Feedback on Hearst for 2nd and K

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s a good thing OOB students commuted to some of the West of the Park schools long ago. Those schools were packed and kept open with OOB students while Former Chancellor Rhee under former Mayor Fenty closed schools across the city. Now OOB students are talked about. OOB students are all races (including White), ethnicities, and incomes (including not so wealthy Whites). Some OOB families mirror some in West of the Park in terms of income and educational attainment. In any case, it is often a strong determined family willing to venture to schools out of their neighborhood. Families just want the best for their kids and want to get along in this great diverse District of Columbia. Some angry parents are faux rich and wannabes and their language colors their insecurities.

We get it. You don’t want to talk about today. You want to talk about long ago. Not helpful.

[Anonymous]

It’s pointing out, Ward 3 Angry, that you did nothing to build what you have. You bought it, that’s all. Other people did the work, including OOB families.

[Anonymous]

There’s basically a cohort of parents at Hearst who are pretty unsophisticated and believe that until a WOTP school has truly “flipped” completely and is all-white (read all-inbounds) it is “less than” the whiter WOTP schools. Unfortunately, I don’t think it’s just one person, although it’s certainly not the majority. And is is *SO embarrassing.*

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There’s basically a cohort of parents at Hearst who are pretty unsophisticated and believe that until a WOTP school has truly “flipped” completely and is all-white (read all-inbounds) it is “less than” the whiter WOTP schools. Unfortunately, I don’t think it’s just one person, although it’s certainly not the majority. And is is *SO embarrassing.*

AGAIN with the race card. If you’re actually affiliated with the school you know that in the year 2021 there is more diversity within the IB population than coming from the OOB population. And that’s great. This whole debate is about the white OOB families with means who are fleeing their neighborhood schools and exacerbating overcrowding in Ward 3 schools in the middle of a pandemic. They regret the housing decisions they made when they were childless, we get it. They say they “love” their diverse neighbors, but would never allow their kids to go to school together. The OOB system was completely illogical prior to COVID and now it is both illogical AND contrary to public health needs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There’s basically a cohort of parents at Hearst who are pretty unsophisticated and believe that until a WOTP school has truly “flipped” completely and is all-white (read all-inbounds) it is “less than” the whiter WOTP schools. Unfortunately, I don’t think it’s just one person, although it’s certainly not the majority. And is is *SO embarrassing.*

AGAIN with the race card. If you’re actually affiliated with the school you know that in the year 2021 there is more diversity within the IB population than coming from the OOB population. And that’s great. This whole debate is about the white OOB families with means who are fleeing their neighborhood schools and exacerbating overcrowding in Ward 3 schools in the middle of a pandemic. They regret the housing decisions they made when they were childless, we get it. They say they “love” their diverse neighbors, but would never allow their kids to go to school together. The OOB system was completely illogical prior to COVID and now it is both illogical AND contrary to public health needs.

Can you please work on removing the term "race card" from your language? It is offensive and terribly outdated. Your argument/explanation is compelling without using it, I promise.

[Anonymous]

Oh, I absolutely don’t regret my housing decisions. No way would I want to be neighbors with people that think like you. Good thing is that by the time my kids are aware of how insufferable their classmate’s parents are, they’ll be at Deal and it won’t matter anymore!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh, I absolutely don’t regret my housing decisions. No way would I want to be neighbors with people that think like you. Good thing is that by the time my kids are aware of how insufferable their classmate’s parents are, they’ll be at Deal and it won’t matter anymore!

Apparently, you don’t want to be neighbors with your actual neighbors either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh, I absolutely don’t regret my housing decisions. No way would I want to be neighbors with people that think like you. Good thing is that by the time my kids are aware of how insufferable their classmate’s parents are, they’ll be at Deal and it won’t matter anymore!

Apparently, you don’t want to be neighbors with your actual neighbors either.

You mean the ones that don't send their kids to the neighborhood school either? Nah, we're good, but thanks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There’s basically a cohort of parents at Hearst who are pretty unsophisticated and believe that until a WOTP school has truly “flipped” completely and is all-white (read all-inbounds) it is “less than” the whiter WOTP schools. Unfortunately, I don’t think it’s just one person, although it’s certainly not the majority. And is is *SO embarrassing.*

AGAIN with the race card. If you’re actually affiliated with the school you know that in the year 2021 there is more diversity within the IB population than coming from the OOB population. And that’s great. This whole debate is about the white OOB families with means who are fleeing their neighborhood schools and exacerbating overcrowding in Ward 3 schools in the middle of a pandemic. They regret the housing decisions they made when they were childless, we get it. They say they “love” their diverse neighbors, but would never allow their kids to go to school together. The OOB system was completely illogical prior to COVID and now it is both illogical AND contrary to public health needs.

The problem is you are blaming OOB families for overcrowding when that is a systemic problem made by either the school administration or DCPS or the city or some combination of these. It is not wrong for an OOB family to accept a slot at a school they see as an opportunity for a better education for their child. If one OOB family doesn't accept that slot, it will be offered to another OOB family. You should take issue with the system, not the OOB families.

[Anonymous]

Absolutely. But OOB families shouldn't take it personally either if people question how they got there (IMO as a former OOB family)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Absolutely. But OOB families shouldn't take it personally either if people question how they got there (IMO as a former OOB family)

Like by car or bike? Because I agree the cross city bus routes really suck.

[Anonymous]

This kind ideological crap — seen above — is why we left Hearst. Kids are now happy at a school where people aren’t obsessed with politics and ideology.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There’s basically a cohort of parents at Hearst who are pretty unsophisticated and believe that until a WOTP school has truly “flipped” completely and is all-white (read all-inbounds) it is “less than” the whiter WOTP schools. Unfortunately, I don’t think it’s just one person, although it’s certainly not the majority. And is is *SO embarrassing.*

AGAIN with the race card. If you’re actually affiliated with the school you know that in the year 2021 there is more diversity within the IB population than coming from the OOB population. And that’s great. This whole debate is about the white OOB families with means who are fleeing their neighborhood schools and exacerbating overcrowding in Ward 3 schools in the middle of a pandemic. They regret the housing decisions they made when they were childless, we get it. They say they “love” their diverse neighbors, but would never allow their kids to go to school together. The OOB system was completely illogical prior to COVID and now it is both illogical AND contrary to public health needs.

Can you please work on removing the term "race card" from your language? It is offensive and terribly outdated. Your argument/explanation is compelling without using it, I promise.

She's not even using the phrase correctly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Absolutely. But OOB families shouldn't take it personally either if people question how they got there (IMO as a former OOB family)

What right do you have to expect answers to that?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Absolutely. But OOB families shouldn't take it personally either if people question how they got there (IMO as a former OOB family)

What right do you have to expect answers to that?

+1 I don't get this. The answer is the random lottery.