Zoning Lafayette out of Deal/Wilson - is this real?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t know what the solution is but as a Lafayette family, I can tell you zoning out a bunch of rich white kids to try to integrate a school is just short sighted. The road to improvement is a one-way street. Families strive to do better with the resources they have. Trying to get a huge cohort of UNW families to accept a worse school, when they have the resources not to accept that choice is extremely strange. Particularly when most of the families live less than a mile away from a crescent ring of excellent public schools that stretch from Arlington over to North Bethesda. Or alternatively, of course, private. Right now a seat at Lafayette is worth about, what $600k? We have $600k. Do you?

Of course you think it is short sighted, you’re rich and white. Is it hot and difficult to breathe under your white hood? Turn down the white power music and think about what you are typing. You’re an ass.

Yeesh, stop taking the bait. No real human person would write that original text; it's the same race-baiting set of trolls who resent the fact that there's barely a handful of grade-level performing middle schools in all of DCPS and the charters. So they tweak you with their own personal demons.

Stop taking the bait. Yes, families with college-educated parents want a grade-level performing school for their kids, but expecting DCPS to receptively cooperate with that desire is fantasyland.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t know what the solution is but as a Lafayette family, I can tell you zoning out a bunch of rich white kids to try to integrate a school is just short sighted. The road to improvement is a one-way street. Families strive to do better with the resources they have. Trying to get a huge cohort of UNW families to accept a worse school, when they have the resources not to accept that choice is extremely strange. Particularly when most of the families live less than a mile away from a crescent ring of excellent public schools that stretch from Arlington over to North Bethesda. Or alternatively, of course, private. Right now a seat at Lafayette is worth about, what $600k? We have $600k. Do you?

Of course you think it is short sighted, you’re rich and white. Is it hot and difficult to breathe under your white hood? Turn down the white power music and think about what you are typing. You’re an ass.

Yeesh, stop taking the bait. No real human person would write that original text; it's the same race-baiting set of trolls who resent the fact that there's barely a handful of grade-level performing middle schools in all of DCPS and the charters. So they tweak you with their own personal demons.

Stop taking the bait. Yes, families with college-educated parents want a grade-level performing school for their kids, but expecting DCPS to receptively cooperate with that desire is fantasyland.

No this sounds like a Lafayette mom and dad I know. They say this stuff IRL at parties.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t know what the solution is but as a Lafayette family, I can tell you zoning out a bunch of rich white kids to try to integrate a school is just short sighted. The road to improvement is a one-way street. Families strive to do better with the resources they have. Trying to get a huge cohort of UNW families to accept a worse school, when they have the resources not to accept that choice is extremely strange. Particularly when most of the families live less than a mile away from a crescent ring of excellent public schools that stretch from Arlington over to North Bethesda. Or alternatively, of course, private. Right now a seat at Lafayette is worth about, what $600k? We have $600k. Do you?

Of course you think it is short sighted, you’re rich and white. Is it hot and difficult to breathe under your white hood? Turn down the white power music and think about what you are typing. You’re an ass.

NP here. I'll try to restate the above in neutral terms. If the DC gov't (whatever shape that may take: mayor, committee, Council, court order) directs hundreds of Lafayette families to a middle school that is (1) totally unproven/new or (2) is quantifiably "worse" (w/r/t PARCC scores, specials offered, ECs offered) …. many 20015 families will move to MoCo, move west of Connecticut Ave still IB for Deal, attend Blessed Sacrament or apply to independent schools at a higher rate.

I am not an "ass" for pointing this out. This is, in fact, what occurred between 1980 and 2008.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well, it happened to Eaton.
Geographically closer to Deal than Sheperd and Bancroft.
Drop in the bucket since many Eaton oob kids live in boundary for Deal. About half of Eaton 5th graders still go to Deal each year.
So logic never factors into DCPS decisions.

The question isn't only who is closer to the existing school, but what is the proximity to the new school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t know what the solution is but as a Lafayette family, I can tell you zoning out a bunch of rich white kids to try to integrate a school is just short sighted. The road to improvement is a one-way street. Families strive to do better with the resources they have. Trying to get a huge cohort of UNW families to accept a worse school, when they have the resources not to accept that choice is extremely strange. Particularly when most of the families live less than a mile away from a crescent ring of excellent public schools that stretch from Arlington over to North Bethesda. Or alternatively, of course, private. Right now a seat at Lafayette is worth about, what $600k? We have $600k. Do you?

