Pyle/Whitman or Westland/BCC cluster better fit?

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Anonymous wrote:You ought to be careful about moving to of these schools/clusters as a way to get into the desired schools. Depending on how the Board of Ed election turns out tomorrow, MCPS could see a lot of redistricting in order to try to even out schools across the county and make more equitable the distribution of what folks on this thread are pointing to as reasons why Whitman, BCC, Pyle, etc. have "the best" in the state.

Well, you gotta pick a school at some point, don’t you?

No. The point is that you pick a neighborhood, house, apartment building, condo, etc. and you don't "pick a school". That's the kind of thinking that perpetuates the inequities across the county's schools.

I can pick whatever school I want. You don’t dictate where and why someone chooses to live.

Of course I don't. I didn't say I did. I simply said that there is some degree of likelihood that your attempt to "pick whatever school I want" doesn't actually work out because you can't technically "pick a school". You can pick a neighborhood, a house, a cluster, an apartment building that, today, will guarantee your kids go to a particular school but that guarantee is only as good as the Board of Ed's desire to redistrict schools. So, no, I don't dictate where and why someone chooses to live in a particular place. But the BoE sure does dictate where kids go to school depending on where they live. Not you.

Neither do you. Don’t tell anyone to not pick a school “in case” it may change. You have to pick. You deflected that you want people to choose schools that are not desirable for them bc your hypocrisy in your attempts to guilt trip others into picking poorer schools.

Oh, ok. I’ll just pretend on these threads where people are making one of the most significant choices in their lives (where to buy/rent a place to live) that their choice to prioritize school placement is a great, iron-clad idea because the school to which they’re assigned will never change.

Good, keep on pretending that you don’t have to make a choice at some point. Or you can go on stewing forever that your school will change, therefore never pick a school and stay home.

You're the one pretending that you get to "choose a school"; I'm trying to educate people that you don't actually choose a school, you choose a place to live that, as of now, sends kids to a particular school but that will change. So, if I'm a single Mom with limited resources to pay for housing, I might want to take a look at the school boundary map so that I don't stretch my budget to live in a particular school cluster, only to have it switched on me 2 years later. Maybe the house that's located more centrally within the cluster would be a better choice, since that's less likely to be redistricted. Since when is making informed decisions "staying home and never picking a school".

Op sounds very comfortable and could be getting a lot in child support. You get school choice for high school with down county.

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Anonymous wrote:You ought to be careful about moving to of these schools/clusters as a way to get into the desired schools. Depending on how the Board of Ed election turns out tomorrow, MCPS could see a lot of redistricting in order to try to even out schools across the county and make more equitable the distribution of what folks on this thread are pointing to as reasons why Whitman, BCC, Pyle, etc. have "the best" in the state.

Well, you gotta pick a school at some point, don’t you?

No. The point is that you pick a neighborhood, house, apartment building, condo, etc. and you don't "pick a school". That's the kind of thinking that perpetuates the inequities across the county's schools.

I can pick whatever school I want. You don’t dictate where and why someone chooses to live.

Of course I don't. I didn't say I did. I simply said that there is some degree of likelihood that your attempt to "pick whatever school I want" doesn't actually work out because you can't technically "pick a school". You can pick a neighborhood, a house, a cluster, an apartment building that, today, will guarantee your kids go to a particular school but that guarantee is only as good as the Board of Ed's desire to redistrict schools. So, no, I don't dictate where and why someone chooses to live in a particular place. But the BoE sure does dictate where kids go to school depending on where they live. Not you.

Neither do you. Don’t tell anyone to not pick a school “in case” it may change. You have to pick. You deflected that you want people to choose schools that are not desirable for them bc your hypocrisy in your attempts to guilt trip others into picking poorer schools.

Oh, ok. I’ll just pretend on these threads where people are making one of the most significant choices in their lives (where to buy/rent a place to live) that their choice to prioritize school placement is a great, iron-clad idea because the school to which they’re assigned will never change.

Good, keep on pretending that you don’t have to make a choice at some point. Or you can go on stewing forever that your school will change, therefore never pick a school and stay home.

You're the one pretending that you get to "choose a school"; I'm trying to educate people that you don't actually choose a school, you choose a place to live that, as of now, sends kids to a particular school but that will change. So, if I'm a single Mom with limited resources to pay for housing, I might want to take a look at the school boundary map so that I don't stretch my budget to live in a particular school cluster, only to have it switched on me 2 years later. Maybe the house that's located more centrally within the cluster would be a better choice, since that's less likely to be redistricted. Since when is making informed decisions "staying home and never picking a school".

