Ward 6 Middle Schools

[Anonymous]

You will often hear from DCPS officials and others that the middle/upper class ( white and black ) families of Ward 6 elementary schools won't choose Eliot Hine or Jefferson for "elitist" reasons. But it is really at its most basic a question of trust. Can DCPS provide a safe, academically solid middle school program that can deal with children coming in hugely disparate social and academic preparation?

When we can't trust DCPS at all to know what they are doing and actually do what they promise to do---it becomes an easy choice to go to another option for middle school.

What exactly has DCPS done to earn trust in their plans and programs?

[Anonymous]

^ this. And the CHPSO puts their blinders on and treats you like a selfish jerk for not sending your kids in there. The crunchy few who stick it out are not going to make me feel guilty about sending my kid elsewhere if DCPD cant commit the $s, planning and leadership to fixing this issue.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I wonder if everyone who applies will get into Basis for 5th again this year. As long as this keeps happening, Brent doesn't have a middle school problem. My oldest is at Latin, and from what I hear, Brent kids are doing great at both Latin and Basis!

And yet another poster makes my point for me. No one is saying Brent kids aren't doing well. If course, so are other kids but let's set that aside for a moment. What happens when more ES kids across the city stay after K? And then through 5? And then want to stay in the city? That's happening now. MS demand is going up. IB Brent us going to have a problem if there is no natural feeder option.

Why are you so concerned about Brent families, their MS options and property values? Seems very odd. It's great that you are IB for a SH feeder and wish you well. Hopefully the Kiddos living IB for LT, JO Wilson and the Cluster decide to stay through 5th and finally make SH majority IB, especially when so many opted for Brent when they had the chance. Perhaps your time is better spent on figuring out how to improve SH and its feeder schools, not worrying about the issues Brent parents face after Fourth Grade. Be assured that we'll continue to figure things out on our own despite what passes for logical decisionmaking at DCPS and the Mayor's office. One more thing: why do you think the Cluster principal has been working so hard to recruit Brent students for SH via Watkins? Food for thought.

[Anonymous]

Come to Brookland MS ya'll! Clearly Kaya doesn't care about ward 6 MS. We'd love to have you.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I wonder if everyone who applies will get into Basis for 5th again this year. As long as this keeps happening, Brent doesn't have a middle school problem. My oldest is at Latin, and from what I hear, Brent kids are doing great at both Latin and Basis!

And yet another poster makes my point for me. No one is saying Brent kids aren't doing well. If course, so are other kids but let's set that aside for a moment. What happens when more ES kids across the city stay after K? And then through 5? And then want to stay in the city? That's happening now. MS demand is going up. IB Brent us going to have a problem if there is no natural feeder option.

Why are you so concerned about Brent families, their MS options and property values? Seems very odd. It's great that you are IB for a SH feeder and wish you well. Hopefully the Kiddos living IB for LT, JO Wilson and the Cluster decide to stay through 5th and finally make SH majority IB, especially when so many opted for Brent when they had the chance. Perhaps your time is better spent on figuring out how to improve SH and its feeder schools, not worrying about the issues Brent parents face after Fourth Grade. Be assured that we'll continue to figure things out on our own despite what passes for logical decisionmaking at DCPS and the Mayor's office. One more thing: why do you think the Cluster principal has been working so hard to recruit Brent students for SH via Watkins? Food for thought.

Because there's only so much BS and self centered drivel an innocent bystander can take before impulse takes over. Watching Brent parents act like they are the only ones on the Hill or that their kids magically bring goodness and light to any environment is a little tough to take when it discounts the existence (if not intrinsic value) of the rest of the Hill and Hill schools. And to watch it come from Jonny come latelies who have been on the Hill for (at best) 10 years is more than I can take. So I decided to launch a bit of reality into the discussion. I'd note that not all of your Brent friends seem committed to improving MS options. "I'll never send my kids to Jefferson", etc. They seem to be sitting back blaming the DCPS and relying on Charters off the Hill to solve their problems. The irony for long time Hill watchers is thick. Brent only became what it is because of the significant efforts of Brent families to take matters into their own hands. Seems like the current generation of Brent parents thinks that one day DCPS magically bestowed a great school on them. That's NOT how it happened. As to the Cluster question, there it is again. In reality Watkins wants Brent families...and JO and LT. But they don't have anything to offer JO or LT parents because they all feed into SH. But you illustrate my point. Brent kids aren't the panacea. It's just a soft target because it's close and has the SH hook.

