People who ruin neighborhoods (like tkpk) by putting their kids in private school

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP would you prefer they overcrowd your local public school instead?

Also, when someone buys a home, they’re pretty much free to use it as they please.

Absolutely, they are free to do so. Thats why i am venting on an anonymous forum. Because my frustration and disappointment has no other outlet.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP,

Your post is offensive because you write that only families with school-aged kids are entitled to housing in your neighborhood, and only if they go to the only schools you approve of, the ones your kids go to. You want to homogenize your neighborhood and force people to live exactly the same experience your family lives. That’s fundamentally WRONG, and creating an example where you’re hitting presumably well-off families instead of poor families doesn’t hide that fact.

You’re discriminating. Stop it.

- don’t live in TK, but we’re fine with the private/public mix in our neighborhood. They’re all nice kids!

No i dont want only families with school-aged kids. I wished the school aged kids went to public house.

Also addressed in the above post. Your argument is based on de facto discrimination - you literally seek to reduce diversity.

It’s not ethical.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Who is “we”? I’ll send my kid to whatever school I want, thank you very much. BTW there are also people who homeschool & send their kids to far-flung magnets. It’s really none of your business. I am free to live wherever I want, too. I am not going to sacrifice my child’s education on the altar of diversity.

Not to mention, my kid wouldn’t be allowed to discuss where we went on spring break, our other house or their ECs, or else your child would feel bad & complain of “bragging.”

OP, you don’t really want this person’s kid in school with yours, do you?

Good point, but she is still taking one of the very few houses available and i wished i could have a less wealthy neighbor instead who would send her kids to public school. This is absolutely not neutral when more and more newcomers dont care about public schools and move into the available SFHs.

And I have plenty of cash myself. Travel extensively and could afford private school. I have zero envy. I just wish Takoma Park stayed the socially minded city it has been for so long. And public school is a KEY part of this project.

Well, clean up your schools. I realize it's a chicken and egg problem, but sorry: I'm not sacrificing my kids' education on the altar of public schools, just so I can save a few bucks and prove to people like you that I support public education. Which I do, when it's done correctly, and lately, that is not the case.

But then WHY do you choose to move to a neighborhood with good public schools like TKPK? and pay extra taxes? I dont get it.

[Anonymous]

Stop worrying about what other people are doing and MYOB. Seriously, my child’s educational needs are none of your business.

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Anonymous wrote:Who is “we”? I’ll send my kid to whatever school I want, thank you very much. BTW there are also people who homeschool & send their kids to far-flung magnets. It’s really none of your business. I am free to live wherever I want, too. I am not going to sacrifice my child’s education on the altar of diversity.

Not to mention, my kid wouldn’t be allowed to discuss where we went on spring break, our other house or their ECs, or else your child would feel bad & complain of “bragging.”

OP, you don’t really want this person’s kid in school with yours, do you?

Good point, but she is still taking one of the very few houses available and i wished i could have a less wealthy neighbor instead who would send her kids to public school. This is absolutely not neutral when more and more newcomers dont care about public schools and move into the available SFHs.

And I have plenty of cash myself. Travel extensively and could afford private school. I have zero envy. I just wish Takoma Park stayed the socially minded city it has been for so long. And public school is a KEY part of this project.

Well, clean up your schools. I realize it's a chicken and egg problem, but sorry: I'm not sacrificing my kids' education on the altar of public schools, just so I can save a few bucks and prove to people like you that I support public education. Which I do, when it's done correctly, and lately, that is not the case.

But then WHY do you choose to move to a neighborhood with good public schools like TKPK? and pay extra taxes? I dont get it.

Because I like living in a safe neighborhood with big historic SFHs?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Who is “we”? I’ll send my kid to whatever school I want, thank you very much. BTW there are also people who homeschool & send their kids to far-flung magnets. It’s really none of your business. I am free to live wherever I want, too. I am not going to sacrifice my child’s education on the altar of diversity.

Not to mention, my kid wouldn’t be allowed to discuss where we went on spring break, our other house or their ECs, or else your child would feel bad & complain of “bragging.”

OP, you don’t really want this person’s kid in school with yours, do you?

Good point, but she is still taking one of the very few houses available and i wished i could have a less wealthy neighbor instead who would send her kids to public school. This is absolutely not neutral when more and more newcomers dont care about public schools and move into the available SFHs.

And I have plenty of cash myself. Travel extensively and could afford private school. I have zero envy. I just wish Takoma Park stayed the socially minded city it has been for so long. And public school is a KEY part of this project.

Well, clean up your schools. I realize it's a chicken and egg problem, but sorry: I'm not sacrificing my kids' education on the altar of public schools, just so I can save a few bucks and prove to people like you that I support public education. Which I do, when it's done correctly, and lately, that is not the case.

But then WHY do you choose to move to a neighborhood with good public schools like TKPK? and pay extra taxes? I dont get it.

Because I love the house, the location and want to live there. And I don't agree with you that any school that must follow the MOCO mandated curriculum - e.g., any "public school" -- is a good one. It's not the education I want my kids to have.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:More of a vent, but i am uttterly frustrated by people with money who move into nice MC neighborhoods like tkpk or silver spring with relatively good schools to get bigger houses and then choose to put their precious kids in private schools.

