Hyde-Addison reviews

[Anonymous]

Behavior problems have definitely increased after move. Few in boundary students made transition.

City paid $100M+ over budget, half-empty Ellington which is filled by kids from Md. and Va. and they moved an up and coming DC elementary school over to 11th St. just because and wrecked it.

No school was forced to move this far. Typical Bowser; typical DC council. Who is chair of Ed comm? Grosso. Enough said.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Behavior problems have definitely increased after move. Few in boundary students made transition.

City paid $100M+ over budget, half-empty Ellington which is filled by kids from Md. and Va. and they moved an up and coming DC elementary school over to 11th St. just because and wrecked it.

No school was forced to move this far. Typical Bowser; typical DC council. Who is chair of Ed comm? Grosso. Enough said.

Are you sure about that?

Takoma swing space was far away. Marie Reed? Bancroft? Ellington had to swing to 2 locations for 3 years, including Meyer.

Furthermore this is the plan going forwared because setting up portables at every school is a waste of resources. Meyer is going to be used for swing for many subsequent schools.

[Anonymous]

What’s going to happen to key when it’s renovated?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Lots of military kids

So hard-working, strong family identity, adaptable to new situations, "resilient" (this year's buzzword), perhaps bringing international experience to the classroom discussion, likely fitness/health-oriented.

I didn’t post that as a bad thing. We are a military family. I know a bunch of kids that go there and they are all pretty awesome kids.

Yeah my kid went there back in the day and there were a bunch of kids from Bolling attending who came over together on the bus.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Nothing is destroyed at this school! We don’t need people like you who have such crappy attitudes anyway.

Also, ungrateful much? We are getting an amazing new school out of this. While the current space is outdated, it’s huge and everyone is making the best of it. It says more about you than the school that you seem to have such a bad take on it.

At least four kids left the school since January. They used to get the bus with my DC. I rest my case.

It's tragic that your bubble popped. The world mourns.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lots of military kids

So hard-working, strong family identity, adaptable to new situations, "resilient" (this year's buzzword), perhaps bringing international experience to the classroom discussion, likely fitness/health-oriented.

stereotype much?

I don't know the PP, but most DC kids are pretty stupid and fat. Military brats would be a welcome addition to every single classroom.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Behavior problems have definitely increased after move. Few in boundary students made transition.

City paid $100M+ over budget, half-empty Ellington which is filled by kids from Md. and Va. and they moved an up and coming DC elementary school over to 11th St. just because and wrecked it.

No school was forced to move this far. Typical Bowser; typical DC council. Who is chair of Ed comm? Grosso. Enough said.

You're bitter about Ellington. We get it. It's still not going away. Fixing the population will happen. Giving it away as another WOTP school-by-right will not.

Shut. Up. You. Entitled. Cow.

(Not an Ellington parent or in any way associated with it. At all. Just a DC resident tired of the b*tching about this school. Seriously, get over yourselves, fix Roosevelt and Coolidge instead. The entitled complaints about it are disgusting.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nothing is destroyed at this school! We don’t need people like you who have such crappy attitudes anyway.

Also, ungrateful much? We are getting an amazing new school out of this. While the current space is outdated, it’s huge and everyone is making the best of it. It says more about you than the school that you seem to have such a bad take on it.

At least four kids left the school since January. They used to get the bus with my DC. I rest my case.

It's tragic that your bubble popped. The world mourns.

Dude. Picking a school is about more than picking an educational experience; it’s also about picking a peer group. Your kids’ peers become their primary source of influence starting in the upper elementary grades. There’s no reason to be rude to people who respond to changes in the environment they selected for their kid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nothing is destroyed at this school! We don’t need people like you who have such crappy attitudes anyway.

Also, ungrateful much? We are getting an amazing new school out of this. While the current space is outdated, it’s huge and everyone is making the best of it. It says more about you than the school that you seem to have such a bad take on it.

At least four kids left the school since January. They used to get the bus with my DC. I rest my case.

It's tragic that your bubble popped. The world mourns.

Dude. Picking a school is about more than picking an educational experience; it’s also about picking a peer group. Your kids’ peers become their primary source of influence starting in the upper elementary grades. There’s no reason to be rude to people who respond to changes in the environment they selected for their kid.

Dude. You're miffed because the school was being renovated and people didn't like the inconvenience of bus service to a temporary location. How spoiled are you?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nothing is destroyed at this school! We don’t need people like you who have such crappy attitudes anyway.

Also, ungrateful much? We are getting an amazing new school out of this. While the current space is outdated, it’s huge and everyone is making the best of it. It says more about you than the school that you seem to have such a bad take on it.

At least four kids left the school since January. They used to get the bus with my DC. I rest my case.

It's tragic that your bubble popped. The world mourns.

Dude. Picking a school is about more than picking an educational experience; it’s also about picking a peer group. Your kids’ peers become their primary source of influence starting in the upper elementary grades. There’s no reason to be rude to people who respond to changes in the environment they selected for their kid.

