.

The two people leaving, one was a horrid hire that the other stood by, rather than admit it was a bad hire.

Now, the one, is burning every bridge on the way out.

+1. Relucatant to say it but one counselor was incompetent and lazy, and his boss was stubborn and became a bit lazy. Godspeed to both, and glad that the SFS college office is being rebuilt.

[Anonymous]

The article didn't break any new ground, but it's pretty entertaining, as was her piece on the Singer scandal: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/04/what-college-admissions-scandal-reveals/586468/

I often disagree with her take on things, but I don't know how you can claim she's not a good writer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's a rehash of the article from January and the article from March and the article from May.

The two people leaving, one was a horrid hire that the other stood by, rather than admit it was a bad hire.

Now, the one, is burning every bridge on the way out.

+1. Relucatant to say it but one counselor was incompetent and lazy, and his boss was stubborn and became a bit lazy. Godspeed to both, and glad that the SFS college office is being rebuilt.

That may be completely true, but it doesn't negate the point she's making, which is that you have a bunch of entitled nut-job parents at your school who lose their minds at the thought that their kids might not get into the most-brag worthy of colleges. Surely there are many more effective and socially acceptable ways to force out an incompetent counselor than what has been reported.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Anyone who thinks this article isn't "credible" needs to take a good long look in the mirror. She hits the nail on the head.

My kids are in public school and I think it's typical Caitlin Flanagan clickbait nonsense: obviously exaggerated personal anecdotes carefully designed to appeal to pre-existing stereotypes, with little of substance. Honestly, she's been writing the same formula since the 1990s or something. I don't know why anyone would take her seriously.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone who thinks this article isn't "credible" needs to take a good long look in the mirror. She hits the nail on the head.

Eh. What is she trying to say? I can't quite figure out from the article. Aggressive parents at an elite school in a high-pressure city? That's not particularly new.

I think she's saying that paying $45k in private school tuition no longer guarantees you admission to an elite college and that this is enraging rich, white private school parents and making them do insane things.

Did the article say these parents were white?

I daresay you forgot the infamous Nigerian couple and their lawsuits. Seems like it's probably a rainbow coalition of parents.

But some of these comments clearly suggest there's a few posters with a grudge and want to portray the world as a bunch of Trump supporters ruining life for everyone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Anyone who thinks this article isn't "credible" needs to take a good long look in the mirror. She hits the nail on the head.

+100

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Did the article say these parents were white?

I daresay you forgot the infamous Nigerian couple and their lawsuits. Seems like it's probably a rainbow coalition of parents.

Predominately white + one Nigerian family = "rainbow coalition"?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Pretty sure there is already a thread on this. Also I am personally skeptical of basically anything that Caitlin Flanagan writes at this point.

I am PP who wrote this. I mixed this up Caitlin Flanagan's other Atlantic article. There hasn't been a thread on this one.

It's still mediocre Flanagan, though.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone who thinks this article isn't "credible" needs to take a good long look in the mirror. She hits the nail on the head.

+100

I live across the country from Sidwell and even I can tell this is inflammatory pablum. Flanagan is probably writing a book and needs to up her relevance.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone who thinks this article isn't "credible" needs to take a good long look in the mirror. She hits the nail on the head.

+100

I live across the country from Sidwell and even I can tell this is inflammatory pablum. Flanagan is probably writing a book and needs to up her relevance.

Either you are not telling the truth or you seriously need to get a life on your side of the country. It's bad enough we in DC read this (inconveniently addictive) site.

[Anonymous]

As opposed to poor people who can’t work hard and get mad and want a free meal ticket?

Why would someone publish unless they were selling a narrative? Yuck!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone who thinks this article isn't "credible" needs to take a good long look in the mirror. She hits the nail on the head.

+100

I live across the country from Sidwell and even I can tell this is inflammatory pablum. Flanagan is probably writing a book and needs to up her relevance.

Either you are not telling the truth or you seriously need to get a life on your side of the country. It's bad enough we in DC read this (inconveniently addictive) site.

Oh come on. DCUM has a wide number of readers across the country. Why are you so invested in what any even marginally critical reader can obviously see is clickbait? Does DC have a large number of unusually literal thinkers or something?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone who thinks this article isn't "credible" needs to take a good long look in the mirror. She hits the nail on the head.

+100

I live across the country from Sidwell and even I can tell this is inflammatory pablum. Flanagan is probably writing a book and needs to up her relevance.

Either you are not telling the truth or you seriously need to get a life on your side of the country. It's bad enough we in DC read this (inconveniently addictive) site.

Oh come on. DCUM has a wide number of readers across the country. Why are you so invested in what any even marginally critical reader can obviously see is clickbait? Does DC have a large number of unusually literal thinkers or something?

DCUM has a resident population of posters who carry grudges. Typical of internet forums as it's the one place where they can vent. See all the racial hang ups. Even on this thread.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone who thinks this article isn't "credible" needs to take a good long look in the mirror. She hits the nail on the head.

+100

I live across the country from Sidwell and even I can tell this is inflammatory pablum. Flanagan is probably writing a book and needs to up her relevance.

Either you are not telling the truth or you seriously need to get a life on your side of the country. It's bad enough we in DC read this (inconveniently addictive) site.

Oh come on. DCUM has a wide number of readers across the country. Why are you so invested in what any even marginally critical reader can obviously see is clickbait? Does DC have a large number of unusually literal thinkers or something?

DCUM has a resident population of posters who carry grudges. Typical of internet forums as it's the one place where they can vent. See all the racial hang ups. Even on this thread.

Good point. Well, Flanagan has clearly identified a purchasing audience for the book she's undoubtedly working on, so good for her, I suppose. Resentful DCUM parents, you've been market segmented.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone who thinks this article isn't "credible" needs to take a good long look in the mirror. She hits the nail on the head.

+100

I live across the country from Sidwell and even I can tell this is inflammatory pablum. Flanagan is probably writing a book and needs to up her relevance.

Either you are not telling the truth or you seriously need to get a life on your side of the country. It's bad enough we in DC read this (inconveniently addictive) site.

Oh come on. DCUM has a wide number of readers across the country. Why are you so invested in what any even marginally critical reader can obviously see is clickbait? Does DC have a large number of unusually literal thinkers or something?

DCUM has a resident population of posters who carry grudges. Typical of internet forums as it's the one place where they can vent. See all the racial hang ups. Even on this thread.

Good point. Well, Flanagan has clearly identified a purchasing audience for the book she's undoubtedly working on, so good for her, I suppose. Resentful DCUM parents, you've been market segmented.