Initial boundary options for Woodward study area are up

[Anonymous]

Some one should open a new thread to brain storm RM parent idea about modifying option 4 to balance FARMS in WJ/Woodward and also keep all schools unnder 100%.

Many curious parents from county are reading this so we may get ideas from everyone to make it better for more schools.

Crowdsourcing works.

We should take any idea, poke holes, make it better and so on....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some one should open a new thread to brain storm RM parent idea about modifying option 4 to balance FARMS in WJ/Woodward and also keep all schools unnder 100%.

Many curious parents from county are reading this so we may get ideas from everyone to make it better for more schools.

Crowdsourcing works.

We should take any idea, poke holes, make it better and so on....

Agree.

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Anonymous wrote:Most people that buy in good schools are not wealthy. They do in fact stretch to buy property there and sacrifice in other areas to send their kids to those schools. Its a slap in the face to people who prioritize Where their kids go to school

Here is a a post that implies people in West county are better and should not be mixed with other types of people because it would be a "slap in the face"

Work on your reading comprehension then.

I mean I'm not going to partner in developing solutions with someone who thinks the above. Sounds like you think what they said is ok so I also don't want to partner with you. I am going to advocate for what is best for me and my family, not yours.

Person was responding to some one calling families in Old Farm wealthy and their ability to easily move. Not sure how you tied that comment with Black/Brown/White/Asian etc.

Also, it's an anonymous forum. All kinds of views will come. Focus on positive comments. Some derogatory comments gets thrown by posters from different regions towards each other. It may be 2-3 nasty posters from different sides, but on other hands vast majority of posters simply want to have a meanigful discussion and get ideas from all sides to figure out the best solution.

You are free to share ideas to make situation better or not, its your choice. I will suggest ignoring nasty comments. Focusing on that simply feeds the trolls.

What I'm taking away from your post is that you think people who want segregation are on the fringe, and I disagree with that. I think lots of people benefit from segregation, know it, and want to maintain it even if they don't want to call it that.

Should I generalize nasty comments by some DCC posters in this thread towards everyone from DCC? I don't think that's a right approach.

- DCC parent

I'm not generalizing at all. I don't think everyone from west county thinks this way but I think a fair amount absolutely do. I'd guess at least a third. I've literally heard their kids talk about what they hear their parents say.

You do a lot of generalizing.

I think you should pause for a moment and ask yourself how you benefit from disparaging entire groups of people based on anonymous comments on the internet, which frankly could be trolls. Does it feed your ego in some way? What is it? Figure it out and reflect on how you can more effectively advance the causes you care about.

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Anonymous wrote:Most people that buy in good schools are not wealthy. They do in fact stretch to buy property there and sacrifice in other areas to send their kids to those schools. Its a slap in the face to people who prioritize Where their kids go to school

Here is a a post that implies people in West county are better and should not be mixed with other types of people because it would be a "slap in the face"

Work on your reading comprehension then.

I mean I'm not going to partner in developing solutions with someone who thinks the above. Sounds like you think what they said is ok so I also don't want to partner with you. I am going to advocate for what is best for me and my family, not yours.

Person was responding to some one calling families in Old Farm wealthy and their ability to easily move. Not sure how you tied that comment with Black/Brown/White/Asian etc.

Also, it's an anonymous forum. All kinds of views will come. Focus on positive comments. Some derogatory comments gets thrown by posters from different regions towards each other. It may be 2-3 nasty posters from different sides, but on other hands vast majority of posters simply want to have a meanigful discussion and get ideas from all sides to figure out the best solution.

You are free to share ideas to make situation better or not, its your choice. I will suggest ignoring nasty comments. Focusing on that simply feeds the trolls.

What I'm taking away from your post is that you think people who want segregation are on the fringe, and I disagree with that. I think lots of people benefit from segregation, know it, and want to maintain it even if they don't want to call it that.

Should I generalize nasty comments by some DCC posters in this thread towards everyone from DCC? I don't think that's a right approach.

- DCC parent

I'm not generalizing at all. I don't think everyone from west county thinks this way but I think a fair amount absolutely do. I'd guess at least a third. I've literally heard their kids talk about what they hear their parents say.

You do a lot of generalizing.

I think you should pause for a moment and ask yourself how you benefit from disparaging entire groups of people based on anonymous comments on the internet, which frankly could be trolls. Does it feed your ego in some way? What is it? Figure it out and reflect on how you can more effectively advance the causes you care about.

Don’t feed the troll

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And open a lottery to Whitman if you can provide your own transportation.

This is what DC Public Schools has done for decades. All the unused seats are available to be lotteried to any kid that lives out of the boundaries for that school.

This is the most equitable solution that still encourages and recognizes that neighborhood schools are very good for a micro-community.