Of course you think it is short sighted, you’re rich and white. Is it hot and difficult to breathe under your white hood? Turn down the white power music and think about what you are typing. You’re an ass.

NP here. I'll try to restate the above in neutral terms. If the DC gov't (whatever shape that may take: mayor, committee, Council, court order) directs hundreds of Lafayette families to a middle school that is (1) totally unproven/new or (2) is quantifiably "worse" (w/r/t PARCC scores, specials offered, ECs offered) …. many 20015 families will move to MoCo, move west of Connecticut Ave still IB for Deal, attend Blessed Sacrament or apply to independent schools at a higher rate.

I am not an "ass" for pointing this out. This is, in fact, what occurred between 1980 and 2008.

But it is ok for others to get kicked out of Deal? You sound like the Lafayette mom and dad I have met who rant about “the Blacks” from Shepherd attending Deal. Do you also fight the city on street lights?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t know what the solution is but as a Lafayette family, I can tell you zoning out a bunch of rich white kids to try to integrate a school is just short sighted. The road to improvement is a one-way street. Families strive to do better with the resources they have. Trying to get a huge cohort of UNW families to accept a worse school, when they have the resources not to accept that choice is extremely strange. Particularly when most of the families live less than a mile away from a crescent ring of excellent public schools that stretch from Arlington over to North Bethesda. Or alternatively, of course, private. Right now a seat at Lafayette is worth about, what $600k? We have $600k. Do you?

Of course you think it is short sighted, you’re rich and white. Is it hot and difficult to breathe under your white hood? Turn down the white power music and think about what you are typing. You’re an ass.

NP here. I'll try to restate the above in neutral terms. If the DC gov't (whatever shape that may take: mayor, committee, Council, court order) directs hundreds of Lafayette families to a middle school that is (1) totally unproven/new or (2) is quantifiably "worse" (w/r/t PARCC scores, specials offered, ECs offered) …. many 20015 families will move to MoCo, move west of Connecticut Ave still IB for Deal, attend Blessed Sacrament or apply to independent schools at a higher rate.

I am not an "ass" for pointing this out. This is, in fact, what occurred between 1980 and 2008.

I wish they would at least fight the city's use of the speed cameras on Connecticut Avenue. Annoying as all hell. If there is a correlation between White Privilege and ridiculous speeding tickets, I say Fight The Power! We've got to Fight the Powers That Be!!




But it is ok for others to get kicked out of Deal? You sound like the Lafayette mom and dad I have met who rant about “the Blacks” from Shepherd attending Deal. Do you also fight the city on street lights?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t know what the solution is but as a Lafayette family, I can tell you zoning out a bunch of rich white kids to try to integrate a school is just short sighted. The road to improvement is a one-way street. Families strive to do better with the resources they have. Trying to get a huge cohort of UNW families to accept a worse school, when they have the resources not to accept that choice is extremely strange. Particularly when most of the families live less than a mile away from a crescent ring of excellent public schools that stretch from Arlington over to North Bethesda. Or alternatively, of course, private. Right now a seat at Lafayette is worth about, what $600k? We have $600k. Do you?

Of course you think it is short sighted, you’re rich and white. Is it hot and difficult to breathe under your white hood? Turn down the white power music and think about what you are typing. You’re an ass.

NP here. I'll try to restate the above in neutral terms. If the DC gov't (whatever shape that may take: mayor, committee, Council, court order) directs hundreds of Lafayette families to a middle school that is (1) totally unproven/new or (2) is quantifiably "worse" (w/r/t PARCC scores, specials offered, ECs offered) …. many 20015 families will move to MoCo, move west of Connecticut Ave still IB for Deal, attend Blessed Sacrament or apply to independent schools at a higher rate.

I am not an "ass" for pointing this out. This is, in fact, what occurred between 1980 and 2008.

But it is ok for others to get kicked out of Deal? You sound like the Lafayette mom and dad I have met who rant about “the Blacks” from Shepherd attending Deal. Do you also fight the city on street lights?