[Anonymous]

Anyone else notice the glaring absenceof funding for Shaw MS, the "other" Ward 6 MS that the DME promised would be relaunched.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I wonder if everyone who applies will get into Basis for 5th again this year. As long as this keeps happening, Brent doesn't have a middle school problem. My oldest is at Latin, and from what I hear, Brent kids are doing great at both Latin and Basis!

And yet another poster makes my point for me. No one is saying Brent kids aren't doing well. If course, so are other kids but let's set that aside for a moment. What happens when more ES kids across the city stay after K? And then through 5? And then want to stay in the city? That's happening now. MS demand is going up. IB Brent us going to have a problem if there is no natural feeder option.

Why are you so concerned about Brent families, their MS options and property values? Seems very odd. It's great that you are IB for a SH feeder and wish you well. Hopefully the Kiddos living IB for LT, JO Wilson and the Cluster decide to stay through 5th and finally make SH majority IB, especially when so many opted for Brent when they had the chance. Perhaps your time is better spent on figuring out how to improve SH and its feeder schools, not worrying about the issues Brent parents face after Fourth Grade. Be assured that we'll continue to figure things out on our own despite what passes for logical decisionmaking at DCPS and the Mayor's office. One more thing: why do you think the Cluster principal has been working so hard to recruit Brent students for SH via Watkins? Food for thought.

Because there's only so much BS and self centered drivel an innocent bystander can take before impulse takes over. Watching Brent parents act like they are the only ones on the Hill or that their kids magically bring goodness and light to any environment is a little tough to take when it discounts the existence (if not intrinsic value) of the rest of the Hill and Hill schools. And to watch it come from Jonny come latelies who have been on the Hill for (at best) 10 years is more than I can take. So I decided to launch a bit of reality into the discussion. I'd note that not all of your Brent friends seem committed to improving MS options. "I'll never send my kids to Jefferson", etc. They seem to be sitting back blaming the DCPS and relying on Charters off the Hill to solve their problems. The irony for long time Hill watchers is thick. Brent only became what it is because of the significant efforts of Brent families to take matters into their own hands. Seems like the current generation of Brent parents thinks that one day DCPS magically bestowed a great school on them. That's NOT how it happened. As to the Cluster question, there it is again. In reality Watkins wants Brent families...and JO and LT. But they don't have anything to offer JO or LT parents because they all feed into SH. But you illustrate my point. Brent kids aren't the panacea. It's just a soft target because it's close and has the SH hook.

Thanks for speaking truth to power, or whatever it is you think you are trying to accomplish. Go seek out therapy for your Brent fixation, or at least get out and exercise. Thanks for your concern, but we'll be okay, I promise.

[Anonymous]

Jefferson has a *lot* of issues to work through. Not just the building and facilities, but as a SW resident I see a lot of pretty atrocious behavior from the kids on a daily basis. Fights, rudeness, shoving, yelling insults, foul mouths, harrassing strangers on the street - businesses like CVS stop them at the door and only allow one in at a time because they have such a problem with them. Behavior like that gives Jefferson a black eye in the community.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Property values will remain just fine in the Brent District even with no viable MS feed. If anything, they will continue to rise as development progresses south of the Freeway (e.g., Whole Foods, etc.) i haven't seen any suppression of prices of homes IB for schools like LT at which high-SES families have eschewed except for PK. I mean, seriously, take a look at prices for homes IB for Tyler or Payne. Location, location, location.

That's hilarious. Are you aware that a Whole Foods is going to open 2 blocks north of LT? You know, right down the street from the new Giant. And the other new massive mixed use. And have you looked at the IB numbers for LT for 1st? or 2nd? Brent is a great school and a great neighborhood. But are you aware there are other neighborhoods that are on an upswing? I do agree that the real estate will always be available...all those Brent families need to sell after 5th grade!

??? No Brent parent will ever need to sell. Brent is the feeder for Latin and Basis. Brent will take all of the seats thru sibling preference. It's the other Hill schools who have to worry about the lack of MS option.

I just checked the myschooldc website and you should call them. It doesn't list "Brent Families" under Lottery preferences. Neither does Latin! Just sibling. So that means that the people who have kids there won't have to sell, but your neighbors are calling realtors as I type. Unless sibling has a different meaning IB for Brent. Does it? Please illuminate the meaning in that rarified air.

