Moving to DC - Murch or Eaton (or other?)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Murch is a a neighborhood school, while Eaton is more of a District-wise school.

Agreed!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Murch is a a neighborhood school, while Eaton is more of a District-wise school.

Agreed!

Eaton parent here. We live in the neighborhood and run into friends all the time at the grocery store, playgrounds, restaurants, even sometimes just walking down the street. We go to lots of play dates and birthday parties at classmates’ homes in the the neighborhood. Whatever it was, it is now a neighborhood school.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Murch is a a neighborhood school, while Eaton is more of a District-wise school.

Agreed!

Eaton parent here. We live in the neighborhood and run into friends all the time at the grocery store, playgrounds, restaurants, even sometimes just walking down the street. We go to lots of play dates and birthday parties at classmates’ homes in the the neighborhood. Whatever it was, it is now a neighborhood school.

I have news for you. Eaton has always been more of an out of boundary school representing the mosaic of the District of Columbia. It is privilege-blind and exclusionary to call it a neighborhood school. In fact the reason why DC PS is building Eaton to be much larger than it needs to be for a neighborhood school is to ensure that it remains a districtwide school

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Murch is a a neighborhood school, while Eaton is more of a District-wise school.

Agreed!

Eaton parent here. We live in the neighborhood and run into friends all the time at the grocery store, playgrounds, restaurants, even sometimes just walking down the street. We go to lots of play dates and birthday parties at classmates’ homes in the the neighborhood. Whatever it was, it is now a neighborhood school.

I have news for you. Eaton has always been more of an out of boundary school representing the mosaic of the District of Columbia. It is privilege-blind and exclusionary to call it a neighborhood school. In fact the reason why DC PS is building Eaton to be much larger than it needs to be for a neighborhood school is to ensure that it remains a districtwide school

The vast majority of my children’s classmates live in the neighborhood, as do we. Call it what you will but I call it a neighborhood school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Have people actually done this? (moved from NE to WTOP-just for middle school)

Tons of people do this, especially to places on the red line corridor (Conn/Wisc Aves). Lots of people like the mix of suburban/urban there.
Even the guy who founded that popville site did so.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Murch is a a neighborhood school, while Eaton is more of a District-wise school.

Agreed!

Eaton parent here. We live in the neighborhood and run into friends all the time at the grocery store, playgrounds, restaurants, even sometimes just walking down the street. We go to lots of play dates and birthday parties at classmates’ homes in the the neighborhood. Whatever it was, it is now a neighborhood school.

I have news for you. Eaton has always been more of an out of boundary school representing the mosaic of the District of Columbia. It is privilege-blind and exclusionary to call it a neighborhood school. In fact the reason why DC PS is building Eaton to be much larger than it needs to be for a neighborhood school is to ensure that it remains a districtwide school

The vast majority of my children’s classmates live in the neighborhood, as do we. Call it what you will but I call it a neighborhood school.

If eaton builds capacity, then DCPS is actually responding to increased demand WOTP. Its going to stay a neighborhood school; heck it may be rezoned to take some kids from the crowded stoddert then.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Also, if you're worried about the size of Murch, just know that the new Eaton will be larger than the original. They are expanding the size of the school so that they can take a lot more out-of-boundary kids. I have no issue with OOB kids, but if you're hoping for a "small school" setting then it won't be the new Eaton.

Plus, Eaton is the designated school for the Ward 3 family homeless shelter. That’s fine in many ways, but those at-risk kids likely will have special needs which will require a lot of teacher resources and there will be lots of classroom turnover. Finally Murch feeds to the best middle school, Deal. Eaton feeds to second tier Hardy MS.

Ugh this attitude is so gross. You live in a city, in a community, and you have a chance to show grace to those who have less than you. Too bad you choose the opposite.

No dog in this fight but you're super judgemental, PP above. The PP who expresses concern about the at-risk kids in the school entitled to his views, which I share. DCPS doesn't know how to handle such kids, or at least won't pay to effectively address their needs, helping explain why almost half the children in our public schools are in charters.

[Anonymous]

Eaton is a bit better on student improvement.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Eaton is a bit better on student improvement.

What is this supposed to mean? Eaton has a more uneven student body compared to the JKLM group and Murch, so there is more room for improvement in achievement and other metrics, one supposes.

[Anonymous]

Murch.

[Anonymous]

“Uneven” = diverse?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:“Uneven” = diverse?

Not the PP. I think you cracked the code.

[Anonymous]

Eaton parent here. We also moved from abroad to join at the start of Pre-K, 1st and 4th grade. Even with the slightly uncomfortable transition space, it has been the right decision.

I like the Eaton community. It is diverse, inclusive, accepting. My kids friends have parents who are LGBT, recent immigrants, ambassadors, well off, struggling to make ends meet, activists, journalists, business owners - kind of a cross section of this city. Somehow the pieces fit together, and there is a legitimate sense of community for all. As a new family, we found people welcoming without being overbearing - totally perfect.

The teachers and support staff are top notch. I could not ask for more engaging, invested support. People know and care about my kids and their learning trajectories, offering suggestions and support during our transition well beyond what I expected. And the school rallies to pay for language, music, art and other bonus classes that provide a rounded experience for all students.

I do think the transition space this year isn't a highpoint for the school, but it's only one more year and they'll be back in a new campus. They've done a good job of maintaining the feel and traditions of the school in the new space. I'm still glad we made the choice to live in the Eaton district.

[Anonymous]

Glad that Eaton works for you but it’s not a peer at the JKLM achievement level. That the hard truth.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Glad that Eaton works for you but it’s not a peer at the JKLM achievement level. That the hard truth.

But we’re not taking about JKLM. We’re talking Murch and Eaton. You’ve added nothing to the conversation.