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

[Anonymous]

I don’t live in the DMV anymore. I send my kids to private because our local public schools are very socially conservative. Book bans, bans on sex ed & anti-LGBTQ hills are frequently floated.

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Anonymous wrote:Public schools don’t instill a sense of duty, obligation or respect for tradition in their students. Every private school location has a unique culture & reputation to uphold. Most private school campuses are serene & well-maintained, lacking litter. At many pk-12 independent day schools, kids from ages 3 to 18 all learn on the same grounds. Upper schoolers know that young children are looking up to them, so they must be good role models.

Meanwhile, public school kids are shuffled around every 3-4 years to whatever school the central office authority says they should go to. Chaos. Madness.

I went to a highly regarded DMV private through middle school. I carpooled with some upper schoolers when I was in the lower school. They were pretty cold and distant with me, I definitely didn't look up to them, nor did I have any meaningful relationships with any other upper schoolers.

No, you didn’t. But thanks for spewing your compulsive lies in the real estate forum in addition to the private school forum.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I live in the City of Alexandria and a few years back a group of neighbors in Del Ray got together and made the decision they would all send their kids to the local public school which at the time was name Maury. [it's been renamed and I don't know to what]

It's been years now and I think some of those kids must be in middle school now. They did a big fundraising effort to get a new playground. And some other things. But I believe there was some craziness that ensued with PTA moms.

I believe that part of the reason for the agreement was the realization that with their housing costs and all the extras of their lifestyles that adding private school tuition would be too much for them. So they need to make the public school situation acceptable. This happens a lot in Del Ray and Rosemont when people have young kids and are in the early years of owning the home they stretched to purchase.

So OP if you really want families to attend the local public you have to get out and raise support yourself. It's possible to do but takes effort.

How cute and naive. A half a dozen strivers think they can fix a bureaucratic mess public school district. Sounds like those neighbors only made a pact because they couldn’t afford private. If one of the parents gets fat raise or a windfall inheritance they’ll either move or put the kids in private so fast it’ll make your head spin.

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Anonymous wrote:Public schools don’t instill a sense of duty, obligation or respect for tradition in their students. Every private school location has a unique culture & reputation to uphold. Most private school campuses are serene & well-maintained, lacking litter. At many pk-12 independent day schools, kids from ages 3 to 18 all learn on the same grounds. Upper schoolers know that young children are looking up to them, so they must be good role models.

Meanwhile, public school kids are shuffled around every 3-4 years to whatever school the central office authority says they should go to. Chaos. Madness.

I went to a highly regarded DMV private through middle school. I carpooled with some upper schoolers when I was in the lower school. They were pretty cold and distant with me, I definitely didn't look up to them, nor did I have any meaningful relationships with any other upper schoolers.

No, you didn’t. But thanks for spewing your compulsive lies in the real estate forum in addition to the private school forum.

Wow. I definitely did, but I really don't care if you don't believe me. It says a lot that you can't tolerate something so small as someone saying they didn't look up to upper schoolers at their private.

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Anonymous wrote:The fact that these kids get into Yale from their so-called "inadequate" public schools is a testament to the fact that our fears of public schools are irrational.

If public school was so great for those kids, why not attend a public university too?

Many public university graduates are very successful and make a lot of money. I have a classmate that went to Frostburg State, where she met her husband. They are doing very well and have an enormous house. I'm not sure what your point is.

Exactly, so why bash private schools k-12 and then turn around and send your kid to private U?

Your college ends up on your resume for life and, even decades after graduation, it can play a role in whether you get a job or not. Not so with elementary, middle, and high schools.

Nope. Private k-12 matters far more in terms of college preparation, future dating & friendships, becoming acculturated, socialization and poise. Your kid who went to a LMC public school will forever be an interloper an Ivy. Hopefully they are prepared enough to finish a useful major, but that’s unlikely. Kids who went to independent schools dominate the Greek life, secret society & eating club scenes no matter where they go to college.

Ew, this is precisely why I didn't send my kids to private. PP, we do not share the same values.

HHI of 7 figures, BTW.

Also gross to tell us your HHI.

Well it's not like I announce it at parties. This is anonymous discussion about our choices, and by indicating that I avoid snobby wealthy people, I will inevitably get the response, "Oh, you're just jealous that you can't afford to send your kid to my swanky private school." I was just heading that one off at the pass.

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Anonymous wrote:The fact that these kids get into Yale from their so-called "inadequate" public schools is a testament to the fact that our fears of public schools are irrational.

