Real life experiences at schools in Del Rey

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I and others have told this several times- We have seen and heard on more than one occasion several moms screaming at their kids that they will "beat their black ass" if they don't do what theyre demanding.

It is a total 180 from the parenting techniques employed by the educated Del Ray parents.

Raise your hand if you want your kid sitting next to those kids.

I wish they used better language.

I wish UMC didn't self segregate from poor blacks - that surely does not help the cultural assimilation you presumably want?

The damage is done by kindergarten. Sitting beside Conner and Elise isn’t going to fix that.

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Anonymous wrote:My real experience was checking out recess. Holy cow the language and behavior was ... well, not shocking. Completely expected actually. I wouldn’t accept that from my kids.
I’ve been around other schools at recess in Arlington, and it was night and day.
No thank you.

What school--JH or MVCS?

JH

Are the teachers ok with random adults 'checking out' recess? That seems more alarming to me than the language of the kids.

You are aware that school playgrounds are visible to millions and millions of people on a daily basis, right?

Wow! That's a lot of people passing by on a daily basis.

Plenty of people use that nearby playground and witness the atrocious behavior.

I and others have told this several times- We have seen and heard on more than one occasion several moms screaming at their kids that they will "beat their black ass" if they don't do what theyre demanding.

It is a total 180 from the parenting techniques employed by the educated Del Ray parents.

Raise your hand if you want your kid sitting next to those kids.

I wouldn’t want my kid going home with that kid to be supervised by those parents, but sitting in school together? Why not? The parent isn’t in charge at school, and the kid deserves all the support he/she can get.

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Anonymous wrote:My real experience was checking out recess. Holy cow the language and behavior was ... well, not shocking. Completely expected actually. I wouldn’t accept that from my kids.
I’ve been around other schools at recess in Arlington, and it was night and day.
No thank you.

What school--JH or MVCS?

JH

Are the teachers ok with random adults 'checking out' recess? That seems more alarming to me than the language of the kids.

You are aware that school playgrounds are visible to millions and millions of people on a daily basis, right?

Wow! That's a lot of people passing by on a daily basis.

Plenty of people use that nearby playground and witness the atrocious behavior.

I and others have told this several times- We have seen and heard on more than one occasion several moms screaming at their kids that they will "beat their black ass" if they don't do what theyre demanding.

It is a total 180 from the parenting techniques employed by the educated Del Ray parents.

Raise your hand if you want your kid sitting next to those kids.

I wouldn’t want my kid going home with that kid to be supervised by those parents, but sitting in school together? Why not? The parent isn’t in charge at school, and the kid deserves all the support he/she can get.

Because these are kids that were raised believing that cursing and hitting are acceptable ways of communicating? Because kids like that don't have a clue about treating people with respect? Because kids like that have been verbally abused for years and will in turn abuse others?

You really don't understand that?

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Anonymous wrote:My real experience was checking out recess. Holy cow the language and behavior was ... well, not shocking. Completely expected actually. I wouldn’t accept that from my kids.
I’ve been around other schools at recess in Arlington, and it was night and day.
No thank you.

What school--JH or MVCS?

JH

Are the teachers ok with random adults 'checking out' recess? That seems more alarming to me than the language of the kids.

You are aware that school playgrounds are visible to millions and millions of people on a daily basis, right?

Wow! That's a lot of people passing by on a daily basis.

Plenty of people use that nearby playground and witness the atrocious behavior.

I and others have told this several times- We have seen and heard on more than one occasion several moms screaming at their kids that they will "beat their black ass" if they don't do what theyre demanding.

It is a total 180 from the parenting techniques employed by the educated Del Ray parents.

Raise your hand if you want your kid sitting next to those kids.

I wouldn’t want my kid going home with that kid to be supervised by those parents, but sitting in school together? Why not? The parent isn’t in charge at school, and the kid deserves all the support he/she can get.

This is hopelessly naïve.

[Anonymous]

I don't think it has to be hopelessly naïve. Sitting next to Connor and Elise might not counteract the issue, but it does educate Connor and Elise on the diversity of life. I grew up in a poor black community (I am white) and don't think there has to be naiveté in the decision.

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Yeh private or move to. Northern Arlington or McLean

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yeh private or move to. Northern Arlington or McLean

It is a shame. Del Ray is so nice and N. Arlington and McLean are sooooo boring.

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Anonymous wrote:There are lots of kids in the area. I used to live there near two of my close friends. They had families with children. I sent my oldest to private school then we moved before DC2 was in K so we did not have pay tuition for two. One friend sent her children to JH and moved when both were in early elementary. The other friend moved the year before her oldest started K. All of us loved living in Alexandria before we had children and before they were in school. None of us live there now.

So did you all move to avoid JH?

Yes.

Speak with Realtors in the area zoned for JH. It has a real affect on prices. This has been going on for 17 years. It's not a new issue.

What a shame that one school can have such an effect on the home value in a certain areas. Just curious, if you had to guess how many years until JH is fully accredited, what would it be?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There are lots of kids in the area. I used to live there near two of my close friends. They had families with children. I sent my oldest to private school then we moved before DC2 was in K so we did not have pay tuition for two. One friend sent her children to JH and moved when both were in early elementary. The other friend moved the year before her oldest started K. All of us loved living in Alexandria before we had children and before they were in school. None of us live there now.