Op sounds very comfortable and could be getting a lot in child support. You get school choice for high school with down county.

What is down county and I’ve not heard of mcps giving school choice.

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Anonymous wrote:OP here - thanks for the useful comments. If you read my original question, I am picking according to 1. strength of school and 2. proximity to downtown DC/ work. If I look at these two, the Whitman and BCC clusters are the best bet. I am not wealthy in DC-terms if you are only looking at only $$$$ income, but I am an educated international professional with smart kids, so obviously I am looking for like-minded kids/ parents, so we can feel like a good fit. So, I am not looking for wealth, but fit. As a single Mom, I NEED the schools to be strong and I WANT the kids who attend these schools to be similarly smart and ambitious. Not because I am snotty or snobby as someone suggested, but because those are my values and those are the values I want to install into my kids. I am tending towards the Pyle/Whitman cluster, I like the 20816 zip code; lots of green space, quiet, nice neighborhood; easy commute to downtown.

So, what you think other schools don’t have smart kids whose parents valve academics? Go to Whitman. Lots of folks think like you and better for the rest of us not to have our kids exposed to people like you.

OP here - did you even read my post? Or read it carefully? I stated that 1. school has to be strong. 2. Has to be relatively close to DC/ downtown (but in MD). Pls suggest alternatives then, since it seems you are not satisfied with my potential choices.

Whitman is not close to downtown so your post makes no sense. BCC or the down county schools make far more sense for commute. Strong school is subjective. You are really looking for rich schools.

OP here - PP, what is "down county" schools?
We used to live 10 minutes from where we would live if my kids go to Whitman. Kids would take school bus to Whitman. So, yes, it would be an easy commute for me to the office; only 10 minutes more than when we lived in NW DC. We have always lived in NW DC and 20816 and 20815 are the neighborhoods we are familiar with. That's why I am looking at those two school zones.

PP, you are a typical DCUM poster who thinks you know the other persons' life and what their motivations are and you just make assumptions. You are judgmental and sound toxic. No, I am not looking for rich schools, since I myself am not rich, so I am actually not an ideal fit for Whitman in that respect. I am looking for strong schools, not far from downtown, in neighborhoods we are familiar with. Does that better clarify for you?

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Anonymous wrote:You ought to be careful about moving to of these schools/clusters as a way to get into the desired schools. Depending on how the Board of Ed election turns out tomorrow, MCPS could see a lot of redistricting in order to try to even out schools across the county and make more equitable the distribution of what folks on this thread are pointing to as reasons why Whitman, BCC, Pyle, etc. have "the best" in the state.

Well, you gotta pick a school at some point, don’t you?

No. The point is that you pick a neighborhood, house, apartment building, condo, etc. and you don't "pick a school". That's the kind of thinking that perpetuates the inequities across the county's schools.

I can pick whatever school I want. You don’t dictate where and why someone chooses to live.

Of course I don't. I didn't say I did. I simply said that there is some degree of likelihood that your attempt to "pick whatever school I want" doesn't actually work out because you can't technically "pick a school". You can pick a neighborhood, a house, a cluster, an apartment building that, today, will guarantee your kids go to a particular school but that guarantee is only as good as the Board of Ed's desire to redistrict schools. So, no, I don't dictate where and why someone chooses to live in a particular place. But the BoE sure does dictate where kids go to school depending on where they live. Not you.

Neither do you. Don’t tell anyone to not pick a school “in case” it may change. You have to pick. You deflected that you want people to choose schools that are not desirable for them bc your hypocrisy in your attempts to guilt trip others into picking poorer schools.

Oh, ok. I’ll just pretend on these threads where people are making one of the most significant choices in their lives (where to buy/rent a place to live) that their choice to prioritize school placement is a great, iron-clad idea because the school to which they’re assigned will never change.

Good, keep on pretending that you don’t have to make a choice at some point. Or you can go on stewing forever that your school will change, therefore never pick a school and stay home.

You're the one pretending that you get to "choose a school"; I'm trying to educate people that you don't actually choose a school, you choose a place to live that, as of now, sends kids to a particular school but that will change. So, if I'm a single Mom with limited resources to pay for housing, I might want to take a look at the school boundary map so that I don't stretch my budget to live in a particular school cluster, only to have it switched on me 2 years later. Maybe the house that's located more centrally within the cluster would be a better choice, since that's less likely to be redistricted. Since when is making informed decisions "staying home and never picking a school".

