Deep Racism Problems at NCS and STA: Questions/Answers we can't get through admissions

[Anonymous]

Why go to a traditional school when you can go to a BLM, SJW progressive activist school?! They will roll out the red carpet for you the whole time.

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Anonymous wrote:I am in PG. Most of my social circle of accomplished parents (lawyers, doctors, scientists, corporate execs, business owners, non-profit execs, politicians, engineers, etc) are sending their kids to public charter/lottery schools in the county or to smaller mid-tier Catholic/Christian schools in PG or DC. Mine have been at a small private PreK-8 in PG but we are looking at schools that go through high school now and looking at all the various options including the elite schools. A few that I know pursue the big name privates but it is a much smaller percentage...like less than 10% of the folks I know apply to them or have children attending.

I find it hard to believe they are sending their kids to any county public school, be it regular or charter because the schools are horrible. We do a private in VA and we live in PG. My neighbor does one in Annapolis and a couple do local Christian schools. We do have a neighbor that had a child just graduate from Maret.

Believe it. I have friends that include government lawyers, a dentist, CPA, PhD etc. sending kids to charter schools or Immersion public schools K-8. Admittedly, I only know one sending their child to a public high school and that is Eleanor Roosevelt Magnet program. But for K-8, CMIT stem charter, Montessori and the French and Spanish Immersion lottery programs are very popular.

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Anonymous wrote:Eh. Not everything is because of racism. I suppose that's the problem facing black Americans. They are conditioned to see everything through the prism of racism that they ignore a lot of crap happens to other people too.

I went to an expensive private school. I was unhappy. I thought the faculty and administration didn't care about me. Other students picked on me. Some kids made fun of me. I didn't get invited to parties. I wasn't "cool."

So what? It happens to many kids across all races. I shrugged it off because life is crappy and I got on with my life.

If you're not black - how dare you speak to what black people are "conditioned to". The nerve....

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Anonymous wrote:Why go to a traditional school when you can go to a BLM, SJW progressive activist school?! They will roll out the red carpet for you the whole time.

I think they're just asking to go to a school that treats them with respect and equality. But clearly, that's too much for you.

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Anonymous wrote:Why go to a traditional school when you can go to a BLM, SJW progressive activist school?! They will roll out the red carpet for you the whole time.

I think they're just asking to go to a school that treats them with respect and equality. But clearly, that's too much for you.

yes, but what the poster is just that there are clearly schools that are a better bit.
Heck, I'm a white democrat with a public service income and there are lots of schools that would be a better fit for our family than STA.

I could try and cram my square kid into a round hole school but why would I? And why debate endlessly on whether or not the round hole school might "sorta, kinda, maybe" have developed a square side (or may develop in the future) or not?
It's still a round hole and will always be a round hole.

(sorry if this analogy sounds crass but you get the point)>

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why go to a traditional school when you can go to a BLM, SJW progressive activist school?! They will roll out the red carpet for you the whole time.

I think they're just asking to go to a school that treats them with respect and equality. But clearly, that's too much for you.

yes, but what the poster is just that there are clearly schools that are a better bit.
Heck, I'm a white democrat with a public service income and there are lots of schools that would be a better fit for our family than STA.

I could try and cram my square kid into a round hole school but why would I? And why debate endlessly on whether or not the round hole school might "sorta, kinda, maybe" have developed a square side (or may develop in the future) or not?
It's still a round hole and will always be a round hole.

(sorry if this analogy sounds crass but you get the point)>

+1. If STA is racist, blacks should boycott them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why go to a traditional school when you can go to a BLM, SJW progressive activist school?! They will roll out the red carpet for you the whole time.

I think they're just asking to go to a school that treats them with respect and equality. But clearly, that's too much for you.

yes, but what the poster is just that there are clearly schools that are a better bit.
Heck, I'm a white democrat with a public service income and there are lots of schools that would be a better fit for our family than STA.

