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

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Anonymous wrote:When the rubber meets the road, parents of all economic, racial, ethnic & geographic groups are going to get their kids what they believe is the best they can afford. Politicians, actors, megachurch leaders, business owners, activists etc all talk a good talk. But nobody with the money not to is going to put their kid in an environment they can afford to avoid.

Yep they escape and avoid the problem. Just like those fleeing impoverished countries are doing. Avoiding the root of the issues. Making the world worse than it is.

Go move to North Korea if that’s how you think.

Or SE DC or any other dicey low income neighborhood.

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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.

So true. I could be wrong, but I believe Charles Murray sent his children to some backwater public district deep in Virginia or West Virginia. I vaguely recall him laughing during a public appearance that his then adult son said essentially he didn't find his father's social experience funny and couldn't wait to get the hell away from those people.

Some of those poors that you dislike have no choice. Y'all want diversity free immigration and equality and cheap labor. You want those poors taking jobs y'all don't want to do for a non liveable wage. You vote blue and then rant on here you want a nice big house that's cheap and send your kids to a private school to avoid the low performing poors that are bringing down the school rating. Y'all are hypocrites. Wolves in sheep's clothing. You're making things worse than better.

You’re right. It’s hypocritical for people to celebrate diversity but then move heaven and earth to avoid the diverse public schools they are zoned for. There’s no getting around it. I can understand your frustration.

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Why didn't OP buy in a more hard-scrabble neighborhood where his/her middle class kids could be role models for poverty-stricken youth???

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Can’t believe this self-indulgent thread from rich white liberals who would never step foot in the high-FARMS rate school my kid attended is still going on. Such incredibly cringe navel-gazing on display here.

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Anonymous wrote:Why didn't OP buy in a more hard-scrabble neighborhood where his/her middle class kids could be role models for poverty-stricken youth???

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Anonymous wrote:Is this takoma park dc? Because if so, you’ve also got public charters causing this problem.

There's no such thing as takoma park dc. It's Takoma Park, MD, or Takoma, DC.

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OP you’re no different from the people you derive. Instead of committing to & investing in urban education, you fled to a comfy suburb, taking your tax dollars with you.

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Anonymous wrote:Can’t believe this self-indulgent thread from rich white liberals who would never step foot in the high-FARMS rate school my kid attended is still going on. Such incredibly cringe navel-gazing on display here.

My kids do attend high-FARMS, Title 1 schools. It took a lot of self-work to get past my ingrained biases. Biology programs us to fit in with the tribe, and society tells us that richer/less diverse schools are better.

That's not to excuse the people defending materialism and helicopter parenting and overconsumption and all the other ills that go along with this mentality, but I can understand why those beliefs are the default. I choose to spend time posting an alternate viewpoint because I know it worked for me. When I realized my values and actions weren't lining up, I changed.

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Anonymous wrote:Can’t believe this self-indulgent thread from rich white liberals who would never step foot in the high-FARMS rate school my kid attended is still going on. Such incredibly cringe navel-gazing on display here.

good for you

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Anonymous wrote:Can’t believe this self-indulgent thread from rich white liberals who would never step foot in the high-FARMS rate school my kid attended is still going on. Such incredibly cringe navel-gazing on display here.

My kids do attend high-FARMS, Title 1 schools. It took a lot of self-work to get past my ingrained biases. Biology programs us to fit in with the tribe, and society tells us that richer/less diverse schools are better.

That's not to excuse the people defending materialism and helicopter parenting and overconsumption and all the other ills that go along with this mentality, but I can understand why those beliefs are the default. I choose to spend time posting an alternate viewpoint because I know it worked for me. When I realized my values and actions weren't lining up, I changed.

Well done (OP here)

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Anonymous wrote:Can’t believe this self-indulgent thread from rich white liberals who would never step foot in the high-FARMS rate school my kid attended is still going on. Such incredibly cringe navel-gazing on display here.

My kids do attend high-FARMS, Title 1 schools. It took a lot of self-work to get past my ingrained biases. Biology programs us to fit in with the tribe, and society tells us that richer/less diverse schools are better.

That's not to excuse the people defending materialism and helicopter parenting and overconsumption and all the other ills that go along with this mentality, but I can understand why those beliefs are the default. I choose to spend time posting an alternate viewpoint because I know it worked for me. When I realized my values and actions weren't lining up, I changed.