Op sounds very comfortable and could be getting a lot in child support. You get school choice for high school with down county.

What is down county and I’ve not heard of mcps giving school choice.

The downcounty consortium (DCC). You could live in downtown Silver Spring with an easy commute to DC. High school is a bit more complicated, as you have a "home school" for high school with a guaranteed spot based on where you live, but there also are both choice and magnet options within the 5- high school consortium. Einstein HS also has the IB program. Schools are diverse and welcoming to families from all different backgrounds and offer challenging coursework for high achievers. In a few years, there will be a new high school (Woodward HS), which will pull from the DCC and Walter Johnson clusters, so there may be some changes in boundaries.

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Anonymous wrote:You ought to be careful about moving to of these schools/clusters as a way to get into the desired schools. Depending on how the Board of Ed election turns out tomorrow, MCPS could see a lot of redistricting in order to try to even out schools across the county and make more equitable the distribution of what folks on this thread are pointing to as reasons why Whitman, BCC, Pyle, etc. have "the best" in the state.

Well, you gotta pick a school at some point, don’t you?

No. The point is that you pick a neighborhood, house, apartment building, condo, etc. and you don't "pick a school". That's the kind of thinking that perpetuates the inequities across the county's schools.

I can pick whatever school I want. You don’t dictate where and why someone chooses to live.

Of course I don't. I didn't say I did. I simply said that there is some degree of likelihood that your attempt to "pick whatever school I want" doesn't actually work out because you can't technically "pick a school". You can pick a neighborhood, a house, a cluster, an apartment building that, today, will guarantee your kids go to a particular school but that guarantee is only as good as the Board of Ed's desire to redistrict schools. So, no, I don't dictate where and why someone chooses to live in a particular place. But the BoE sure does dictate where kids go to school depending on where they live. Not you.

Neither do you. Don’t tell anyone to not pick a school “in case” it may change. You have to pick. You deflected that you want people to choose schools that are not desirable for them bc your hypocrisy in your attempts to guilt trip others into picking poorer schools.

Oh, ok. I’ll just pretend on these threads where people are making one of the most significant choices in their lives (where to buy/rent a place to live) that their choice to prioritize school placement is a great, iron-clad idea because the school to which they’re assigned will never change.

Good, keep on pretending that you don’t have to make a choice at some point. Or you can go on stewing forever that your school will change, therefore never pick a school and stay home.

You're the one pretending that you get to "choose a school"; I'm trying to educate people that you don't actually choose a school, you choose a place to live that, as of now, sends kids to a particular school but that will change. So, if I'm a single Mom with limited resources to pay for housing, I might want to take a look at the school boundary map so that I don't stretch my budget to live in a particular school cluster, only to have it switched on me 2 years later. Maybe the house that's located more centrally within the cluster would be a better choice, since that's less likely to be redistricted. Since when is making informed decisions "staying home and never picking a school".

Op sounds very comfortable and could be getting a lot in child support. You get school choice for high school with down county.

What is down county and I’ve not heard of mcps giving school choice.

The downcounty consortium (DCC). You could live in downtown Silver Spring with an easy commute to DC. High school is a bit more complicated, as you have a "home school" for high school with a guaranteed spot based on where you live, but there also are both choice and magnet options within the 5- high school consortium. Einstein HS also has the IB program. Schools are diverse and welcoming to families from all different backgrounds and offer challenging coursework for high achievers. In a few years, there will be a new high school (Woodward HS), which will pull from the DCC and Walter Johnson clusters, so there may be some changes in boundaries.

What is dcc?

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Anonymous wrote:You ought to be careful about moving to of these schools/clusters as a way to get into the desired schools. Depending on how the Board of Ed election turns out tomorrow, MCPS could see a lot of redistricting in order to try to even out schools across the county and make more equitable the distribution of what folks on this thread are pointing to as reasons why Whitman, BCC, Pyle, etc. have "the best" in the state.

Well, you gotta pick a school at some point, don’t you?

No. The point is that you pick a neighborhood, house, apartment building, condo, etc. and you don't "pick a school". That's the kind of thinking that perpetuates the inequities across the county's schools.

I can pick whatever school I want. You don’t dictate where and why someone chooses to live.