If public school was so great for those kids, why not attend a public university too?

Many public university graduates are very successful and make a lot of money. I have a classmate that went to Frostburg State, where she met her husband. They are doing very well and have an enormous house. I'm not sure what your point is.

Exactly, so why bash private schools k-12 and then turn around and send your kid to private U?

Your college ends up on your resume for life and, even decades after graduation, it can play a role in whether you get a job or not. Not so with elementary, middle, and high schools.

Nope. Private k-12 matters far more in terms of college preparation, future dating & friendships, becoming acculturated, socialization and poise. Your kid who went to a LMC public school will forever be an interloper an Ivy. Hopefully they are prepared enough to finish a useful major, but that’s unlikely. Kids who went to independent schools dominate the Greek life, secret society & eating club scenes no matter where they go to college.

Ew, this is precisely why I didn't send my kids to private. PP, we do not share the same values.

HHI of 7 figures, BTW.

Also gross to tell us your HHI.

Well it's not like I announce it at parties. This is anonymous discussion about our choices, and by indicating that I avoid snobby wealthy people, I will inevitably get the response, "Oh, you're just jealous that you can't afford to send your kid to my swanky private school." I was just heading that one off at the pass.

Right, you send your kids to surgically segregated publics instead. So much more noble to do that!

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Anonymous wrote:The fact that these kids get into Yale from their so-called "inadequate" public schools is a testament to the fact that our fears of public schools are irrational.

If public school was so great for those kids, why not attend a public university too?

Many public university graduates are very successful and make a lot of money. I have a classmate that went to Frostburg State, where she met her husband. They are doing very well and have an enormous house. I'm not sure what your point is.

Exactly, so why bash private schools k-12 and then turn around and send your kid to private U?

Your college ends up on your resume for life and, even decades after graduation, it can play a role in whether you get a job or not. Not so with elementary, middle, and high schools.

Nope. Private k-12 matters far more in terms of college preparation, future dating & friendships, becoming acculturated, socialization and poise. Your kid who went to a LMC public school will forever be an interloper an Ivy. Hopefully they are prepared enough to finish a useful major, but that’s unlikely. Kids who went to independent schools dominate the Greek life, secret society & eating club scenes no matter where they go to college.

Ew, this is precisely why I didn't send my kids to private. PP, we do not share the same values.

HHI of 7 figures, BTW.

Also gross to tell us your HHI.

Well it's not like I announce it at parties. This is anonymous discussion about our choices, and by indicating that I avoid snobby wealthy people, I will inevitably get the response, "Oh, you're just jealous that you can't afford to send your kid to my swanky private school." I was just heading that one off at the pass.

Right, you send your kids to surgically segregated publics instead. So much more noble to do that!

What does surgically segregated mean?

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Anonymous wrote:The fact that these kids get into Yale from their so-called "inadequate" public schools is a testament to the fact that our fears of public schools are irrational.

If public school was so great for those kids, why not attend a public university too?

Many public university graduates are very successful and make a lot of money. I have a classmate that went to Frostburg State, where she met her husband. They are doing very well and have an enormous house. I'm not sure what your point is.

Exactly, so why bash private schools k-12 and then turn around and send your kid to private U?

Your college ends up on your resume for life and, even decades after graduation, it can play a role in whether you get a job or not. Not so with elementary, middle, and high schools.

Nope. Private k-12 matters far more in terms of college preparation, future dating & friendships, becoming acculturated, socialization and poise. Your kid who went to a LMC public school will forever be an interloper an Ivy. Hopefully they are prepared enough to finish a useful major, but that’s unlikely. Kids who went to independent schools dominate the Greek life, secret society & eating club scenes no matter where they go to college.

Ew, this is precisely why I didn't send my kids to private. PP, we do not share the same values.

HHI of 7 figures, BTW.

Also gross to tell us your HHI.

Well it's not like I announce it at parties. This is anonymous discussion about our choices, and by indicating that I avoid snobby wealthy people, I will inevitably get the response, "Oh, you're just jealous that you can't afford to send your kid to my swanky private school." I was just heading that one off at the pass.

Right, you send your kids to surgically segregated publics instead. So much more noble to do that!

What does surgically segregated mean?

Very carefully drawn boundaries to keep out poor people/subsidized housing/rentals.

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Anonymous wrote:The fact that these kids get into Yale from their so-called "inadequate" public schools is a testament to the fact that our fears of public schools are irrational.