I wish they would fight the city on the speed cameras on Connecticut Avenue. Annoying as all hell. If there is a correlation between White Privilege and ridiculous speeding tickets, I say Fight The Power! We've got to Fight the Powers That Be!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t know what the solution is but as a Lafayette family, I can tell you zoning out a bunch of rich white kids to try to integrate a school is just short sighted. The road to improvement is a one-way street. Families strive to do better with the resources they have. Trying to get a huge cohort of UNW families to accept a worse school, when they have the resources not to accept that choice is extremely strange. Particularly when most of the families live less than a mile away from a crescent ring of excellent public schools that stretch from Arlington over to North Bethesda. Or alternatively, of course, private. Right now a seat at Lafayette is worth about, what $600k? We have $600k. Do you?

Of course you think it is short sighted, you’re rich and white. Is it hot and difficult to breathe under your white hood? Turn down the white power music and think about what you are typing. You’re an ass.

NP here. I'll try to restate the above in neutral terms. If the DC gov't (whatever shape that may take: mayor, committee, Council, court order) directs hundreds of Lafayette families to a middle school that is (1) totally unproven/new or (2) is quantifiably "worse" (w/r/t PARCC scores, specials offered, ECs offered) …. many 20015 families will move to MoCo, move west of Connecticut Ave still IB for Deal, attend Blessed Sacrament or apply to independent schools at a higher rate.

I am not an "ass" for pointing this out. This is, in fact, what occurred between 1980 and 2008.

And if that happened, DC and DCPS wouldn't care. They would stop getting yelled at by people who are concerned about Deal and Wilson crowding. They'll still collect property taxes and income taxes from whoever lives IB for Lafayette and Shepherd. They'll get higher enrollment and test scores at Wells and Coolidge if even 10% of Shepherd and Lafayette kids go. And they'll get to say they've increased equity in the school system.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t know what the solution is but as a Lafayette family, I can tell you zoning out a bunch of rich white kids to try to integrate a school is just short sighted. The road to improvement is a one-way street. Families strive to do better with the resources they have. Trying to get a huge cohort of UNW families to accept a worse school, when they have the resources not to accept that choice is extremely strange. Particularly when most of the families live less than a mile away from a crescent ring of excellent public schools that stretch from Arlington over to North Bethesda. Or alternatively, of course, private. Right now a seat at Lafayette is worth about, what $600k? We have $600k. Do you?

Of course you think it is short sighted, you’re rich and white. Is it hot and difficult to breathe under your white hood? Turn down the white power music and think about what you are typing. You’re an ass.

NP here. I'll try to restate the above in neutral terms. If the DC gov't (whatever shape that may take: mayor, committee, Council, court order) directs hundreds of Lafayette families to a middle school that is (1) totally unproven/new or (2) is quantifiably "worse" (w/r/t PARCC scores, specials offered, ECs offered) …. many 20015 families will move to MoCo, move west of Connecticut Ave still IB for Deal, attend Blessed Sacrament or apply to independent schools at a higher rate.

I am not an "ass" for pointing this out. This is, in fact, what occurred between 1980 and 2008.

Wells won't be unproven or new by 2023-4 school year; it will be in its 5th year. If the principal and AP are good and stay for a while, people might not be as worried about it.

[Anonymous]

I think the only clear beneficiaries in this would be the private schools. Bring on the expansion! We will happily take all your dezoned kids for the low price of $45,000/year!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t know what the solution is but as a Lafayette family, I can tell you zoning out a bunch of rich white kids to try to integrate a school is just short sighted. The road to improvement is a one-way street. Families strive to do better with the resources they have. Trying to get a huge cohort of UNW families to accept a worse school, when they have the resources not to accept that choice is extremely strange. Particularly when most of the families live less than a mile away from a crescent ring of excellent public schools that stretch from Arlington over to North Bethesda. Or alternatively, of course, private. Right now a seat at Lafayette is worth about, what $600k? We have $600k. Do you?

Of course you think it is short sighted, you’re rich and white. Is it hot and difficult to breathe under your white hood? Turn down the white power music and think about what you are typing. You’re an ass.

NP here. I'll try to restate the above in neutral terms. If the DC gov't (whatever shape that may take: mayor, committee, Council, court order) directs hundreds of Lafayette families to a middle school that is (1) totally unproven/new or (2) is quantifiably "worse" (w/r/t PARCC scores, specials offered, ECs offered) …. many 20015 families will move to MoCo, move west of Connecticut Ave still IB for Deal, attend Blessed Sacrament or apply to independent schools at a higher rate.