Of course I don't. I didn't say I did. I simply said that there is some degree of likelihood that your attempt to "pick whatever school I want" doesn't actually work out because you can't technically "pick a school". You can pick a neighborhood, a house, a cluster, an apartment building that, today, will guarantee your kids go to a particular school but that guarantee is only as good as the Board of Ed's desire to redistrict schools. So, no, I don't dictate where and why someone chooses to live in a particular place. But the BoE sure does dictate where kids go to school depending on where they live. Not you.

Neither do you. Don’t tell anyone to not pick a school “in case” it may change. You have to pick. You deflected that you want people to choose schools that are not desirable for them bc your hypocrisy in your attempts to guilt trip others into picking poorer schools.

Oh, ok. I’ll just pretend on these threads where people are making one of the most significant choices in their lives (where to buy/rent a place to live) that their choice to prioritize school placement is a great, iron-clad idea because the school to which they’re assigned will never change.

Good, keep on pretending that you don’t have to make a choice at some point. Or you can go on stewing forever that your school will change, therefore never pick a school and stay home.

You're the one pretending that you get to "choose a school"; I'm trying to educate people that you don't actually choose a school, you choose a place to live that, as of now, sends kids to a particular school but that will change. So, if I'm a single Mom with limited resources to pay for housing, I might want to take a look at the school boundary map so that I don't stretch my budget to live in a particular school cluster, only to have it switched on me 2 years later. Maybe the house that's located more centrally within the cluster would be a better choice, since that's less likely to be redistricted. Since when is making informed decisions "staying home and never picking a school".

Op sounds very comfortable and could be getting a lot in child support. You get school choice for high school with down county.

What is down county and I’ve not heard of mcps giving school choice.

The downcounty consortium (DCC). You could live in downtown Silver Spring with an easy commute to DC. High school is a bit more complicated, as you have a "home school" for high school with a guaranteed spot based on where you live, but there also are both choice and magnet options within the 5- high school consortium. Einstein HS also has the IB program. Schools are diverse and welcoming to families from all different backgrounds and offer challenging coursework for high achievers. In a few years, there will be a new high school (Woodward HS), which will pull from the DCC and Walter Johnson clusters, so there may be some changes in boundaries.

OP here - thanks, but I do not know Silver Spring too well, and would rather not move there. Prefer to stay in neighborhoods we already know and are comfortable with; mainly Ch Ch/ Bethesda area.

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Anonymous wrote:You ought to be careful about moving to of these schools/clusters as a way to get into the desired schools. Depending on how the Board of Ed election turns out tomorrow, MCPS could see a lot of redistricting in order to try to even out schools across the county and make more equitable the distribution of what folks on this thread are pointing to as reasons why Whitman, BCC, Pyle, etc. have "the best" in the state.

Well, you gotta pick a school at some point, don’t you?

No. The point is that you pick a neighborhood, house, apartment building, condo, etc. and you don't "pick a school". That's the kind of thinking that perpetuates the inequities across the county's schools.

I can pick whatever school I want. You don’t dictate where and why someone chooses to live.

Of course I don't. I didn't say I did. I simply said that there is some degree of likelihood that your attempt to "pick whatever school I want" doesn't actually work out because you can't technically "pick a school". You can pick a neighborhood, a house, a cluster, an apartment building that, today, will guarantee your kids go to a particular school but that guarantee is only as good as the Board of Ed's desire to redistrict schools. So, no, I don't dictate where and why someone chooses to live in a particular place. But the BoE sure does dictate where kids go to school depending on where they live. Not you.

Neither do you. Don’t tell anyone to not pick a school “in case” it may change. You have to pick. You deflected that you want people to choose schools that are not desirable for them bc your hypocrisy in your attempts to guilt trip others into picking poorer schools.

Oh, ok. I’ll just pretend on these threads where people are making one of the most significant choices in their lives (where to buy/rent a place to live) that their choice to prioritize school placement is a great, iron-clad idea because the school to which they’re assigned will never change.

Good, keep on pretending that you don’t have to make a choice at some point. Or you can go on stewing forever that your school will change, therefore never pick a school and stay home.

You're the one pretending that you get to "choose a school"; I'm trying to educate people that you don't actually choose a school, you choose a place to live that, as of now, sends kids to a particular school but that will change. So, if I'm a single Mom with limited resources to pay for housing, I might want to take a look at the school boundary map so that I don't stretch my budget to live in a particular school cluster, only to have it switched on me 2 years later. Maybe the house that's located more centrally within the cluster would be a better choice, since that's less likely to be redistricted. Since when is making informed decisions "staying home and never picking a school".

