Study: "Discussions of D.C. public school options in an online forum" (yes, this one)

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Anonymous wrote:but do you go to those meetings and say "do you serve gluten-free food in your honors classes?" or do you seek to join the community that exists there?

People can only attend if they conform to others’ preferences?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DC liberals are like no other. They rally for X rights like their life depends on it, but when it comes down to walk the walk, they will opt for a lesser school to be around more of their own even if it’s not in the best interests of their DC. They will twist abs turn the narrative to make it appear that it’s not racially motivated. Just call a spade a space and admit you’re afraid of one of two possibilities, 1) you don’t want your kid to be around 99% black kids and/or 2) you clamor for vigorS As . They probably support Gay and Trans rights and maybe even donate to their worthy causes, but ish will hit the fan when their DC comes out of the closet.

It’s a blessing to be righteous enough to judge huge swaths of other people.

[Anonymous]

I hear ya'll, but I'm having a hard time disagreeing with the premise.

[Anonymous]

Pretty funny that Brookings did this- their (ex-?) president is the sibling of a local private school who’s known to react poorly to DCUM mentions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I actually do think many liberals in DC are racist with school selection, but as far as Banneker the loads of homework and intense discipline really do put me off a bit. A good friend went there over 20 years ago and that was their M.O. then and doesn't seem to have changed much. It's a school for prepping for college but there's not (wasn't then, at least) much social fun. Has that dynamic changed?

3.) Banneker is just too hard of a school - See Basis, TJ

Is your white kid off the hook behaviorally where you really care about the “discipline” of a school? Also, what have you done recently to inquire about the school’s “discipline” and intense homework? Private schools in DC and Basis has 2-3 hours of homework a day.

Next.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DC liberals are like no other. They rally for X rights like their life depends on it, but when it comes down to walk the walk, they will opt for a lesser school to be around more of their own even if it’s not in the best interests of their DC. They will twist abs turn the narrative to make it appear that it’s not racially motivated. Just call a spade a space and admit you’re afraid of one of two possibilities, 1) you don’t want your kid to be around 99% black kids and/or 2) you clamor for vigorS As . They probably support Gay and Trans rights and maybe even donate to their worthy causes, but ish will hit the fan when their DC comes out of the closet.

What lesser schools do they go to? What are the examples?

[Anonymous]

It is super easy to criticise and call everyone a racist than find real solutions. Not sure what will make the “anti-racist” folks happy? Do you want to erase neighborhood boundaries like San Francisco? That has caused more mess and chaos there. No one is happy not even the minority kids. What exactly will make you happy. There is no way I am able to organize a contingent of 10-20 families to all enroll in Eastern HS. HS choice is very complex especially since kids at that stage have strong opinions of their own. If I don’t force my kid to go to Eastern, am I really a racist? He did a shadow day two years ago and didn’t like it. Should I have forced him anyway. He is very headstrong. Not sure how we are supposed to navigate all this!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:All the Banneker poster is pointing out is that in DC's successful process of getting more white students to stay in DC public high schools, Banneker is next on the agenda. Parents who chose Wilson and Walls are not segregating, they were integrating Wilson and Walls, and have done so, and DC will work to sustain that presence. Now, instead of those schools shifting to majority white (SWW has tipped, Wilson is far off yet), the next schools to increase the share of the very small pool of white high school students are Banneker, DE, and McKinley, and to encourage that, Banneker, at least, has made some changes by adding more APs, focusing on their problem keeping boys in the school, allowing kids to play sports at other high schools, etc. It's the next step in the process. DC is moving in the right direction.

Adding #8 (spin off from #4).

Don’t worry, soon enough, as soon as XYZ is done to appease me, us white folks will come and save your Banneker. This one might be neck in neck with #1 (I don’t want to mess up your sacred HBCU feeling school) on the ridiculous meter. Banneker doesn’t have to do XYX to attract you, just like Hardy didn’t have to get rid of uniforms to attract rich white folks. They don’t need saving. You need to prove that you’re not afraid of black 14 year olds. But keep clamoring to Creative Minds and Inspired Teaching because you want “play-based” learning. 🙄

Do I, though? This is the crux of it isn’t it. You want me to make a choice in order to prove something. That’s not a basis for choice.

Honestly, I do not want a strict traditional high discipline school. No matter the dominant race. But I also don’t care about proving something using my kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DC liberals are like no other. They rally for X rights like their life depends on it, but when it comes down to walk the walk, they will opt for a lesser school to be around more of their own even if it’s not in the best interests of their DC. They will twist abs turn the narrative to make it appear that it’s not racially motivated. Just call a spade a space and admit you’re afraid of one of two possibilities, 1) you don’t want your kid to be around 99% black kids and/or 2) you clamor for vigorS As . They probably support Gay and Trans rights and maybe even donate to their worthy causes, but ish will hit the fan when their DC comes out of the closet.

What lesser schools do they go to? What are the examples?

Exactly. I think there’s more going on here. I don’t doubt there is a race aspect but is there more going on? What are these supposed lesser schools and how are you determining that?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I actually do think many liberals in DC are racist with school selection, but as far as Banneker the loads of homework and intense discipline really do put me off a bit. A good friend went there over 20 years ago and that was their M.O. then and doesn't seem to have changed much. It's a school for prepping for college but there's not (wasn't then, at least) much social fun. Has that dynamic changed?

3.) Banneker is just too hard of a school - See Basis, TJ

Is your white kid off the hook behaviorally where you really care about the “discipline” of a school? Also, what have you done recently to inquire about the school’s “discipline” and intense homework? Private schools in DC and Basis has 2-3 hours of homework a day.

Next.

I don’t disagree that race is a factor, but I think a lot of DCUM parents say the same thing about discipline/workload wrt Basis. Also I don’t think the “Banneker as HBCU” is that far from the mark. Is the idea that we should all be considering Howard too? Banneker seems like a thriving Black space and I’m not sure an influx of white parents would be welcome. The most absurd & racist thing people do say about Banneker is when they pretend that it’s not an amazing school academically. Anyway, someone I really respect sends their kid there so it is absolutely on my list if I think my kid will be able to handle it (open question there.)

[Anonymous]

I think that when you insist that you “have to do the best for your kids”, you’re ceding the study’s point.

[Anonymous]

white fragility as we live and breathe

no i won't check myself i am just doing what is right for my kids

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:white fragility as we live and breathe

no i won't check myself i am just doing what is right for my kids

is enrolling my kid in a failing school necessary to prove I am not racist? are Black people allowed to chose non-failing schools?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think that when you insist that you “have to do the best for your kids”, you’re ceding the study’s point.

what?

[Anonymous]

People on this thread are hilariously eager to declare other people racist. Apparently there is no other possible explanation for people's opinions.