[Anonymous]

To add to my previous post. DC Public Schools does not provide bus service for the vast majority of its students except some cases with children on 504 plans.

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Anonymous wrote:To add to my previous post. DC Public Schools does not provide bus service for the vast majority of its students except some cases with children on 504 plans.

But also DC has much more robust (although by no means complete) public transportation.

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Guys no we cannot and do not want to become like DCPS

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Anonymous wrote:Guys no we cannot and do not want to become like DCPS

In this one aspect (the lotterying to unused seats) it makes sense. It would marginally relieve overcrowding in other schools.

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Anonymous wrote:I think we all need to focus on the issues at hand. There are smart successful kids on both sides. There are great meighborhoods in both parts of the county.

Many people on this thread do not agree with this. It's not rational to pay a $300k premium on your house if you really believe this.

The higher paying jobs are in VA not Montgomery County and certainly not eastern Montgomery County. The K street law firms are also closer to the west side. There are a lot of people for whom living in Silver Spring would double their commute time. Rockville has a large established Asian community, churches, family owned restaurants, multigenerational families. The western side also has an established Jewish population, There are lots of reasons why highly educated groups choose the west over the east.

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Anonymous wrote:I think we all need to focus on the issues at hand. There are smart successful kids on both sides. There are great meighborhoods in both parts of the county.

Many people on this thread do not agree with this. It's not rational to pay a $300k premium on your house if you really believe this.

The higher paying jobs are in VA not Montgomery County and certainly not eastern Montgomery County. The K street law firms are also closer to the west side. There are a lot of people for whom living in Silver Spring would double their commute time. Rockville has a large established Asian community, churches, family owned restaurants, multigenerational families. The western side also has an established Jewish population, There are lots of reasons why highly educated groups choose the west over the east.

Thanks for this. Reassuring to hear that people are paying for location and not schools out west. Sounds like no one should worry about their property values.

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Anonymous wrote:I think we all need to focus on the issues at hand. There are smart successful kids on both sides. There are great meighborhoods in both parts of the county.

Many people on this thread do not agree with this. It's not rational to pay a $300k premium on your house if you really believe this.

The higher paying jobs are in VA not Montgomery County and certainly not eastern Montgomery County. The K street law firms are also closer to the west side. There are a lot of people for whom living in Silver Spring would double their commute time. Rockville has a large established Asian community, churches, family owned restaurants, multigenerational families. The western side also has an established Jewish population, There are lots of reasons why highly educated groups choose the west over the east.

Thanks for this. Reassuring to hear that people are paying for location and not schools out west. Sounds like no one should worry about their property values.

+1 exactly

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Anonymous wrote:Guys no we cannot and do not want to become like DCPS

In this one aspect (the lotterying to unused seats) it makes sense. It would marginally relieve overcrowding in other schools.

the system in DCPS does not work great and they have a better public transit system in a denser area. DCPS families are constantly fleeing to the suburbs for middle and high school.

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Anonymous wrote:I think we all need to focus on the issues at hand. There are smart successful kids on both sides. There are great meighborhoods in both parts of the county.

Many people on this thread do not agree with this. It's not rational to pay a $300k premium on your house if you really believe this.

The higher paying jobs are in VA not Montgomery County and certainly not eastern Montgomery County. The K street law firms are also closer to the west side. There are a lot of people for whom living in Silver Spring would double their commute time. Rockville has a large established Asian community, churches, family owned restaurants, multigenerational families. The western side also has an established Jewish population, There are lots of reasons why highly educated groups choose the west over the east.

Thanks for this. Reassuring to hear that people are paying for location and not schools out west. Sounds like no one should worry about their property values.

I actually think that this is true as it relates to proximity to public transit. If you are within a mile of a train or metro station, I don't think your property values will tank because of school assignments.

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Anonymous wrote:I think we all need to focus on the issues at hand. There are smart successful kids on both sides. There are great meighborhoods in both parts of the county.

Many people on this thread do not agree with this. It's not rational to pay a $300k premium on your house if you really believe this.

The higher paying jobs are in VA not Montgomery County and certainly not eastern Montgomery County. The K street law firms are also closer to the west side. There are a lot of people for whom living in Silver Spring would double their commute time. Rockville has a large established Asian community, churches, family owned restaurants, multigenerational families. The western side also has an established Jewish population, There are lots of reasons why highly educated groups choose the west over the east.

Thanks for this. Reassuring to hear that people are paying for location and not schools out west. Sounds like no one should worry about their property values.

No property values will still tank for areas being moved into less desirable schools especially if it involves a long bus ride or pulling kids away from peer groups in ES/MS. It will simply raise values in the western areas that are still in good schools with walkability or short bus rides. No one is going to move east.