I bet a lot of teachers at your child’s school send their kids to parochial schools.

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Anonymous wrote:Can’t believe this self-indulgent thread from rich white liberals who would never step foot in the high-FARMS rate school my kid attended is still going on. Such incredibly cringe navel-gazing on display here.

My kids do attend high-FARMS, Title 1 schools. It took a lot of self-work to get past my ingrained biases. Biology programs us to fit in with the tribe, and society tells us that richer/less diverse schools are better.

That's not to excuse the people defending materialism and helicopter parenting and overconsumption and all the other ills that go along with this mentality, but I can understand why those beliefs are the default. I choose to spend time posting an alternate viewpoint because I know it worked for me. When I realized my values and actions weren't lining up, I changed.

I bet a lot of teachers at your child’s school send their kids to parochial schools.

PP writes like a phony full of s*** helicopter parent who is probably spending a fortune grooming her tiger cub outside of school with plans to exploit the title 1 school hook to get into an Ivy. See this scheme from a mile away.

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Anonymous wrote:Who is “we”? I’ll send my kid to whatever school I want, thank you very much. BTW there are also people who homeschool & send their kids to far-flung magnets. It’s really none of your business. I am free to live wherever I want, too. I am not going to sacrifice my child’s education on the altar of diversity.

Not to mention, my kid wouldn’t be allowed to discuss where we went on spring break, our other house or their ECs, or else your child would feel bad & complain of “bragging.”

OP, you don’t really want this person’s kid in school with yours, do you?

Good point, but she is still taking one of the very few houses available and i wished i could have a less wealthy neighbor instead who would send her kids to public school. This is absolutely not neutral when more and more newcomers dont care about public schools and move into the available SFHs.

And I have plenty of cash myself. Travel extensively and could afford private school. I have zero envy. I just wish Takoma Park stayed the socially minded city it has been for so long. And public school is a KEY part of this project.

Takoma Park is *not* socially minded. It is smug, insular, shrill, and full of extremely self-important people who refuse to have affordable housing because it might infringe upon their $5 metro parking.

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Anonymous wrote:Can’t believe this self-indulgent thread from rich white liberals who would never step foot in the high-FARMS rate school my kid attended is still going on. Such incredibly cringe navel-gazing on display here.

My kids do attend high-FARMS, Title 1 schools. It took a lot of self-work to get past my ingrained biases. Biology programs us to fit in with the tribe, and society tells us that richer/less diverse schools are better.

That's not to excuse the people defending materialism and helicopter parenting and overconsumption and all the other ills that go along with this mentality, but I can understand why those beliefs are the default. I choose to spend time posting an alternate viewpoint because I know it worked for me. When I realized my values and actions weren't lining up, I changed.

My kid attends a high-Farms school. It took absolutely no "self-work" (wtf is that, even) for me to send them there, because it wasn't about me. It was the best school for them, and our experiences with local publics with wealthier demographics were abysmal. Staggeringly so.

I tire of hearing suburban parents pat themselves on the back for their progressiveness, You're all the same.

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Anonymous wrote:Who is “we”? I’ll send my kid to whatever school I want, thank you very much. BTW there are also people who homeschool & send their kids to far-flung magnets. It’s really none of your business. I am free to live wherever I want, too. I am not going to sacrifice my child’s education on the altar of diversity.

Not to mention, my kid wouldn’t be allowed to discuss where we went on spring break, our other house or their ECs, or else your child would feel bad & complain of “bragging.”

OP, you don’t really want this person’s kid in school with yours, do you?

Good point, but she is still taking one of the very few houses available and i wished i could have a less wealthy neighbor instead who would send her kids to public school. This is absolutely not neutral when more and more newcomers dont care about public schools and move into the available SFHs.

And I have plenty of cash myself. Travel extensively and could afford private school. I have zero envy. I just wish Takoma Park stayed the socially minded city it has been for so long. And public school is a KEY part of this project.

Takoma Park is *not* socially minded. It is smug, insular, shrill, and full of extremely self-important people who refuse to have affordable housing because it might infringe upon their $5 metro parking.

+1. Driving though I’m laughing at the BLM alongside “right-sized development” signs. Stay smug, Takoma Park!