Dude. You're miffed because the school was being renovated and people didn't like the inconvenience of bus service to a temporary location. How spoiled are you?

I was responding to some less than thoughtful accusation about a burst bubble, which seemed to be a coded way of saying elitist (or some other “ist”).

To be fair, if I’d had a kid in grades 3-5, I doubt I would have put them on a cross-town bus. We would have just made the jump to private school early. The biggest benefit of a neighborhood public school is that it’s in your neighborhood. Your kids’ neighbors are their classmates, and they can walk to/from school. It’s easy to be involved and to attend after-hours events. The calculation is different for kids in lower grades.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nothing is destroyed at this school! We don’t need people like you who have such crappy attitudes anyway.

Also, ungrateful much? We are getting an amazing new school out of this. While the current space is outdated, it’s huge and everyone is making the best of it. It says more about you than the school that you seem to have such a bad take on it.

At least four kids left the school since January. They used to get the bus with my DC. I rest my case.

It's tragic that your bubble popped. The world mourns.

Dude. Picking a school is about more than picking an educational experience; it’s also about picking a peer group. Your kids’ peers become their primary source of influence starting in the upper elementary grades. There’s no reason to be rude to people who respond to changes in the environment they selected for their kid.

Dude. You're miffed because the school was being renovated and people didn't like the inconvenience of bus service to a temporary location. How spoiled are you?

I was responding to some less than thoughtful accusation about a burst bubble, which seemed to be a coded way of saying elitist (or some other “ist”).

To be fair, if I’d had a kid in grades 3-5, I doubt I would have put them on a cross-town bus. We would have just made the jump to private school early. The biggest benefit of a neighborhood public school is that it’s in your neighborhood. Your kids’ neighbors are their classmates, and they can walk to/from school. It’s easy to be involved and to attend after-hours events. The calculation is different for kids in lower grades.

+1000

Exactly, thank you. And suddenly it becomes very easy to answer that classic question: "Why do the private schools are so expensive in this area?" BECAUSE IT IS HARD TO TRUST DCPS. Such a madhouse.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nothing is destroyed at this school! We don’t need people like you who have such crappy attitudes anyway.

Also, ungrateful much? We are getting an amazing new school out of this. While the current space is outdated, it’s huge and everyone is making the best of it. It says more about you than the school that you seem to have such a bad take on it.

At least four kids left the school since January. They used to get the bus with my DC. I rest my case.

It's tragic that your bubble popped. The world mourns.

Dude. Picking a school is about more than picking an educational experience; it’s also about picking a peer group. Your kids’ peers become their primary source of influence starting in the upper elementary grades. There’s no reason to be rude to people who respond to changes in the environment they selected for their kid.

Dude. You're miffed because the school was being renovated and people didn't like the inconvenience of bus service to a temporary location. How spoiled are you?

I was responding to some less than thoughtful accusation about a burst bubble, which seemed to be a coded way of saying elitist (or some other “ist”).

To be fair, if I’d had a kid in grades 3-5, I doubt I would have put them on a cross-town bus. We would have just made the jump to private school early. The biggest benefit of a neighborhood public school is that it’s in your neighborhood. Your kids’ neighbors are their classmates, and they can walk to/from school. It’s easy to be involved and to attend after-hours events. The calculation is different for kids in lower grades.

+1000

Exactly, thank you. And suddenly it becomes very easy to answer that classic question: "Why do the private schools are so expensive in this area?" BECAUSE IT IS HARD TO TRUST DCPS. Such a madhouse.

We left DCPS but not due to trust issues. The teachers, curriculum and principal were solid IMO. The behavior in the classroom and lack of joy/inspiration/ physical activity/ focus on testing/ peer group were why we left honestly. I realize that not everyone can leave. And if you can't, DCPS has some very good schools. It is not a madhouse.

[Anonymous]

A number of families left Hyde Addison after the move to the swing location, in an area that is far and not as nice as Hyde. Many students have gone to Stoddert, families have moved and some have gone private. Why did families leave? Because everyone knew that the number of OOB students would rise, code for less academically successful students, from a lower socio-economic demographic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A number of families left Hyde Addison after the move to the swing location, in an area that is far and not as nice as Hyde. Many students have gone to Stoddert, families have moved and some have gone private. Why did families leave? Because everyone knew that the number of OOB students would rise, code for less academically successful students, from a lower socio-economic demographic.

A good chunk of the OOB kids are kids from Bolling Air Force Base. They are a welcome addition to the school.

[Anonymous]

How does Stoddert feel about the Out of Boundary Georgetown students attending and crowding their school? Do they think the Ward 2 OOB students will bring down their school?

Anonymous wrote:A number of families left Hyde Addison after the move to the swing location, in an area that is far and not as nice as Hyde. Many students have gone to Stoddert, families have moved and some have gone private. Why did families leave? Because everyone knew that the number of OOB students would rise, code for less academically successful students, from a lower socio-economic demographic.