You're making my argument for me. As a Brent booster/apologist the best defense for the atrocious feeder situation is...families that already have kids in a charter won't be harmed. I guess their's no "I" in Brent. I wouldn't know because neither my kids nor I were educated at Brent.

How long have you lived here? You seem out of touch. No, Brent is not a literal feeder to Latin or Basis. No, Brent families are not calling their realtors, unless it is to make a mint off of their million dollar houses.

I get that Capitol Hill is expensive all over, and I can understand why you might have a Brent chip on your shoulder if you bought an expensive house in bounds for a school like Ludlow-Taylor without realizing that all schools on the Hill are not yet on equal footing.

When I moved to the hill Brent wasn't even a option. I agree perspective is important. But you're like many of the people who are new to the hill (I.e. after 1988) you don't have any. Things change here...quickly. You show your ignorance by expressing in public that Brent has long been the school it is now. Or that your perspective of other hill schools is valid forever. But the newbie gentrifiers are ever so cute.

Who said anything about the length of time Brent has been the top school? We are talking about the present. Check back in a decade about L-T and Wilson, as has been said before. What's crazy is thinking that Brent will decline when other schools improve.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I wonder if everyone who applies will get into Basis for 5th again this year. As long as this keeps happening, Brent doesn't have a middle school problem. My oldest is at Latin, and from what I hear, Brent kids are doing great at both Latin and Basis!

And yet another poster makes my point for me. No one is saying Brent kids aren't doing well. If course, so are other kids but let's set that aside for a moment. What happens when more ES kids across the city stay after K? And then through 5? And then want to stay in the city? That's happening now. MS demand is going up. IB Brent us going to have a problem if there is no natural feeder option.

Why are you so concerned about Brent families, their MS options and property values? Seems very odd. It's great that you are IB for a SH feeder and wish you well. Hopefully the Kiddos living IB for LT, JO Wilson and the Cluster decide to stay through 5th and finally make SH majority IB, especially when so many opted for Brent when they had the chance. Perhaps your time is better spent on figuring out how to improve SH and its feeder schools, not worrying about the issues Brent parents face after Fourth Grade. Be assured that we'll continue to figure things out on our own despite what passes for logical decisionmaking at DCPS and the Mayor's office. One more thing: why do you think the Cluster principal has been working so hard to recruit Brent students for SH via Watkins? Food for thought.

Because there's only so much BS and self centered drivel an innocent bystander can take before impulse takes over. Watching Brent parents act like they are the only ones on the Hill or that their kids magically bring goodness and light to any environment is a little tough to take when it discounts the existence (if not intrinsic value) of the rest of the Hill and Hill schools. And to watch it come from Jonny come latelies who have been on the Hill for (at best) 10 years is more than I can take. So I decided to launch a bit of reality into the discussion. I'd note that not all of your Brent friends seem committed to improving MS options. "I'll never send my kids to Jefferson", etc. They seem to be sitting back blaming the DCPS and relying on Charters off the Hill to solve their problems. The irony for long time Hill watchers is thick. Brent only became what it is because of the significant efforts of Brent families to take matters into their own hands. Seems like the current generation of Brent parents thinks that one day DCPS magically bestowed a great school on them. That's NOT how it happened. As to the Cluster question, there it is again. In reality Watkins wants Brent families...and JO and LT. But they don't have anything to offer JO or LT parents because they all feed into SH. But you illustrate my point. Brent kids aren't the panacea. It's just a soft target because it's close and has the SH hook.

Thanks for speaking truth to power, or whatever it is you think you are trying to accomplish. Go seek out therapy for your Brent fixation, or at least get out and exercise. Thanks for your concern, but we'll be okay, I promise.

+1. I thought it was just upper NW posters who were bitter about how good Brent is now.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I wonder if everyone who applies will get into Basis for 5th again this year. As long as this keeps happening, Brent doesn't have a middle school problem. My oldest is at Latin, and from what I hear, Brent kids are doing great at both Latin and Basis!

And yet another poster makes my point for me. No one is saying Brent kids aren't doing well. If course, so are other kids but let's set that aside for a moment. What happens when more ES kids across the city stay after K? And then through 5? And then want to stay in the city? That's happening now. MS demand is going up. IB Brent us going to have a problem if there is no natural feeder option.

