MacArthur

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Anonymous wrote:Updates on the school rollout:

The school does not have a library- no books- or a nurse.

The biology teacher “Dr” so and so has resigned for a job at university of Maryland.

The nurse shortage is a DCPS problem and is hardly limited to MacArthur.

https://dcist.com/story/23/09/06/dc-school-nurses-protest-new-staffing-model/

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No books in the library or no books for classes. Jackson Reed has also had trouble retaining teachers. The school went an entire year without a physics teacher.

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Anonymous wrote:Updates on the school rollout:

The school does not have a library- no books- or a nurse.

The biology teacher “Dr” so and so has resigned for a job at university of Maryland.

Books in the library are pretty last-century.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes Dr Moore’s last day is tomorrow.

I’m disappointed that she would resign after the start of the school year. How are they supposed to find a solid replacement once school has already started.

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Anonymous wrote:Drove through my expensive neighborhood in DC today and all the private school kids were in their uniforms. You think their parents fret about that?

I'd love to see more uniforms in DCPS. Fine with me, so long as low income kids can get ample free uniforms.

I wish DCPS had a more cohesive policy on uniforms. Most of the schools that still have uniforms have higher numbers of low income kids.

We’re at a uniform school and I’m pretty neutral on them in general (easier mornings in the early years, less wear on regular clothes, etc), but I completely agree with this. It’s a clear indicator of school demographics in DC schools and should be consistent across DCPS. Should all be the same colors too.

They actually reflect the schools' demographics 10 years ago. All of the normal IB ESes on the Hill have them and Brent is one of the richest schools in the city.

Outside of the Hill it is a pretty clear indicator of demographics. Most of the upper NW schools have no uniforms. Drive across the park? uniforms. It is more pronounced at the HS level.

Um, most of the private schools in Upper NW have uniforms or at least super strict dress codes. They're not an indicator of demographics in this city as much as where parents fall on the political and wealth spectrums. Hint: conservatives like uniforms, along with pragmatic parents who don't want to tangle with their kids over what they wear to school every day. Status conscious families who want to telegraph their wealth and privilege to the world also embrace them. Ever seen those St. Alban's middle school boys in their ties and sports jackets?

False. Besides St.A, some Catholic schools and NCS for middle school only, I can’t think of another upper NW private school that requires uniforms. And agree that what is being telegraphed with a private school uniform is very different than for a public school.

Holton Arms has a uniform.

Delighted to hear that a draconian dress code appears to be people's chief complaint about MacArthur High School.

Holton Arms is in Bethesda. Upper NW covers STA (jacket and tie but no uniform), GDS (nothing), Sidwell (nothing), NCS (? don't know), Maret (?; think nothing).

Obviously, some private schools have longstanding uniform traditions, others don't. However, in public schools -- fairly or unfairly -- requiring uniforms suggests inner city urban school with a discipline problem. Is that the message that MacArthur really wants to send, particularly if it wants to retain more Ward 3 families?

I’m a parent. My child attends Hardy and wears a “uniform.” My children are supposed to attend MacArthur, where they’ll also wear “uniforms.”

Having experienced said “uniforms” directly as a parent, I am strongly in favor of them. I don’t care a whit about your musings about “messages.” The uniforms are a boon, regardless of what you think they convey. And, in case you care for some unknown reason, I’m a rich, white, in-boundary parent. The uniforms are a positive attribute to me and my family.

They are an issue for rich black people though, who don’t want their kids confused with poor black people, because we see how that goes. This is one of many reasons why black people with money can’t use DCPS. But I hear you, it’s not a problem for rich white people of which you are one, so proceed.

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Anonymous wrote:Drove through my expensive neighborhood in DC today and all the private school kids were in their uniforms. You think their parents fret about that?

I'd love to see more uniforms in DCPS. Fine with me, so long as low income kids can get ample free uniforms.

I wish DCPS had a more cohesive policy on uniforms. Most of the schools that still have uniforms have higher numbers of low income kids.

We’re at a uniform school and I’m pretty neutral on them in general (easier mornings in the early years, less wear on regular clothes, etc), but I completely agree with this. It’s a clear indicator of school demographics in DC schools and should be consistent across DCPS. Should all be the same colors too.

They actually reflect the schools' demographics 10 years ago. All of the normal IB ESes on the Hill have them and Brent is one of the richest schools in the city.

Outside of the Hill it is a pretty clear indicator of demographics. Most of the upper NW schools have no uniforms. Drive across the park? uniforms. It is more pronounced at the HS level.

