Sidwell re-enrollment deposit snafu!
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Anonymous
I'm not one of the very upset parents above but I suspect you have not been at another school to experience/compare quality communications and true respect of families. |
Anonymous
I lead a very happy and content existence. Trying to make someone who disagrees with you look sad has just the opposite effect. I know this js how it works. Throwing a tantrum under the guise of "encouraging them to do better" is very transparent. |
Anonymous
Wait, did everyone get the apology letter and offer for a refund? We’re a family that paid the original ask for both kids and did not get any such letter. Who sent the letter? When? |
Anonymous
Presumably you’d first have to be bothered and contact the admin, no? We weren’t bothered and didn’t make a fuss, accordingly. To the PP who demands respect, typically if you have to ask for it there might be a reason you’re not getting it, and it’s not the admin who are unfailingly polite. |
Anonymous
I’ve no idea what you’re talking about. Indeed we also had a child at another top school. Never was not felt “disrespected”, or like the communication was lacking. If I need more, I ask politely, I get it, and then don’t run to paste it all over the internet. See how that works? You should try it. |
Anonymous
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It’s just one OP. From thread to thread. It’s always some vague lack of respect, poor communication and beef with the HoS.
How often has this person spoken up in any of our many many many meetings? Zero. It’s all completely in her head, in my opinion. |
Anonymous
Oh, why so harsh? Did you get no respect again? 🫤 |
Anonymous
Yes, it exactly works this way because you insist on being treated as a customer. If instead you think the school is a community, complaining and spreading misinformation about a very unimportant thing is the wrong way to strengthen that community. Instead it only sows mistrust and demonstrates that you are not interested in supporting the community values. If this was a legitimate issue that concerned you, you could have communicated directed with the admissions director and I am sure that the issue would have been resolved expediently. |
Anonymous
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Anonymous
You are mixing multiple people into one. I am not the OP and don't have the OP's grief. I merely agreed that beyond OPs vitriol, that there is truth to the communications lapses and the disrespect (and I'll add disregard) of parents. Our experience is only to the HS and this is not directed at HOS. It's great if you don't experience either of those issues or are enough "in the know" to not be affected by them. Most families I know who joined in HS experience these and grow to accept it's just the way it is. It is possible to concur with these issues without the OPs anger or outbursts (or without the flat out denials of the other PP's who feel the need to shame others) And as other PP suggested above - we absolutely follow this. " If I need more, I ask politely, I get it, and then don’t run to paste it all over the internet. See how that works? You should try it." We continue to do so and carry on. But it doesn't mean the underlying issues don't exist in the first place. Moving on. |
Anonymous
| That may be your individual experience. It’s not universal by any means. The attraction of an anonymous board is that I don’t know if I’m conflating more people into one, and I don’t care to find out, but I find it very hard to believe that there a multiple people with a nearly identical type of animus and odd expression style. My opinion is that this is not an issue and dcum is not the place. |
Anonymous
I’m the PP who said the bolded. And I would put my money on the OP across the threads being the same person or just a very small group that’s perma-aggrieved. Other than when the kids are messing about at the um’s wine o’clock. A few questions for you to answer if I’m wrong: What exactly is your problem with the communications? You never said and you keep schtum in all the meetings. What exactly is your animus towards the HoS? Same as above. What exactly would you do/want done differently? You never said. Why do you run to dcum? I’m guessing a dopamine hit from tettletelling but would love to hear from you. When will you stop? Is there a satisfaction point? I’m guessing not. Why are you still “flipping the table” on this non-issue? How has it not been resolved? I didn’t even realize it was an issue and still don’t think it is with a more than satisfactory response from the admin you got. You’ll pay tuition one way or another and if you don’t realize how privileged you are that’s a shame. The reality is that I can’t digest 50% of the communications we do receive every week because I have a busy and full life. If communications have been/get blander, we have you to thank in part, no? |
Anonymous
I can assure you that my experience isn't an individual one. I also don't doubt that you (and others) have a different one. I have not aired some huge specific incident on DCUM, merely concurring two pretty broad brush characteristics. |
Anonymous
Agreed. There are multiple people commenting on this thread about the school’s deficient leadership and communications. Some might have an “angry” tone, and others do not. Conflating them into one person is a form of delusion. By the time parents get to US, a large number of them see and acknowledge that the school is poorly run and is not all that it is cracked up to be. Many administrators also admit that the school could do much better. |
Anonymous
Who is throwing a tantrum? Not me, I promise you. Tell me, where in the community do you fit in? How supportive of the school are you financially? What are you doing to support the campaign? |