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

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why am I, a mere UMC worker bee, expected to sacrifice my kid to the wolves when all the politicians & business leaders send their kids to private?

That's the spirit indeed

[Anonymous]

I totally understand what you are saying and your sentiment, OP.

[Anonymous]

I would gladly send my kids to public school—if I were living in a town-based school system like the one I grew up in, where there is no risk of being “rezoned”; small, uncrowded schools; fewer rentals (sorry not sorry); and ability to guarantee my kid could walk to school from k-12 (goes back to the rezoning point). Alas, I live in MoCo, where none of that is the case, so private we go.

[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.

You’re not “building” anything. In ten years you’ll realize nothing changed. The needle never really moves.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I totally understand what you are saying and your sentiment, OP.

How? OP chose to live in a UMC suburb.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

You’re not “building” anything. In ten years you’ll realize nothing changed. The needle never really moves.

I have a strong suspicion that OP watched Freedom Writers recently.

[Anonymous]

I assume OP went to top public schools in an enclave, then an Ivy, followed by a team Teach For America stint and is now filled with idealism. I bet her kids are toddlers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I totally understand what you are saying and your sentiment, OP.

How? OP chose to live in a UMC suburb.

I just do. I don't think her sentiment is unfounded at all, no matter where she chose to live or how she grew up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why am I, a mere UMC worker bee, expected to sacrifice my kid to the wolves when all the politicians & business leaders send their kids to private?

That's the spirit indeed

My parents were (still are) like OP. They had an HHI in the $200,000s throughout my childhood in the late 80s-2000, and chose to send me to 80% low-income, diverse public schools in their hometown city from k-12. My parents were super involved, progressive and one of them ran for school board once (but lost). I had a private college admissions consultant.

I would never ever send DS to schools like the ones I attended. I witnessed a ton of violence, teen pregnancy, everybody failed AP exams, horrible school lunches and perpetual budget cuts. I could write a book on what they were lacking.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The private school my child attended from k-8, and the boarding school they attend now, are far more diverse than any local public school.

Correction: You mean ‘diverse’ in the way a Benetton ad is diverse. Serious LOL

[Anonymous]

The people who ruin neighborhoods are low SES violent drug addicts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would gladly send my kids to public school—if I were living in a town-based school system like the one I grew up in, where there is no risk of being “rezoned”; small, uncrowded schools; fewer rentals (sorry not sorry); and ability to guarantee my kid could walk to school from k-12 (goes back to the rezoning point). Alas, I live in MoCo, where none of that is the case, so private we go.

Well this describes Massachusetts- and that really is an exception.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The private school my child attended from k-8, and the boarding school they attend now, are far more diverse than any local public school.

Correction: You mean ‘diverse’ in the way a Benetton ad is diverse. Serious LOL

They are $o diver$e that they are all green.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would gladly send my kids to public school—if I were living in a town-based school system like the one I grew up in, where there is no risk of being “rezoned”; small, uncrowded schools; fewer rentals (sorry not sorry); and ability to guarantee my kid could walk to school from k-12 (goes back to the rezoning point). Alas, I live in MoCo, where none of that is the case, so private we go.

Well this describes Massachusetts- and that really is an exception.

Also PA, NJ, NY & CT.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The private school my child attended from k-8, and the boarding school they attend now, are far more diverse than any local public school.

Correction: You mean ‘diverse’ in the way a Benetton ad is diverse. Serious LOL

PP here. The schools are economically, racially, religiously, ethnically & culturally diverse.