Um, most of the private schools in Upper NW have uniforms or at least super strict dress codes. They're not an indicator of demographics in this city as much as where parents fall on the political and wealth spectrums. Hint: conservatives like uniforms, along with pragmatic parents who don't want to tangle with their kids over what they wear to school every day. Status conscious families who want to telegraph their wealth and privilege to the world also embrace them. Ever seen those St. Alban's middle school boys in their ties and sports jackets?

False. Besides St.A, some Catholic schools and NCS for middle school only, I can’t think of another upper NW private school that requires uniforms. And agree that what is being telegraphed with a private school uniform is very different than for a public school.

Holton Arms has a uniform.

Delighted to hear that a draconian dress code appears to be people's chief complaint about MacArthur High School.

Holton Arms is in Bethesda. Upper NW covers STA (jacket and tie but no uniform), GDS (nothing), Sidwell (nothing), NCS (? don't know), Maret (?; think nothing).

Obviously, some private schools have longstanding uniform traditions, others don't. However, in public schools -- fairly or unfairly -- requiring uniforms suggests inner city urban school with a discipline problem. Is that the message that MacArthur really wants to send, particularly if it wants to retain more Ward 3 families?

I’m a parent. My child attends Hardy and wears a “uniform.” My children are supposed to attend MacArthur, where they’ll also wear “uniforms.”

Having experienced said “uniforms” directly as a parent, I am strongly in favor of them. I don’t care a whit about your musings about “messages.” The uniforms are a boon, regardless of what you think they convey. And, in case you care for some unknown reason, I’m a rich, white, in-boundary parent. The uniforms are a positive attribute to me and my family.

They are an issue for rich black people though, who don’t want their kids confused with poor black people, because we see how that goes. This is one of many reasons why black people with money can’t use DCPS. But I hear you, it’s not a problem for rich white people of which you are one, so proceed.

Umm, I'm pretty sure the poster who incessantly muses about the "inner city" vibe the uniforms may convey is writing as a white person without kids at Hardy/Macarthur and saying that she doesn't want her child to be perceived as an "inner city" child. So, my explicit reference of my socioeconomic status and race was for her, as opposed to being a justification to just proceeding because said rich whitey said so.

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Anonymous wrote:Drove through my expensive neighborhood in DC today and all the private school kids were in their uniforms. You think their parents fret about that?

I'd love to see more uniforms in DCPS. Fine with me, so long as low income kids can get ample free uniforms.

I wish DCPS had a more cohesive policy on uniforms. Most of the schools that still have uniforms have higher numbers of low income kids.

We’re at a uniform school and I’m pretty neutral on them in general (easier mornings in the early years, less wear on regular clothes, etc), but I completely agree with this. It’s a clear indicator of school demographics in DC schools and should be consistent across DCPS. Should all be the same colors too.

They actually reflect the schools' demographics 10 years ago. All of the normal IB ESes on the Hill have them and Brent is one of the richest schools in the city.

Outside of the Hill it is a pretty clear indicator of demographics. Most of the upper NW schools have no uniforms. Drive across the park? uniforms. It is more pronounced at the HS level.

Um, most of the private schools in Upper NW have uniforms or at least super strict dress codes. They're not an indicator of demographics in this city as much as where parents fall on the political and wealth spectrums. Hint: conservatives like uniforms, along with pragmatic parents who don't want to tangle with their kids over what they wear to school every day. Status conscious families who want to telegraph their wealth and privilege to the world also embrace them. Ever seen those St. Alban's middle school boys in their ties and sports jackets?

False. Besides St.A, some Catholic schools and NCS for middle school only, I can’t think of another upper NW private school that requires uniforms. And agree that what is being telegraphed with a private school uniform is very different than for a public school.

Holton Arms has a uniform.

Delighted to hear that a draconian dress code appears to be people's chief complaint about MacArthur High School.

Holton Arms is in Bethesda. Upper NW covers STA (jacket and tie but no uniform), GDS (nothing), Sidwell (nothing), NCS (? don't know), Maret (?; think nothing).

Obviously, some private schools have longstanding uniform traditions, others don't. However, in public schools -- fairly or unfairly -- requiring uniforms suggests inner city urban school with a discipline problem. Is that the message that MacArthur really wants to send, particularly if it wants to retain more Ward 3 families?