If public school was so great for those kids, why not attend a public university too?

Many public university graduates are very successful and make a lot of money. I have a classmate that went to Frostburg State, where she met her husband. They are doing very well and have an enormous house. I'm not sure what your point is.

Exactly, so why bash private schools k-12 and then turn around and send your kid to private U?

Your college ends up on your resume for life and, even decades after graduation, it can play a role in whether you get a job or not. Not so with elementary, middle, and high schools.

Nope. Private k-12 matters far more in terms of college preparation, future dating & friendships, becoming acculturated, socialization and poise. Your kid who went to a LMC public school will forever be an interloper an Ivy. Hopefully they are prepared enough to finish a useful major, but that’s unlikely. Kids who went to independent schools dominate the Greek life, secret society & eating club scenes no matter where they go to college.

Ew, this is precisely why I didn't send my kids to private. PP, we do not share the same values.

HHI of 7 figures, BTW.

Also gross to tell us your HHI.

Well it's not like I announce it at parties. This is anonymous discussion about our choices, and by indicating that I avoid snobby wealthy people, I will inevitably get the response, "Oh, you're just jealous that you can't afford to send your kid to my swanky private school." I was just heading that one off at the pass.

Right, you send your kids to surgically segregated publics instead. So much more noble to do that!

What does surgically segregated mean?

Very carefully drawn boundaries to keep out poor people/subsidized housing/rentals.

Well that quite the assumption.

Our elementary school is 60% economically disadvantaged and 70% Black and brown. Our (unaccredited) middle school has similar stats, and one of the three feeder schools (40% of the school) is horribly hyper-segregated and draws almost entirely from a public housing court. I have kids in both schools.

I'm (secretly) paying for the bus for the school field trip to Luray Caverns. Much better use of my money than the private schools that try to visit our school on their "empathy tour." Our students are not a zoo exhibit to teach you to count your blessings. Sorry that your bubble creates a deficit in this area.

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Anonymous wrote:The fact that these kids get into Yale from their so-called "inadequate" public schools is a testament to the fact that our fears of public schools are irrational.

If public school was so great for those kids, why not attend a public university too?

Many public university graduates are very successful and make a lot of money. I have a classmate that went to Frostburg State, where she met her husband. They are doing very well and have an enormous house. I'm not sure what your point is.

Exactly, so why bash private schools k-12 and then turn around and send your kid to private U?

Your college ends up on your resume for life and, even decades after graduation, it can play a role in whether you get a job or not. Not so with elementary, middle, and high schools.

Nope. Private k-12 matters far more in terms of college preparation, future dating & friendships, becoming acculturated, socialization and poise. Your kid who went to a LMC public school will forever be an interloper an Ivy. Hopefully they are prepared enough to finish a useful major, but that’s unlikely. Kids who went to independent schools dominate the Greek life, secret society & eating club scenes no matter where they go to college.

Ew, this is precisely why I didn't send my kids to private. PP, we do not share the same values.

HHI of 7 figures, BTW.

Also gross to tell us your HHI.

Well it's not like I announce it at parties. This is anonymous discussion about our choices, and by indicating that I avoid snobby wealthy people, I will inevitably get the response, "Oh, you're just jealous that you can't afford to send your kid to my swanky private school." I was just heading that one off at the pass.

Right, you send your kids to surgically segregated publics instead. So much more noble to do that!

What does surgically segregated mean?

Very carefully drawn boundaries to keep out poor people/subsidized housing/rentals.

Well that quite the assumption.

Our elementary school is 60% economically disadvantaged and 70% Black and brown. Our (unaccredited) middle school has similar stats, and one of the three feeder schools (40% of the school) is horribly hyper-segregated and draws almost entirely from a public housing court. I have kids in both schools.

I'm (secretly) paying for the bus for the school field trip to Luray Caverns. Much better use of my money than the private schools that try to visit our school on their "empathy tour." Our students are not a zoo exhibit to teach you to count your blessings. Sorry that your bubble creates a deficit in this area.

It is child abuse to send your children to horribly failing schools when you have a 7-figure HHI. Enjoy your social experiment while your kids still speak to you.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I live in the City of Alexandria and a few years back a group of neighbors in Del Ray got together and made the decision they would all send their kids to the local public school which at the time was name Maury. [it's been renamed and I don't know to what]

It's been years now and I think some of those kids must be in middle school now. They did a big fundraising effort to get a new playground. And some other things. But I believe there was some craziness that ensued with PTA moms.