So did you all move to avoid JH?

Yes.

Speak with Realtors in the area zoned for JH. It has a real affect on prices. This has been going on for 17 years. It's not a new issue.

What a shame that one school can have such an effect on the home value in a certain areas. Just curious, if you had to guess how many years until JH is fully accredited, what would it be?

3 years. More and more UMC families will stick it out (because they can't transfer anymore) and bring up test scores.

[Anonymous]

I didn't read through all the responses! Hugs to you, I loved Del Ray area and other parts of Alexandria. but I couldn't get a solid enough vibe about the neighborhoods and the schools. We opted for Arlington. I don't know if we made the right decision, all I can say is good luck!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
I and others have told this several times- We have seen and heard on more than one occasion several moms screaming at their kids that they will "beat their black ass" if they don't do what theyre demanding.

It is a total 180 from the parenting techniques employed by the educated Del Ray parents.

Raise your hand if you want your kid sitting next to those kids.

I wish they used better language.

I wish UMC didn't self segregate from poor blacks - that surely does not help the cultural assimilation you presumably want?

The damage is done by kindergarten. Sitting beside Conner and Elise isn’t going to fix that.

Yet somehow Conner and Elise are going to be transformed by it. Hmmm.

Considering what the Conner's do to the Elise's in elite private high schools, one wonders if they wouldn't all benefit from an MVCS experience instead.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't think it has to be hopelessly naïve. Sitting next to Connor and Elise might not counteract the issue, but it does educate Connor and Elise on the diversity of life. I grew up in a poor black community (I am white) and don't think there has to be naiveté in the decision.

Likely because you haven't experienced it.

Disruptive kids or kids who lag behind are not going to be popular or befriended by Connor and Elise. They will learn to look at them with pity ("Be nice to them! They have less than you!" says their parent in a belief that is helpful) or annoyance (Larlo! Stop distracting your friends! says the teacher every few minutes)

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There are lots of kids in the area. I used to live there near two of my close friends. They had families with children. I sent my oldest to private school then we moved before DC2 was in K so we did not have pay tuition for two. One friend sent her children to JH and moved when both were in early elementary. The other friend moved the year before her oldest started K. All of us loved living in Alexandria before we had children and before they were in school. None of us live there now.

So did you all move to avoid JH?

Yes.

Speak with Realtors in the area zoned for JH. It has a real affect on prices. This has been going on for 17 years. It's not a new issue.

What a shame that one school can have such an effect on the home value in a certain areas. Just curious, if you had to guess how many years until JH is fully accredited, what would it be?

3 years. More and more UMC families will stick it out (because they can't transfer anymore) and bring up test scores.

I thought the same thing, but no.
The numbers have to be balanced on both ends. It’s not enough to add UMC you have to have fewer poor kids. If you have 100 units of low income housing to one single family home, you will not get the right mix.
I’ve watched this play out in South Arlignton. It sucks, but housing policy is school
Policy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are lots of kids in the area. I used to live there near two of my close friends. They had families with children. I sent my oldest to private school then we moved before DC2 was in K so we did not have pay tuition for two. One friend sent her children to JH and moved when both were in early elementary. The other friend moved the year before her oldest started K. All of us loved living in Alexandria before we had children and before they were in school. None of us live there now.

So did you all move to avoid JH?

Yes.

Speak with Realtors in the area zoned for JH. It has a real affect on prices. This has been going on for 17 years. It's not a new issue.

What a shame that one school can have such an effect on the home value in a certain areas. Just curious, if you had to guess how many years until JH is fully accredited, what would it be?

3 years. More and more UMC families will stick it out (because they can't transfer anymore) and bring up test scores.

I thought the same thing, but no.
The numbers have to be balanced on both ends. It’s not enough to add UMC you have to have fewer poor kids. If you have 100 units of low income housing to one single family home, you will not get the right mix.
I’ve watched this play out in South Arlignton. It sucks, but housing policy is school
Policy.

What schools are unaccredited in South Arlington?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are lots of kids in the area. I used to live there near two of my close friends. They had families with children. I sent my oldest to private school then we moved before DC2 was in K so we did not have pay tuition for two. One friend sent her children to JH and moved when both were in early elementary. The other friend moved the year before her oldest started K. All of us loved living in Alexandria before we had children and before they were in school. None of us live there now.

So did you all move to avoid JH?

Yes.

Speak with Realtors in the area zoned for JH. It has a real affect on prices. This has been going on for 17 years. It's not a new issue.

What a shame that one school can have such an effect on the home value in a certain areas. Just curious, if you had to guess how many years until JH is fully accredited, what would it be?

3 years. More and more UMC families will stick it out (because they can't transfer anymore) and bring up test scores.

I thought the same thing, but no.
The numbers have to be balanced on both ends. It’s not enough to add UMC you have to have fewer poor kids. If you have 100 units of low income housing to one single family home, you will not get the right mix.
I’ve watched this play out in South Arlignton. It sucks, but housing policy is school
Policy.

What schools are unaccredited in South Arlington?

I think they are all accredited. Just a few that perennially underperform. Always have. Always will.