Op here - hi PP, are BCC and Whitman also affected by this boundary change plan? my kids will enter middle school next August, i.e. August 2023. Thanks.

No, there are no scheduled boundary studies/changes for either the BCC or Whitman clusters.

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Anonymous wrote:You ought to be careful about moving to of these schools/clusters as a way to get into the desired schools. Depending on how the Board of Ed election turns out tomorrow, MCPS could see a lot of redistricting in order to try to even out schools across the county and make more equitable the distribution of what folks on this thread are pointing to as reasons why Whitman, BCC, Pyle, etc. have "the best" in the state.

Well, you gotta pick a school at some point, don’t you?

No. The point is that you pick a neighborhood, house, apartment building, condo, etc. and you don't "pick a school". That's the kind of thinking that perpetuates the inequities across the county's schools.

I can pick whatever school I want. You don’t dictate where and why someone chooses to live.

Of course I don't. I didn't say I did. I simply said that there is some degree of likelihood that your attempt to "pick whatever school I want" doesn't actually work out because you can't technically "pick a school". You can pick a neighborhood, a house, a cluster, an apartment building that, today, will guarantee your kids go to a particular school but that guarantee is only as good as the Board of Ed's desire to redistrict schools. So, no, I don't dictate where and why someone chooses to live in a particular place. But the BoE sure does dictate where kids go to school depending on where they live. Not you.

Neither do you. Don’t tell anyone to not pick a school “in case” it may change. You have to pick. You deflected that you want people to choose schools that are not desirable for them bc your hypocrisy in your attempts to guilt trip others into picking poorer schools.

Oh, ok. I’ll just pretend on these threads where people are making one of the most significant choices in their lives (where to buy/rent a place to live) that their choice to prioritize school placement is a great, iron-clad idea because the school to which they’re assigned will never change.

Good, keep on pretending that you don’t have to make a choice at some point. Or you can go on stewing forever that your school will change, therefore never pick a school and stay home.

You're the one pretending that you get to "choose a school"; I'm trying to educate people that you don't actually choose a school, you choose a place to live that, as of now, sends kids to a particular school but that will change. So, if I'm a single Mom with limited resources to pay for housing, I might want to take a look at the school boundary map so that I don't stretch my budget to live in a particular school cluster, only to have it switched on me 2 years later. Maybe the house that's located more centrally within the cluster would be a better choice, since that's less likely to be redistricted. Since when is making informed decisions "staying home and never picking a school".

Op here - hi PP, are BCC and Whitman also affected by this boundary change plan? my kids will enter middle school next August, i.e. August 2023. Thanks.

No, there are no scheduled boundary studies/changes for either the BCC or Whitman clusters.

I'm sure any minute now someone will be along to say otherwise, but this is the truth. Here are the CIP chapters for BCC and Whitman:

https://gis.mcpsmd.org/cipmasterpdfs/MP23_Chapter4BethesdaChevyChase.pdf

https://gis.mcpsmd.org/cipmasterpdfs/MP23_Chapter4Whitman.pdf

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Well, you gotta pick a school at some point, don’t you?

No. The point is that you pick a neighborhood, house, apartment building, condo, etc. and you don't "pick a school". That's the kind of thinking that perpetuates the inequities across the county's schools.

I can pick whatever school I want. You don’t dictate where and why someone chooses to live.

Of course I don't. I didn't say I did. I simply said that there is some degree of likelihood that your attempt to "pick whatever school I want" doesn't actually work out because you can't technically "pick a school". You can pick a neighborhood, a house, a cluster, an apartment building that, today, will guarantee your kids go to a particular school but that guarantee is only as good as the Board of Ed's desire to redistrict schools. So, no, I don't dictate where and why someone chooses to live in a particular place. But the BoE sure does dictate where kids go to school depending on where they live. Not you.

Neither do you. Don’t tell anyone to not pick a school “in case” it may change. You have to pick. You deflected that you want people to choose schools that are not desirable for them bc your hypocrisy in your attempts to guilt trip others into picking poorer schools.

Oh, ok. I’ll just pretend on these threads where people are making one of the most significant choices in their lives (where to buy/rent a place to live) that their choice to prioritize school placement is a great, iron-clad idea because the school to which they’re assigned will never change.

Good, keep on pretending that you don’t have to make a choice at some point. Or you can go on stewing forever that your school will change, therefore never pick a school and stay home.

