Latin Cooper: Move to Kirov building

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t disagree but who wants to live in the burbs, particularly as an empty nester. Parents who can supplement to the tune of thousands of dollars a year in tutors, break enrichment camps, some homeschooling on the side.

You realize that some people move to the burbs for their kids education, rent out their house, and then back to the city once the kid is in college. BTW in state college tuition in VA and MD is a much better deal than Tag if you even get any money from it.

Also it’s a real drag to try to supplement or homeschool when kids are in school all day, have outside sports, then homework. There are limited hours in the day. Guess you could spend the weekend trying to supplement/homeschool and play catch up. But really sounds terrible for the kid and unless your kid is an outlier probably won’t enjoy it and might even come to resent it.

If you were 1/5 as confident in your decision to relocate as you pretend to be you'd not be following DC schools forums and you surely wouldn't feel the need to chime in to convince yourself you didn't make a mistake.

I feel sorry for you...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t disagree but who wants to live in the burbs, particularly as an empty nester. Parents who can supplement to the tune of thousands of dollars a year in tutors, break enrichment camps, some homeschooling on the side.

You realize that some people move to the burbs for their kids education, rent out their house, and then back to the city once the kid is in college. BTW in state college tuition in VA and MD is a much better deal than Tag if you even get any money from it.

Also it’s a real drag to try to supplement or homeschool when kids are in school all day, have outside sports, then homework. There are limited hours in the day. Guess you could spend the weekend trying to supplement/homeschool and play catch up. But really sounds terrible for the kid and unless your kid is an outlier probably won’t enjoy it and might even come to resent it.

If you were 1/5 as confident in your decision to relocate as you pretend to be you'd not be following DC schools forums and you surely wouldn't feel the need to chime in to convince yourself you didn't make a mistake.

I feel sorry for you...

PP here. LOL! Of course your assumptions are all wrong.

Im not relocating. I’m not at the middle school decision yet so no pressure to decide this year.

I’m commenting about other people and the choices they make.

Why does it bother you so to hear that exactly?

[Anonymous]

Interesting to see this thread. As a long-time educator I was also shocked by the comments in the promotional video. I am 100% sure we won’t be applying. I got the sense that the crowd there is pretentious about all the wrong things.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Interesting to see this thread. As a long-time educator I was also shocked by the comments in the promotional video. I am 100% sure we won’t be applying. I got the sense that the crowd there is pretentious about all the wrong things.

Interesting. What comments shocked you and why? As an educator, that is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t disagree but who wants to live in the burbs, particularly as an empty nester. Parents who can supplement to the tune of thousands of dollars a year in tutors, break enrichment camps, some homeschooling on the side.

You realize that some people move to the burbs for their kids education, rent out their house, and then back to the city once the kid is in college. BTW in state college tuition in VA and MD is a much better deal than Tag if you even get any money from it.

Also it’s a real drag to try to supplement or homeschool when kids are in school all day, have outside sports, then homework. There are limited hours in the day. Guess you could spend the weekend trying to supplement/homeschool and play catch up. But really sounds terrible for the kid and unless your kid is an outlier probably won’t enjoy it and might even come to resent it.

If you were 1/5 as confident in your decision to relocate as you pretend to be you'd not be following DC schools forums and you surely wouldn't feel the need to chime in to convince yourself you didn't make a mistake.

I feel sorry for you...

PP here. LOL! Of course your assumptions are all wrong.

Im not relocating. I’m not at the middle school decision yet so no pressure to decide this year.

I’m commenting about other people and the choices they make.

Why does it bother you so to hear that exactly?

Wait! So you are a know it all with wisdom about MS and HS that people who are in MS and HS don't have or can't fathom? Better yet, you lack the self awareness to know that exposing this is not a good look.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t disagree but who wants to live in the burbs, particularly as an empty nester. Parents who can supplement to the tune of thousands of dollars a year in tutors, break enrichment camps, some homeschooling on the side.

