does anyone else find the social scene at Janney hard to take?

[Anonymous]

I'd like to hear from OP. Has this thread changed your view of Janney and its social scene? For me, a Janney parent, it has not

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'd like to hear from OP. Has this thread changed your view of Janney and its social scene? For me, a Janney parent, it has not

Was the view for good or ill?

[Anonymous]

wow - I feel like I went through the 5 stages of grief reading this post. what an epic load of bs and colossal waste of time. and yet like the gory accident comment, I couldn't stop. we are IB for Janney and look forward to going in the fall. because of posts like this, O
, I'm embarrassed to admit that I was nervous about attending our amazing preschool that gets a lot of 'sour grapes' generalizations and posts. you know what? I met some amazing people there and my kid was very happy. some years I was more involved than others depending on what I could and wanted to do. did I love everyone? no, this isn't la la land. it's real life. my kid was happy and we felt comfortable being ourselves. enough said. I'm assuming the same will be true at Janney. there will be people we connect with and those that we like just fine and those that we roll our eyes at because that IS LIFE. I honestly hope that no one would rethink their school options based on a thread like this. Remember - everyone is going through something and is likely doing their best. They're not doing it TO you so focus on your own kid (and your own shoes for cripes sake) and do you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is some of this going on at murch as well. I see it but I honestly can't make myself care enough. I'm a single mom, not wealthy, I work all the time. My weekends are spend on chores and playmates. I don't think I need to be the most popular parent at school. I want my child to make his own friends and I don't necessarily have to be best friends with the parents. I don't plan to run for PTA. Education is important and I'm cordial and will hapily socialize when time permits, but I'm not crying because I'm not in the "in crowd".

I am a former Murch parent and have the same mind set as yours but with a different SES. My husband and I are working professionals and my family lives in the neighborhood of Murch. I would chat with the moms when I had time but mostly I would drop the kids off at school, parties and play dates and be off. I did not have much time for schmoozing but my kids had plenty of friends without me interceding on their behalf. I don't know what you mean by "popular parents" or "in crowd" at school maybe because I could care less. My kids are now in private school and I have the same mindset. There are more SAHMs and SAHDs who probably have family money. Again, I chit chat occasionally and there are more parties and activities but on a higher economic scale. My kids get plenty of invitations and I even call on the SAHMs to take my kids with them when I can't get away. So, I guess what I am saying is I think this whole thread is silly. And, parents should let their children make friends the natural way.

Exactly what did your post contribute other than reminding the single mom up thread that "you and your husband" are in a higher SES?

[Anonymous]

We were new to Janney last year and the social/mommy scene seems very political.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We were new to Janney last year and the social/mommy scene seems very political.

If you are who I think, you didn't make much of an effort.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We were new to Janney last year and the social/mommy scene seems very political.

If you are who I think, you didn't make much of an effort.

The school community is not that open to full-time working mons.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We were new to Janney last year and the social/mommy scene seems very political.

If you are who I think, you didn't make much of an effort.

The school community is not that open to full-time working mons.

I live in AU park and am joining janney next year for K. I am also a SAHM who has lived in the neighborhood for 3 years. It's nanny central as far as I have seen, so I find this statement really strange.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We were new to Janney last year and the social/mommy scene seems very political.

If you are who I think, you didn't make much of an effort.

The school community is not that open to full-time working mons.

I live in AU park and am joining janney next year for K. I am also a SAHM who has lived in the neighborhood for 3 years. It's nanny central as far as I have seen, so I find this statement really strange.

Exactly. I have lived here as a WOHM mom for 10 years. A lot of people have perceptions in their heads that do not reflect reality.

[Anonymous]

Yes, in my one child's class this past year I was the only SAHM. In the other I was one of 2. It's much harder to be a SAHM than working mom at Janney. You are in the definite minority.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We were new to Janney last year and the social/mommy scene seems very political.

If you are who I think, you didn't make much of an effort.

The school community is not that open to full-time working mons.

I knew it was you. We're not so bad, but you need to do the basics. Say "Hello" when someone says "Hello" to you. Maybe ask this person how their day was.

[Anonymous]

Agree with previous posters: there are almost zero stay-at-home moms in the younger (PK, K) grades at Janney.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Agree with previous posters: there are almost zero stay-at-home moms in the younger (PK, K) grades at Janney.

With the crazy price of even small AU Park houses, they all have to go out and work.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'd like to hear from OP. Has this thread changed your view of Janney and its social scene? For me, a Janney parent, it has not

I disagree. We live east of Wisconsin Av. and I felt this spring an undercurrent that our area did not really belong at Janney and should just be moved to Murch or Heast to relieve pressure on Janney.

[Anonymous]

^^but isn't that true, in terms of geography and school overcrowding?