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Maureen Dowd column on Landon
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Anonymous
| The Founders of the "Daily Caller" which a PP linked on the previous page, should be ashamed. Between them they have 4 daughters and all but one are still elemenmtary aged. Wonder how they would have felt if one of the girls' names was on that website? That is the most ridicuous (true drivel) and inaccurate piece I've read in a long time and you'd think the Founders (who's names are under "about us" at the bottom of the front page of the site) would be pretty embarrassed that they, both of whom live closer to the Cathedral close than most households in Chevy Chase, DC, have allowed such trash posted on their (relatively) new site. |
Anonymous
| Why is everyone so anxious to trash the school, but hardly anyone questions the lessons these kids were getting at home? Do parents no longer bear any responsibility for how their kids are raised? Look at the parents, not Landon. |
Anonymous
| It's both the parents and Landon. |
Anonymous
Landon does not have the exclusive rights to trashy guys. All schools have them. STA included. And there are trashy girls. Big problem when one is trash and it leaks out of the bag to a decent person. I'm tired of these threads slamming Landon guys and parents exclusively. And I have never had a DS, relative, or close friend's child enrolled at Landon. |
Anonymous
| You people have no sense of humor. I thought the Daily Caller piece was an amusing riff on the rivalry between STA and Landon and a pretty good characterization of the "types" that attend each. |
Anonymous
| I did think the Daily Caller piece was hilarious. It's dead-accurate about the Landon and STA types. |
Anonymous
| Are the parents well-known people or something? Is that why no one is talking about them? |
Anonymous
| Not in the Landon case. One parent whose name would be recognizable (not famous), but that's it. Nothing noteworthy except their kids can do anything they like and still attend the school. |
Anonymous
| I understand that one of the kids is the son of one of Maryland's top elected officials. Is this true? Why hasn't anyone talked about this? |
Anonymous
| DCUM rules. |
Anonymous
| Can someone please explain DCUM rules? I've read posts trashing Landon's lacrosse coach, his two sons, Landon's headmaster and the head of the MS, but we're not allowed to discuss whether a famous father is shielding his son from punishment? |
Anonymous
Beyond the drivel, the piece was excruciatingly poorly written. |
Anonymous
I've attempted to get answers on this before and it is really a fine line. Like it or not, this is a site dedicated to parents and the owners have drawn the line where they see fit. Personally, I don't think it's fair, but it is what it is. In general, I see a consistent disregard for things relating to genuine equity, which I think this speaks to. |
Anonymous
Judging by which posts have been allowed and which have not, I think maybe the principle articulating the fine line is that adults may be named when discussing the public actions of adults, while minors may not be named or made identifiable by, e.g., reference to the names of their parents, unless the identities of the minors involved in an incident are already public knowledge. |
Anonymous
| But if parents are unduly using influence to protect their children and extract unfair advantages from the school, shouldn't that parent be called into question? |