You realize that some people move to the burbs for their kids education, rent out their house, and then back to the city once the kid is in college. BTW in state college tuition in VA and MD is a much better deal than Tag if you even get any money from it.

Also it’s a real drag to try to supplement or homeschool when kids are in school all day, have outside sports, then homework. There are limited hours in the day. Guess you could spend the weekend trying to supplement/homeschool and play catch up. But really sounds terrible for the kid and unless your kid is an outlier probably won’t enjoy it and might even come to resent it.

If you were 1/5 as confident in your decision to relocate as you pretend to be you'd not be following DC schools forums and you surely wouldn't feel the need to chime in to convince yourself you didn't make a mistake.

I feel sorry for you...

PP here. LOL! Of course your assumptions are all wrong.

Im not relocating. I’m not at the middle school decision yet so no pressure to decide this year.

I’m commenting about other people and the choices they make.

Why does it bother you so to hear that exactly?

Wait! So you are a know it all with wisdom about MS and HS that people who are in MS and HS don't have or can't fathom? Better yet, you lack the self awareness to know that exposing this is not a good look.

Never said I was a know it all. My comments are about people I know who made those decisions and why, people I know who tried supplementing, etc….

Not all families know families who have gone thru this and would appreciate hearing different choices, options, and experiences. So that is not a good look to you, really? Interesting…….

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Having attended last night, I always find it shocking how entitled and antagonist parents are. This is a free option that works for many families who are lucky enough to get in. If people are so skeptical and openly disinterested then why don’t people just quietly move on?

+100 Latin is an absolute gem for those lucky enough to get in. If it makes you feel better to tear it down, go ahead, but it's been wonderful for our kids.

What I'm reading in these comments doesn't seem entitled or antagonistic. it tells me that Latin isn't doing as good a job as they hope in communicating about their mission to prospective families. I'm one of the PP who said the format of the open house was a total bust but that the approach of the school seems like a good one. Maybe they don't worry about it too much because of their long wait lists but some of this feedback could be helpful to them.

and, without a lot of visibility into the other properties considered for their second campus, it does feel bizarre to have the second site so close to the first when they endeavor to be accessible to the whole city.

It's this. Latin knows it will be number 1 on almost everyone's wait list anyway so they don't have to do much at these open houses.

Really and that is good in your book? And that justifies how awful the open house was?

Make no effort to provide important information and content to families at an open house because they have a waitlist?

Well, Latin won’t be on our list. So that’s 2 families there along with the long time educator. But I highly doubt it’s an n=2


Guess yo

[Anonymous]

Nobody cares if you apply. Sad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Having attended last night, I always find it shocking how entitled and antagonist parents are. This is a free option that works for many families who are lucky enough to get in. If people are so skeptical and openly disinterested then why don’t people just quietly move on?

+100 Latin is an absolute gem for those lucky enough to get in. If it makes you feel better to tear it down, go ahead, but it's been wonderful for our kids.

What I'm reading in these comments doesn't seem entitled or antagonistic. it tells me that Latin isn't doing as good a job as they hope in communicating about their mission to prospective families. I'm one of the PP who said the format of the open house was a total bust but that the approach of the school seems like a good one. Maybe they don't worry about it too much because of their long wait lists but some of this feedback could be helpful to them.

and, without a lot of visibility into the other properties considered for their second campus, it does feel bizarre to have the second site so close to the first when they endeavor to be accessible to the whole city.

It's this. Latin knows it will be number 1 on almost everyone's wait list anyway so they don't have to do much at these open houses.

Really and that is good in your book? And that justifies how awful the open house was?

Make no effort to provide important information and content to families at an open house because they have a waitlist?

