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Will Whittle be around next year?
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Anonymous
Having used a mix of public schools and private schools in upper northwest and MoCo, I understand the apprehension, but I think folks are unreasonably maligning public schools in this area. DC elementary schools around whittle are subsidized by the parents such that 40+ percent of the teaching staff is a direct employee of the PTA. And I have seen great outcomes from public middle and high schools in Upper NW and MoCo. And those in private school that started in the public schools often outperformed the lifers. How many of those still at Whittle are from outside upper NW/MoCo? |
Anonymous
Name one school where that's true. My kids went to Lafayette, where I think the PTA paid for half of one teacher. |
Anonymous
| Horace Mann. But I have seen plenty of good students come out of Lafayette. |
Anonymous
A scam that’s days away from collapsing at all times isn’t filling any need other than making sure your kids don’t have to encounter any more poor people than you deem necessary. |
Anonymous
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The enrollment agreement deadline passed. How many families submitted the agreement by May 12th? Has Manny spoken with any of the returning families yet? This is just another copy and paste from what Manny said he will do:
"In the coming days and weeks, I am hoping to connect individually with all families, and to do my best to make certain that your questions are answered. I will be contacting you (by phone or email) and we can book a day and time for you to begin to address any questions or concerns you might have as you consider Whittle DC in 2022-2023 for your child." It doesn't matter to us because we are not returning. |
Anonymous
Just from your statement, you make it sound like only the poor go to public schools. I am not classist, but I am reluctant to send my kids to a public school for safety reasons primarily based on my own experiences. I went to a public for elementary and felt like I was fearing for my life because I remember countless times of some kids threatening to "sock" me and taking my stuff. I was shoved so many times too. The teacher did not do anything and tried to spin the blame on me. In publics, teachers are hardly better than the kids they supposedly teach. When I attended a private, at least no one threatened to physically harm me even though I faced negative peer pressure in subtle ways. The average kid at a private has more respect than the average public student. With so much gun violence lately and if you look at the history of school gun violence, the vast majority happened at public schools. Physical violence and bullying are bigger concerns than gun violence at schools especially public ones. So for me, safety is the top priority in schooling. My kid and I are not like most other people who blame others and the environment for poor academic performance (my kid has excelled and not had any performance issues regardless of environment). |
Anonymous
| For those raving about public schools, just have pride and send your kids there. In some areas, sending your child to a public school seriously amounts to child neglect or abuse. This forum is about Whittle, but here, many outsider parents only talk highly of their public school at the expense of putting down another school. |
Anonymous
DC parents have a chance to enroll their kid in any public or charter hs through the lottery. It’s not child neglect. |
Anonymous
Bingo. |
Anonymous
But the scam may be the lesser of two evils for a family if it offers substantial financial assistance. If your neighborhood school is subpar or unsafe, this risk might be lower than that one. |
Anonymous
Right now, the school is limping along on parental investments. How could the school possibly open its doors next Fall if many of its students get (and need) substantial financial assistance? |
Anonymous
How much of your life savings is tied up in a failing cryptocurrency right now? |
Anonymous
The fear of public schools by Whittle parents is quite strange. I get that they're not all of the quality of upper NW or Mont Co but it's really weird how down people are about public in the Whittle community. |
Anonymous
It's just not about the quality. It is also about safety. Private schools are much safer than public schools for various reasons. I am sure parents also prefer smaller class sizes. Public schools are too big. |
Anonymous
Whittle was designed and sold to investors as a school for 2,250 students per campus. |