Why are you so concerned about Brent families, their MS options and property values? Seems very odd. It's great that you are IB for a SH feeder and wish you well. Hopefully the Kiddos living IB for LT, JO Wilson and the Cluster decide to stay through 5th and finally make SH majority IB, especially when so many opted for Brent when they had the chance. Perhaps your time is better spent on figuring out how to improve SH and its feeder schools, not worrying about the issues Brent parents face after Fourth Grade. Be assured that we'll continue to figure things out on our own despite what passes for logical decisionmaking at DCPS and the Mayor's office. One more thing: why do you think the Cluster principal has been working so hard to recruit Brent students for SH via Watkins? Food for thought.

Because there's only so much BS and self centered drivel an innocent bystander can take before impulse takes over. Watching Brent parents act like they are the only ones on the Hill or that their kids magically bring goodness and light to any environment is a little tough to take when it discounts the existence (if not intrinsic value) of the rest of the Hill and Hill schools. And to watch it come from Jonny come latelies who have been on the Hill for (at best) 10 years is more than I can take. So I decided to launch a bit of reality into the discussion. I'd note that not all of your Brent friends seem committed to improving MS options. "I'll never send my kids to Jefferson", etc. They seem to be sitting back blaming the DCPS and relying on Charters off the Hill to solve their problems. The irony for long time Hill watchers is thick. Brent only became what it is because of the significant efforts of Brent families to take matters into their own hands. Seems like the current generation of Brent parents thinks that one day DCPS magically bestowed a great school on them. That's NOT how it happened. As to the Cluster question, there it is again. In reality Watkins wants Brent families...and JO and LT. But they don't have anything to offer JO or LT parents because they all feed into SH. But you illustrate my point. Brent kids aren't the panacea. It's just a soft target because it's close and has the SH hook.

Thanks for speaking truth to power, or whatever it is you think you are trying to accomplish. Go seek out therapy for your Brent fixation, or at least get out and exercise. Thanks for your concern, but we'll be okay, I promise.

+1. I thought it was just upper NW posters who were bitter about how good Brent is now.

Yes. Most of DC (and especially upper NW with their top ranked ES that feeds into Deal that feeds into Wilson) are bitter about Brent. Excellent point. Also, good on you for knowing that Brent=power. I would love to see the other people in your neighborhood cringe every time another one of these retorts is typed.

P.S. You guys actually put those words down on paper. I didn't even have to paraphrase! Best entertainment ever.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I wonder if everyone who applies will get into Basis for 5th again this year. As long as this keeps happening, Brent doesn't have a middle school problem. My oldest is at Latin, and from what I hear, Brent kids are doing great at both Latin and Basis!

And yet another poster makes my point for me. No one is saying Brent kids aren't doing well. If course, so are other kids but let's set that aside for a moment. What happens when more ES kids across the city stay after K? And then through 5? And then want to stay in the city? That's happening now. MS demand is going up. IB Brent us going to have a problem if there is no natural feeder option.

Why are you so concerned about Brent families, their MS options and property values? Seems very odd. It's great that you are IB for a SH feeder and wish you well. Hopefully the Kiddos living IB for LT, JO Wilson and the Cluster decide to stay through 5th and finally make SH majority IB, especially when so many opted for Brent when they had the chance. Perhaps your time is better spent on figuring out how to improve SH and its feeder schools, not worrying about the issues Brent parents face after Fourth Grade. Be assured that we'll continue to figure things out on our own despite what passes for logical decisionmaking at DCPS and the Mayor's office. One more thing: why do you think the Cluster principal has been working so hard to recruit Brent students for SH via Watkins? Food for thought.

Because there's only so much BS and self centered drivel an innocent bystander can take before impulse takes over. Watching Brent parents act like they are the only ones on the Hill or that their kids magically bring goodness and light to any environment is a little tough to take when it discounts the existence (if not intrinsic value) of the rest of the Hill and Hill schools. And to watch it come from Jonny come latelies who have been on the Hill for (at best) 10 years is more than I can take. So I decided to launch a bit of reality into the discussion. I'd note that not all of your Brent friends seem committed to improving MS options. "I'll never send my kids to Jefferson", etc. They seem to be sitting back blaming the DCPS and relying on Charters off the Hill to solve their problems. The irony for long time Hill watchers is thick. Brent only became what it is because of the significant efforts of Brent families to take matters into their own hands. Seems like the current generation of Brent parents thinks that one day DCPS magically bestowed a great school on them. That's NOT how it happened. As to the Cluster question, there it is again. In reality Watkins wants Brent families...and JO and LT. But they don't have anything to offer JO or LT parents because they all feed into SH. But you illustrate my point. Brent kids aren't the panacea. It's just a soft target because it's close and has the SH hook.

