culture at GDS high school?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Many more super brilliant kids in public magnets. But the kid will do fine at GDS. And it’s harder to inject current progressive views into the hard sciences so he’ll get some balance in his classes.

And he’ll love 9 weeks times 2 years of sex Ed for all the sexes, genders, and orientations. Very scientific.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A good fit for smart “alt” kids: stoners rather than drinkers, lots of LQBTQ kids, quirky kids.

I see jealousy runs high in this forum. Your life has to be quite miserable to characterize a school like that. Oh! Well, now that I think about it, most likeky you are a teen from a competing school. Yes. That has to be it. No mom / dad could have written that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you don't think white people are the very root of all problems on the face of the earth from the justice system to global warming, you should look elsewhere.

Not our experience at GDS at all.

[Anonymous]

The GDS culture is simply amazing! Rigorous academics, incredible arts, so nurturing, and the social Justice values! GDS was founded as the first integrated top private in DC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The GDS culture is simply amazing! Rigorous academics, incredible arts, so nurturing, and the social Justice values! GDS was founded as the first integrated top private in DC.

Founded as a "top private"? What does that even mean? How can a brand new school bill itself as a "top" school? Maybe PP meant to say elite or expensive which in itself is a coded and classist philosophy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The GDS culture is simply amazing! Rigorous academics, incredible arts, so nurturing, and the social Justice values! GDS was founded as the first integrated top private in DC.

Founded as a "top private"? What does that even mean? How can a brand new school bill itself as a "top" school? Maybe PP meant to say elite or expensive which in itself is a coded and classist philosophy.

I went to GDS when it was not a top private. The high school was on MacArthur Blvd where the River School is now. It was just a school with great teachers and really smart kids. No social status at all. The parents were architects, journalists, public interest types, some high level bureaucrats and a smattering of lawyers. Sports were a joke, but we took our drugs very seriously. Good times.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The GDS culture is simply amazing! Rigorous academics, incredible arts, so nurturing, and the social Justice values! GDS was founded as the first integrated top private in DC.

GDS was the first integrated school in DC private or public.

[Anonymous]

Yes, it has strayed far from its roots. Now, like a number of other area schools, it is so expensive that true diversity is next to impossible.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The GDS culture is simply amazing! Rigorous academics, incredible arts, so nurturing, and the social Justice values! GDS was founded as the first integrated top private in DC.

GDS was the first integrated school in DC private or public.

Correct, it was 12 or so students from the parent group, essentially a learning pod.

And too bad Wash DC K-12 public education wasn't integrated at that point like most states, counties and cities north and west of it and the SE Jim Crow states. Very behind. But far from unprecedented.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, it has strayed far from its roots. Now, like a number of other area schools, it is so expensive that true diversity is next to impossible.

Please name some schools in this area that have your definition of "true diversity."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, it has strayed far from its roots. Now, like a number of other area schools, it is so expensive that true diversity is next to impossible.

Please name some schools in this area that have your definition of "true diversity."

Many public schools. By definition private schools are not diverse. Sure they may be minority majority, but a majority of those minorities are from 1 percenter families

[Anonymous]

Ah, so there's nothing unique about GDS that makes it unable to meet your definition of true diversity, in light of the admission that no private school can do so.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, it has strayed far from its roots. Now, like a number of other area schools, it is so expensive that true diversity is next to impossible.

Please name some schools in this area that have your definition of "true diversity."

Many public schools. By definition private schools are not diverse. Sure they may be minority majority, but a majority of those minorities are from 1 percenter families

not even public schools which are by definition segregated based on geography, home prices, SES, race...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ah, so there's nothing unique about GDS that makes it unable to meet your definition of true diversity, in light of the admission that no private school can do so.

That was a different poster but to answer your Q: No, nothing unique about GDS at all. The very expensive privates are all the same on this score. If they really want diversity, they would lower tuition. But they don’t, so they don’t.

They could, at least, stop pretending.

[Anonymous]

From the school website: "For the 2021-22 school year, GDS allocated $8.2 million in financial aid to 22.3% of our students with an average award of $31,800."