We are trying to build a community and bring the schools up and these people create a bad trend of pulling a whole group of UMC kids out of the public schools because they cannot handle the diversity and challenges of public schools. All while claiming to be left leaning and to have a social compass. But that is pure white flight. It is depressing. And they dont even seem to see how political and impactful their choice is.

I really wish they stayed out of my city and went to live next to the private schools they send their kids to.

Well aren't you entitled. Sorry but don't own the city so you can't keep people out and people have the right to spend their money how they want to.

MYOB

[Anonymous]

I don't understand why one would judge others' choice of school.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:More of a vent, but i am uttterly frustrated by people with money who move into nice MC neighborhoods like tkpk or silver spring with relatively good schools to get bigger houses and then choose to put their precious kids in private schools.

We are trying to build a community and bring the schools up and these people create a bad trend of pulling a whole group of UMC kids out of the public schools because they cannot handle the diversity and challenges of public schools. All while claiming to be left leaning and to have a social compass. But that is pure white flight. It is depressing. And they dont even seem to see how political and impactful their choice is.

I really wish they stayed out of my city and went to live next to the private schools they send their kids to.

Well aren't you entitled. Sorry but don't own the city so you can't keep people out and people have the right to spend their money how they want to.

MYOB

You are correct, I dont own it and i cant do anything about but i will resent your ethics and your political choices and your lack of interest in supporting public schools for the greater good of the community.

[Anonymous]

I think if the schools are "ruined," it's the current public school kids and parents doing the "ruining." Not people who don't attend and have nothing to do with the place

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Anonymous wrote:Who is “we”? I’ll send my kid to whatever school I want, thank you very much. BTW there are also people who homeschool & send their kids to far-flung magnets. It’s really none of your business. I am free to live wherever I want, too. I am not going to sacrifice my child’s education on the altar of diversity.

Not to mention, my kid wouldn’t be allowed to discuss where we went on spring break, our other house or their ECs, or else your child would feel bad & complain of “bragging.”

OP, you don’t really want this person’s kid in school with yours, do you?

Good point, but she is still taking one of the very few houses available and i wished i could have a less wealthy neighbor instead who would send her kids to public school. This is absolutely not neutral when more and more newcomers dont care about public schools and move into the available SFHs.

And I have plenty of cash myself. Travel extensively and could afford private school. I have zero envy. I just wish Takoma Park stayed the socially minded city it has been for so long. And public school is a KEY part of this project.

Well, clean up your schools. I realize it's a chicken and egg problem, but sorry: I'm not sacrificing my kids' education on the altar of public schools, just so I can save a few bucks and prove to people like you that I support public education. Which I do, when it's done correctly, and lately, that is not the case.

But then WHY do you choose to move to a neighborhood with good public schools like TKPK? and pay extra taxes? I dont get it.

Schools in takoma Park md and montgomery county md suck in general. Maybe they like the house and neighborhood? Although with your shifty attitude you bring it down

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think if the schools are "ruined," it's the current public school kids and parents doing the "ruining." Not people who don't attend and have nothing to do with the place

and I'm born/raised in TP/SS. Left in 90s, never going back. Specifically because of the schools. It is a shame.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:More of a vent, but i am uttterly frustrated by people with money who move into nice MC neighborhoods like tkpk or silver spring with relatively good schools to get bigger houses and then choose to put their precious kids in private schools.

We are trying to build a community and bring the schools up and these people create a bad trend of pulling a whole group of UMC kids out of the public schools because they cannot handle the diversity and challenges of public schools. All while claiming to be left leaning and to have a social compass. But that is pure white flight. It is depressing. And they dont even seem to see how political and impactful their choice is.

I really wish they stayed out of my city and went to live next to the private schools they send their kids to.

Well aren't you entitled. Sorry but don't own the city so you can't keep people out and people have the right to spend their money how they want to.

MYOB

You are correct, I dont own it and i cant do anything about but i will resent your ethics and your political choices and your lack of interest in supporting public schools for the greater good of the community.

Most public schools are hostile to what UMC parents want in a school. If that weren’t the case, more UMC folks would choose public.

[Anonymous]

Very entitled of you, OP. It’s a shame you’re so nasty.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:More of a vent, but i am uttterly frustrated by people with money who move into nice MC neighborhoods like tkpk or silver spring with relatively good schools to get bigger houses and then choose to put their precious kids in private schools.

We are trying to build a community and bring the schools up and these people create a bad trend of pulling a whole group of UMC kids out of the public schools because they cannot handle the diversity and challenges of public schools. All while claiming to be left leaning and to have a social compass. But that is pure white flight. It is depressing. And they dont even seem to see how political and impactful their choice is.

I really wish they stayed out of my city and went to live next to the private schools they send their kids to.

Well aren't you entitled. Sorry but don't own the city so you can't keep people out and people have the right to spend their money how they want to.

MYOB

You are correct, I dont own it and i cant do anything about but i will resent your ethics and your political choices and your lack of interest in supporting public schools for the greater good of the community.

Listen I don't give care what you think. I am not losing any sleep. If you are pro choice than you are a hypocrite. My choice my body also means where one lives and sends your kids to school.

If you can't fix it what makes you think I can?