I believe that part of the reason for the agreement was the realization that with their housing costs and all the extras of their lifestyles that adding private school tuition would be too much for them. So they need to make the public school situation acceptable. This happens a lot in Del Ray and Rosemont when people have young kids and are in the early years of owning the home they stretched to purchase.

So OP if you really want families to attend the local public you have to get out and raise support yourself. It's possible to do but takes effort.

How cute and naive. A half a dozen strivers think they can fix a bureaucratic mess public school district. Sounds like those neighbors only made a pact because they couldn’t afford private. If one of the parents gets fat raise or a windfall inheritance they’ll either move or put the kids in private so fast it’ll make your head spin.

That's not true. My mom and dad did it with my brother in philly and the school did become better

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Anonymous wrote:I live in the City of Alexandria and a few years back a group of neighbors in Del Ray got together and made the decision they would all send their kids to the local public school which at the time was name Maury. [it's been renamed and I don't know to what]

It's been years now and I think some of those kids must be in middle school now. They did a big fundraising effort to get a new playground. And some other things. But I believe there was some craziness that ensued with PTA moms.

I believe that part of the reason for the agreement was the realization that with their housing costs and all the extras of their lifestyles that adding private school tuition would be too much for them. So they need to make the public school situation acceptable. This happens a lot in Del Ray and Rosemont when people have young kids and are in the early years of owning the home they stretched to purchase.

So OP if you really want families to attend the local public you have to get out and raise support yourself. It's possible to do but takes effort.

How cute and naive. A half a dozen strivers think they can fix a bureaucratic mess public school district. Sounds like those neighbors only made a pact because they couldn’t afford private. If one of the parents gets fat raise or a windfall inheritance they’ll either move or put the kids in private so fast it’ll make your head spin.

That's not true. My mom and dad did it with my brother in philly and the school did become better

Greenfield? McCall? Meredith?

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Anonymous wrote:The fact that these kids get into Yale from their so-called "inadequate" public schools is a testament to the fact that our fears of public schools are irrational.

If public school was so great for those kids, why not attend a public university too?

Many public university graduates are very successful and make a lot of money. I have a classmate that went to Frostburg State, where she met her husband. They are doing very well and have an enormous house. I'm not sure what your point is.

Exactly, so why bash private schools k-12 and then turn around and send your kid to private U?

Your college ends up on your resume for life and, even decades after graduation, it can play a role in whether you get a job or not. Not so with elementary, middle, and high schools.

Nope. Private k-12 matters far more in terms of college preparation, future dating & friendships, becoming acculturated, socialization and poise. Your kid who went to a LMC public school will forever be an interloper an Ivy. Hopefully they are prepared enough to finish a useful major, but that’s unlikely. Kids who went to independent schools dominate the Greek life, secret society & eating club scenes no matter where they go to college.

Ew, this is precisely why I didn't send my kids to private. PP, we do not share the same values.

HHI of 7 figures, BTW.

Also gross to tell us your HHI.

Well it's not like I announce it at parties. This is anonymous discussion about our choices, and by indicating that I avoid snobby wealthy people, I will inevitably get the response, "Oh, you're just jealous that you can't afford to send your kid to my swanky private school." I was just heading that one off at the pass.

Right, you send your kids to surgically segregated publics instead. So much more noble to do that!

What does surgically segregated mean?

Very carefully drawn boundaries to keep out poor people/subsidized housing/rentals.

Well that quite the assumption.

Our elementary school is 60% economically disadvantaged and 70% Black and brown. Our (unaccredited) middle school has similar stats, and one of the three feeder schools (40% of the school) is horribly hyper-segregated and draws almost entirely from a public housing court. I have kids in both schools.

I'm (secretly) paying for the bus for the school field trip to Luray Caverns. Much better use of my money than the private schools that try to visit our school on their "empathy tour." Our students are not a zoo exhibit to teach you to count your blessings. Sorry that your bubble creates a deficit in this area.

It is child abuse to send your children to horribly failing schools when you have a 7-figure HHI. Enjoy your social experiment while your kids still speak to you.

Yes, living your espoused values of equality, charity, and civic duty is one of the worst things for children. Much better to worship status and materialism.

[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.

It's not your city.

[Anonymous]

OP is weak and afraid. Stand by your decisions and people might follow you. Yipping about it is just annoying.