I’m a parent. My child attends Hardy and wears a “uniform.” My children are supposed to attend MacArthur, where they’ll also wear “uniforms.”

Having experienced said “uniforms” directly as a parent, I am strongly in favor of them. I don’t care a whit about your musings about “messages.” The uniforms are a boon, regardless of what you think they convey. And, in case you care for some unknown reason, I’m a rich, white, in-boundary parent. The uniforms are a positive attribute to me and my family.

They are an issue for rich black people though, who don’t want their kids confused with poor black people, because we see how that goes. This is one of many reasons why black people with money can’t use DCPS. But I hear you, it’s not a problem for rich white people of which you are one, so proceed.

But Black people with money run DCPS.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes Dr Moore’s last day is tomorrow.

I’m disappointed that she would resign after the start of the school year. How are they supposed to find a solid replacement once school has already started.

This - teachers jumping to more lucrative opportunities at inconvenient times and leaving their schools stranded - happens far too often in DCPS. It’s a shitty thing for teachers to do, but almost anyone would do it given a strong enough financial incentive. So DCPS needs to bake into their next contracts some sort of financial penalty for teachers leaving in the middle of the school year. WTU can piss off with their objections.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes Dr Moore’s last day is tomorrow.

I’m disappointed that she would resign after the start of the school year. How are they supposed to find a solid replacement once school has already started.

This - teachers jumping to more lucrative opportunities at inconvenient times and leaving their schools stranded - happens far too often in DCPS. It’s a shitty thing for teachers to do, but almost anyone would do it given a strong enough financial incentive. So DCPS needs to bake into their next contracts some sort of financial penalty for teachers leaving in the middle of the school year. WTU can piss off with their objections.

Yes, let's make DCPS teaching jobs even less attractive than they already are. That'll do the trick.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes Dr Moore’s last day is tomorrow.

I’m disappointed that she would resign after the start of the school year. How are they supposed to find a solid replacement once school has already started.

This - teachers jumping to more lucrative opportunities at inconvenient times and leaving their schools stranded - happens far too often in DCPS. It’s a shitty thing for teachers to do, but almost anyone would do it given a strong enough financial incentive. So DCPS needs to bake into their next contracts some sort of financial penalty for teachers leaving in the middle of the school year. WTU can piss off with their objections.

Yes, let's make DCPS teaching jobs even less attractive than they already are. That'll do the trick.

Better to do it with honey than sticks: e.g. a bonus for completing the entire year.

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Anonymous wrote:No books in the library or no books for classes. Jackson Reed has also had trouble retaining teachers. The school went an entire year without a physics teacher.

The only people who care about # of books in the library are USN&WR and the crazy BASIS person (who also wants computer labs).

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Anonymous wrote:Yes Dr Moore’s last day is tomorrow.

I’m disappointed that she would resign after the start of the school year. How are they supposed to find a solid replacement once school has already started.

This - teachers jumping to more lucrative opportunities at inconvenient times and leaving their schools stranded - happens far too often in DCPS. It’s a shitty thing for teachers to do, but almost anyone would do it given a strong enough financial incentive. So DCPS needs to bake into their next contracts some sort of financial penalty for teachers leaving in the middle of the school year. WTU can piss off with their objections.

This has to be troll post right?

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Anonymous wrote:Updates on the school rollout:

The school does not have a library- no books- or a nurse.

The biology teacher “Dr” so and so has resigned for a job at university of Maryland.

The nurse shortage is a DCPS problem and is hardly limited to MacArthur.

https://dcist.com/story/23/09/06/dc-school-nurses-protest-new-staffing-model/

The teacher was Environmental Science teacher and there was already a backup teacher co teaching with her in preparation for her departure and he will take over.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes Dr Moore’s last day is tomorrow.

I’m disappointed that she would resign after the start of the school year. How are they supposed to find a solid replacement once school has already started.

This - teachers jumping to more lucrative opportunities at inconvenient times and leaving their schools stranded - happens far too often in DCPS. It’s a shitty thing for teachers to do, but almost anyone would do it given a strong enough financial incentive. So DCPS needs to bake into their next contracts some sort of financial penalty for teachers leaving in the middle of the school year. WTU can piss off with their objections.

This has to be troll post right?

Are you a parent with a kid has been left without a teacher mid-year? I am. Whether with a stick or a carrot, something needs to be done to give teachers a financial incentive not to jump in the middle of the school year.

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The teacher shortage is serious across the country, and probably the worst in areas with rising crime and poor facilities.