I could try and cram my square kid into a round hole school but why would I? And why debate endlessly on whether or not the round hole school might "sorta, kinda, maybe" have developed a square side (or may develop in the future) or not?
It's still a round hole and will always be a round hole.

(sorry if this analogy sounds crass but you get the point)>

Not debating that, but if that's what you got from the "BLM, SJW" school post, I suggest you turn your sarcasm meter back on . . .

[Anonymous]

AA parents who are interested in Stalbans for their son should talk to OJ Johnson in Admissions. Stalbans alum who coached and was AD at Wise HS. He understands.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:AA parents who are interested in Stalbans for their son should talk to OJ Johnson in Admissions. Stalbans alum who coached and was AD at Wise HS. He understands.

Does he have influence? Is he helpful?

All I'm getting from some pp's is "we don't want your kind here; go to a sjw school if you want your child to even be accepted." I'm hoping that's not a cathedral parent.

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Anonymous wrote:This is what the diversity director who quit mid-year had to say about why she left. Maybe this might help?

https://www.thewellscollective.com/post/forblackwomen

The author seems pretty fragile to me. I hope she finds success in other areas. I find much more persuasive the articles by Michelle Singletary (Personal Finance columnist for the Washington Post. She recently wrote a great series of posts called Sincerely, Michelle. I am in complete agreement with Ms. Singletary about the need for reparations, etc. But I find this Diversity Director's letter a bit too emotional for the workplace.

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Anonymous wrote:Just adding my experience as a minority, and my family felt welcome at STA admission tour.

No offense, but they are suppose to be nice to you on an admission tour. That is the point, they put their best foot forward. They would not be doing their job if they let the public see behind the curtain.

[Anonymous]

I never thought of "goy" or "goyim" (plural form of goy) as hate speech. However, it is a term typically used by Jews to describe non-Jews.

Every once in a while, Jews debate whether African Americans really count as "goyim." Some Jews say they do, since African Americans usually are not Jews (although you might be surprised by how many actually are Jews, at least around here). Some say they don't, because, like Jews, African-Americans are not part of the majority white Christian culture.

Sorry to wander off topic.

[Anonymous]

To the OP: you might want to check out Burke.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I never thought of "goy" or "goyim" (plural form of goy) as hate speech. However, it is a term typically used by Jews to describe non-Jews.

Every once in a while, Jews debate whether African Americans really count as "goyim." Some Jews say they do, since African Americans usually are not Jews (although you might be surprised by how many actually are Jews, at least around here). Some say they don't, because, like Jews, African-Americans are not part of the majority white Christian culture.

Sorry to wander off topic.

Yes, you have jumped the shark. But just as a matter of form needing to label anyone different than you with a "those people" label smacks of objectification, stereotyping and, yes, that typically comes from bitter resentment. If not hate, perhaps jealousy. Certainly that is the origin of shiksa.

It always seemed so odd to me to be referred to as a " gentile". I actually didn't know what the term met when I was told I was one so I asked, " what is a gentile ... does it mean gentle ?"

The response was its a term for Christians. So, I said well I am not a christian. I am an atheist. The response was, "no, you are one"by virtue of ... ????

By virtue of the fact that THEY needed to put me in a group because it fit their need to classify people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:AA parents who are interested in Stalbans for their son should talk to OJ Johnson in Admissions. Stalbans alum who coached and was AD at Wise HS. He understands.

Does he have influence? Is he helpful?

All I'm getting from some pp's is "we don't want your kind here; go to a sjw school if you want your child to even be accepted." I'm hoping that's not a cathedral parent.

I think what people are saying is that, like all schools, the school always wants to improve. I think that they deserve credit for being humbly honest and sincere in those efforts.

That being said, what any parent considering this school should put first and foremost is that it is very very challenging academically- first and foremost it is a college preparatory school. In fact, many grads later comment college was easier academically and that no school afterwards measures up to their experience at Saint Albans.

But many high achieving parents don't apply for their son because they know that for their particular kid they couldn't do the work. There is nothing wrong with that kind of awareness