I am not an "ass" for pointing this out. This is, in fact, what occurred between 1980 and 2008.

There’s not enough houses in Montgomery or seats in private/charter to absorb all of LaFayette. And DCPS knows it. You’re going to have to fight.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t know what the solution is but as a Lafayette family, I can tell you zoning out a bunch of rich white kids to try to integrate a school is just short sighted. The road to improvement is a one-way street. Families strive to do better with the resources they have. Trying to get a huge cohort of UNW families to accept a worse school, when they have the resources not to accept that choice is extremely strange. Particularly when most of the families live less than a mile away from a crescent ring of excellent public schools that stretch from Arlington over to North Bethesda. Or alternatively, of course, private. Right now a seat at Lafayette is worth about, what $600k? We have $600k. Do you?

Please move to Virginia! You’re disgusting and likely raising JAVNKA levels of corrupt nasty children.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t know what the solution is but as a Lafayette family, I can tell you zoning out a bunch of rich white kids to try to integrate a school is just short sighted. The road to improvement is a one-way street. Families strive to do better with the resources they have. Trying to get a huge cohort of UNW families to accept a worse school, when they have the resources not to accept that choice is extremely strange. Particularly when most of the families live less than a mile away from a crescent ring of excellent public schools that stretch from Arlington over to North Bethesda. Or alternatively, of course, private. Right now a seat at Lafayette is worth about, what $600k? We have $600k. Do you?

Of course you think it is short sighted, you’re rich and white. Is it hot and difficult to breathe under your white hood? Turn down the white power music and think about what you are typing. You’re an ass.

NP here. I'll try to restate the above in neutral terms. If the DC gov't (whatever shape that may take: mayor, committee, Council, court order) directs hundreds of Lafayette families to a middle school that is (1) totally unproven/new or (2) is quantifiably "worse" (w/r/t PARCC scores, specials offered, ECs offered) …. many 20015 families will move to MoCo, move west of Connecticut Ave still IB for Deal, attend Blessed Sacrament or apply to independent schools at a higher rate.

I am not an "ass" for pointing this out. This is, in fact, what occurred between 1980 and 2008.

There’s not enough houses in Montgomery or seats in private/charter to absorb all of LaFayette. And DCPS knows it. You’re going to have to fight.

Given the massive concentration of lawyers in CCDC, I don’t imagine that will be a problem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think the only clear beneficiaries in this would be the private schools. Bring on the expansion! We will happily take all your dezoned kids for the low price of $45,000/year!

They aren't offering more seats in private schools than they do now, and hundreds of kids get shut out every year. Good luck!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t know what the solution is but as a Lafayette family, I can tell you zoning out a bunch of rich white kids to try to integrate a school is just short sighted. The road to improvement is a one-way street. Families strive to do better with the resources they have. Trying to get a huge cohort of UNW families to accept a worse school, when they have the resources not to accept that choice is extremely strange. Particularly when most of the families live less than a mile away from a crescent ring of excellent public schools that stretch from Arlington over to North Bethesda. Or alternatively, of course, private. Right now a seat at Lafayette is worth about, what $600k? We have $600k. Do you?

Of course you think it is short sighted, you’re rich and white. Is it hot and difficult to breathe under your white hood? Turn down the white power music and think about what you are typing. You’re an ass.

NP here. I'll try to restate the above in neutral terms. If the DC gov't (whatever shape that may take: mayor, committee, Council, court order) directs hundreds of Lafayette families to a middle school that is (1) totally unproven/new or (2) is quantifiably "worse" (w/r/t PARCC scores, specials offered, ECs offered) …. many 20015 families will move to MoCo, move west of Connecticut Ave still IB for Deal, attend Blessed Sacrament or apply to independent schools at a higher rate.

I am not an "ass" for pointing this out. This is, in fact, what occurred between 1980 and 2008.

There’s not enough houses in Montgomery or seats in private/charter to absorb all of LaFayette. And DCPS knows it. You’re going to have to fight.

Given the massive concentration of lawyers in CCDC, I don’t imagine that will be a problem.

Riiiight. Ask the Eaton neighborhood who got Hardy AND a homeless shelter.