Thanks for speaking truth to power, or whatever it is you think you are trying to accomplish. Go seek out therapy for your Brent fixation, or at least get out and exercise. Thanks for your concern, but we'll be okay, I promise.

+1. I thought it was just upper NW posters who were bitter about how good Brent is now.

Yes. Most of DC (and especially upper NW with their top ranked ES that feeds into Deal that feeds into Wilson) are bitter about Brent. Excellent point. Also, good on you for knowing that Brent=power. I would love to see the other people in your neighborhood cringe every time another one of these retorts is typed.

P.S. You guys actually put those words down on paper. I didn't even have to paraphrase! Best entertainment ever.

You're not paraphrasing, you're just making things up! Brent=power? What?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Thanks for speaking truth to power, or whatever it is you think you are trying to accomplish.

+1. I thought it was just upper NW posters who were bitter about how good Brent is now.

Yes. Most of DC (and especially upper NW with their top ranked ES that feeds into Deal that feeds into Wilson) are bitter about Brent. Excellent point. Also, good on you for knowing that Brent=power. I would love to see the other people in your neighborhood cringe every time another one of these retorts is typed.

P.S. You guys actually put those words down on paper. I didn't even have to paraphrase! Best entertainment ever.

You're not paraphrasing, you're just making things up! Brent=power? What?

Reading comprehension is an important part of any educational experience. But let me help. See, for several days I've been tweaking my friends from Brent. Clearly speaking directly to you guys. And in return you all continue to reply and make my point for me and show your lack of historical perspective. So when one of the Brent apologists says that I am "speaking truth to poser" and the only people I'm talking to are Brent parents...see???

Thanks to the Brent families for days of entertainment. I believe I'm done with you all now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Thanks for speaking truth to power, or whatever it is you think you are trying to accomplish.

+1. I thought it was just upper NW posters who were bitter about how good Brent is now.

Yes. Most of DC (and especially upper NW with their top ranked ES that feeds into Deal that feeds into Wilson) are bitter about Brent. Excellent point. Also, good on you for knowing that Brent=power. I would love to see the other people in your neighborhood cringe every time another one of these retorts is typed.

P.S. You guys actually put those words down on paper. I didn't even have to paraphrase! Best entertainment ever.

You're not paraphrasing, you're just making things up! Brent=power? What?

Reading comprehension is an important part of any educational experience. But let me help. See, for several days I've been tweaking my friends from Brent. Clearly speaking directly to you guys. And in return you all continue to reply and make my point for me and show your lack of historical perspective. So when one of the Brent apologists says that I am "speaking truth to poser" and the only people I'm talking to are Brent parents...see???

Thanks to the Brent families for days of entertainment. I believe I'm done with you all now.

I'm not the poster who used the phrase "speaking truth to power" but you are reading way too much into a figure of speech.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Thanks for speaking truth to power, or whatever it is you think you are trying to accomplish.

+1. I thought it was just upper NW posters who were bitter about how good Brent is now.

Yes. Most of DC (and especially upper NW with their top ranked ES that feeds into Deal that feeds into Wilson) are bitter about Brent. Excellent point. Also, good on you for knowing that Brent=power. I would love to see the other people in your neighborhood cringe every time another one of these retorts is typed.

P.S. You guys actually put those words down on paper. I didn't even have to paraphrase! Best entertainment ever.

You're not paraphrasing, you're just making things up! Brent=power? What?

Reading comprehension is an important part of any educational experience. But let me help. See, for several days I've been tweaking my friends from Brent. Clearly speaking directly to you guys. And in return you all continue to reply and make my point for me and show your lack of historical perspective. So when one of the Brent apologists says that I am "speaking truth to poser" and the only people I'm talking to are Brent parents...see???

Thanks to the Brent families for days of entertainment. I believe I'm done with you all now.

I guess you really showed us. Your talents are plainly being wasted. Or are you just off your meds?