Well, Latin won’t be on our list. So that’s 2 families there along with the long time educator. But I highly doubt it’s an n=2


Guess yo

I cannot eye-roll hard enough at this. Apply if you want to. Move on if you don’t. The narcissism coupled with insecurity runs deep.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Having attended last night, I always find it shocking how entitled and antagonist parents are. This is a free option that works for many families who are lucky enough to get in. If people are so skeptical and openly disinterested then why don’t people just quietly move on?

+100 Latin is an absolute gem for those lucky enough to get in. If it makes you feel better to tear it down, go ahead, but it's been wonderful for our kids.

What I'm reading in these comments doesn't seem entitled or antagonistic. it tells me that Latin isn't doing as good a job as they hope in communicating about their mission to prospective families. I'm one of the PP who said the format of the open house was a total bust but that the approach of the school seems like a good one. Maybe they don't worry about it too much because of their long wait lists but some of this feedback could be helpful to them.

and, without a lot of visibility into the other properties considered for their second campus, it does feel bizarre to have the second site so close to the first when they endeavor to be accessible to the whole city.

It's this. Latin knows it will be number 1 on almost everyone's wait list anyway so they don't have to do much at these open houses.

Really and that is good in your book? And that justifies how awful the open house was?

Make no effort to provide important information and content to families at an open house because they have a waitlist?

Well, Latin won’t be on our list. So that’s 2 families there along with the long time educator. But I highly doubt it’s an n=2


Guess yo

Someone else replied to comment on your narcissism. In your little self centered mind the school has a long waitlist in spite of the fact that it does the open houses the way it does and if only it focused on what you want it would be more successful. Have you for a moment considered that the long waitlists and sustained success is because while it isn't to your liking, its positioning and outward facing approach resonates with many, many families? Or is your world view centered so much on you that you cannot conceive that other families might not want what you want?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Having attended last night, I always find it shocking how entitled and antagonist parents are. This is a free option that works for many families who are lucky enough to get in. If people are so skeptical and openly disinterested then why don’t people just quietly move on?

+100 Latin is an absolute gem for those lucky enough to get in. If it makes you feel better to tear it down, go ahead, but it's been wonderful for our kids.

What I'm reading in these comments doesn't seem entitled or antagonistic. it tells me that Latin isn't doing as good a job as they hope in communicating about their mission to prospective families. I'm one of the PP who said the format of the open house was a total bust but that the approach of the school seems like a good one. Maybe they don't worry about it too much because of their long wait lists but some of this feedback could be helpful to them.

and, without a lot of visibility into the other properties considered for their second campus, it does feel bizarre to have the second site so close to the first when they endeavor to be accessible to the whole city.

It's this. Latin knows it will be number 1 on almost everyone's wait list anyway so they don't have to do much at these open houses.

They don't have to do all that much, period. No extra curriculars for 5th graders at Latin Cooper? No music, no performing arts, no real art at all, no real sports and none planned.

None of this statement is true. Many of the extra curriculars are during Magis. During the school day, there is a substantial Arts block at Cooper where there is band, there is drama, there is a graphic novels club, there are book clubs, and there are a multitude of classes in different arts. The kids are shuttled to the other campus for sports. The administration has active plans to further expand offerings at Cooper as the campus grows.

[Anonymous]

Sounds promising, thanks for sharing.

[Anonymous]

Will the kirov have any outdoor playing fields? that building does not seem big enough for a school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Never change, DCUM. Never change. Bunch of whiny performative crisis actors who sit in the corner and take pot shots at all schools no matter what they do. Latin should have found a magic building in a neighborhood most of DCUM won't even drive through. Basis is too test focused. Banneker has good test scores, but it is too black. Wilson High is overcrowded. The new HS was desperately needed...or not needed. It is in the wrong place...or the right place but wrong building.

Thank you. If you actually roll up your sleeves and do the work, you actually know how hard keeping any of these schools operational and serving any DC kids is. But yes, sit on a recliner and b*ch.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Will the kirov have any outdoor playing fields? that building does not seem big enough for a school.

I was curious about this, also - anyone know about the outdoor space? Thanks!