Where do Republicans go to school?

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Anonymous wrote:That is a very interesting perspective.

Which schools emphasize the mission of keeping discussion and differening perspectives within a range that conforms to school community standards? Are there schools that instead focus on academic excellence and debate and downplay the social mission part? Or, should I look more to public schools if conformity is not a value I want to encourage in DC?


Yes, I think the vast majority (even the so-called liberal schools) focus on academic excellence and downplay the social mission part. I think that's sad, but for others that might be a good thing. Its important to distinguish (as your question/response does) among the mission of the school, the political ideology of the parents and the ways those things actually play out in the school. For example, I would say that Maret is probably seen as a somewhat liberal school, but I haven't seen that liberal perspective show up in the curriculum or in most day-to-day activities of the students. There are many others like Maret. Just do what feels right for your child/family.


Completely agree... some schools are "liberal" and some are "conservative"... but it seems to be more about the parents than the curriculum. Even though some would say Maret is "liberal" we are fairly socially conservative and have not found any liberal bias in the curriculum at GDS with our 4th grader.


To PP -- Um, really? GDS is known as being one of the most progressive "top tier" schools in DC... we have sent three kids through the school and have found the curriculum to be very progressive in content, especially as it pertains to social justice and civil rights issues. Did you mean St. Albans?
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Her 4th grader is at GDS, she said. So clearly she did not mean St. Albans, and there's no reason to drag it into the thread with an added insinuation that it's not progressive.
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These posts so often miss the point that its almost funny. One PP mentioned liberal bias and another said they found GDS progressive. The 2 concepts are not exclusive of another. GDS is progressive and it is not biased. It does what is right for the children. I don't know but guess that so many of the other more "conservative" schools should think more about the children and what's in their best interests and less about whether something is perceived is liberal of conservative. One can be a progressive thinking conservative .
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The Potomac School in McLean, VA is supposedly a conservative-friendly school.
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I recommend the National Park School, so republican parents will learn the nature to interact with common people and accept the differences with respect.
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STA/NCS.
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Landon.
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I just wanted to second 22:32's reply about WES. I am a WES parent who is a very liberal democratic. I feel completely at home there and have engaged in many political discussions with like-minded parents. True there are some republicans, but they seem to be very much outnumbered by democrats.
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Anonymous wrote:Landon.


Holton for the girls?
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Anonymous wrote:west virginia.


and Kentucky
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Georgetown Prep. Then they go to Georgtown U and get to learn from folks like George Tenent. Jesuit education, appearance is everything. However, keeping the hate alive. Do you feel judged? Now you know how it feels.
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Are you talking about all Republicans? I beg to disagree.
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Anonymous wrote:Georgetown Prep. Then they go to Georgtown U and get to learn from folks like George Tenent. Jesuit education, appearance is everything. However, keeping the hate alive. Do you feel judged? Now you know how it feels.


This is just a hateful person looking for an argument. Sad.
Anonymous
I didn't know that children could be Republicans or Democrats.

On the high-income/ Republican point-- homes in my DC neighborhood range from about $875k to $1.5 million, and my street had Obama signs every other house, and I'd bet that the people without signs voted Obama, and just didn't bother to get a sign because no undecided voters ever drive by. You'd see the same in most of NW, where incomes are high. And at my old law firm, where salaries were through the roof, almost everyone was a Democrat. Montgomery County MD votes mostly Dem, and Northern VA swung Obama this year too. Plus, private teachers are generally more liberal than the students' parents (that was the case at my prep school even in the Reagan years). That's who's with your kids all day. Last and last and triple last, Obama appeals to young people; he crushed in 18-29 demo. It's not likely that even children of the smattering of Rs in the area were going to vote for McCain, who probably looked to them like the great uncle who wears a brown suit to family weddings and smells vaguely of camphor.

Not a knock on Rs. I just wouldn't expect to find many in schools. For viewpoint diversity, find a school with a decent rhetoric/debate/writing program. Better to learn the viewpoints than get some kind of vibe from possibly not-too-informed 7th graders.
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Tons of republicans in Kensington (Holy Redeemer). Lots of opus dei too (The Heights and Oakcrest). K-town is the most RED part of MoCo according to a WaPo article a while back (it actually had a map that mentioned the neighborhood around Holy Redeemer specifically).
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