You're the one pretending that you get to "choose a school"; I'm trying to educate people that you don't actually choose a school, you choose a place to live that, as of now, sends kids to a particular school but that will change. So, if I'm a single Mom with limited resources to pay for housing, I might want to take a look at the school boundary map so that I don't stretch my budget to live in a particular school cluster, only to have it switched on me 2 years later. Maybe the house that's located more centrally within the cluster would be a better choice, since that's less likely to be redistricted. Since when is making informed decisions "staying home and never picking a school".

Op here - hi PP, are BCC and Whitman also affected by this boundary change plan? my kids will enter middle school next August, i.e. August 2023. Thanks.

No, there are no scheduled boundary studies/changes for either the BCC or Whitman clusters.

OP here - thank you PP; good to know!

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Anonymous wrote:OP here - thanks for the useful comments. If you read my original question, I am picking according to 1. strength of school and 2. proximity to downtown DC/ work. If I look at these two, the Whitman and BCC clusters are the best bet. I am not wealthy in DC-terms if you are only looking at only $$$$ income, but I am an educated international professional with smart kids, so obviously I am looking for like-minded kids/ parents, so we can feel like a good fit. So, I am not looking for wealth, but fit. As a single Mom, I NEED the schools to be strong and I WANT the kids who attend these schools to be similarly smart and ambitious. Not because I am snotty or snobby as someone suggested, but because those are my values and those are the values I want to install into my kids. I am tending towards the Pyle/Whitman cluster, I like the 20816 zip code; lots of green space, quiet, nice neighborhood; easy commute to downtown.

So, what you think other schools don’t have smart kids whose parents valve academics? Go to Whitman. Lots of folks think like you and better for the rest of us not to have our kids exposed to people like you.

OP here - did you even read my post? Or read it carefully? I stated that 1. school has to be strong. 2. Has to be relatively close to DC/ downtown (but in MD). Pls suggest alternatives then, since it seems you are not satisfied with my potential choices.

NP. I'm also a single mom, well-educated, working one of those prestigious but not incredibly lucrative jobs, with bilingual kids. Here's the thing - you think you are like the Whitman moms because of all of the above, but they don't. They see your lack of a partner, and your not-rich-by-DC-standards condo or small SFH, and they make assumptions about how well your kids are supervised, what kind of influence you are, whether you are "bringing men home," and whether you can really afford to live there or whether you'll be gone a year from now and your kids' friendships aren't worth investing in.

But, sure, give it a shot. If it doesn't work out, look at some schools that are just as convenient but not as "good" by the metric of mean test scores. You'll find plenty of families like yours and lots of motivated and smart kids.

I’m sorry you’ve had this experience, but I don’t think it’s typical. We’re in the Whitman district and I have plenty of friends who are divorced or renting and not DCUM rich. Have never witnessed anyone being ostracized for marital status or income reasons. Have seen some battles over whether sugary treats should be allowed at elementary school parties, though.

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Pick the Whitman cluster and don’t look back.

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OP - thanks PP; that's probably what will happen. I just hope I will not feel like an outcast as a single-earner/ single mom/ living in a condo.

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OP - thanks PP; that's probably what will happen. I just hope I will not feel like an outcast as a single-earner/ single mom/ living in a condo.

DP. Not in the Whitman boundary, but I think you're overthinking it. Not sure who would know? Maybe if your kid is dating, and the other kid's family are jerks, but then again, it's a good way to filter out who probably shouldn't be friends? Have faith. Whitman is the #1 school in MD this year and was consistently near the top for many years before that. Just tell your kid to be proud to be at a top school. Smile!

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Anonymous wrote:OP here - thanks for the useful comments. If you read my original question, I am picking according to 1. strength of school and 2. proximity to downtown DC/ work. If I look at these two, the Whitman and BCC clusters are the best bet. I am not wealthy in DC-terms if you are only looking at only $$$$ income, but I am an educated international professional with smart kids, so obviously I am looking for like-minded kids/ parents, so we can feel like a good fit. So, I am not looking for wealth, but fit. As a single Mom, I NEED the schools to be strong and I WANT the kids who attend these schools to be similarly smart and ambitious. Not because I am snotty or snobby as someone suggested, but because those are my values and those are the values I want to install into my kids. I am tending towards the Pyle/Whitman cluster, I like the 20816 zip code; lots of green space, quiet, nice neighborhood; easy commute to downtown.

So, what you think other schools don’t have smart kids whose parents valve academics? Go to Whitman. Lots of folks think like you and better for the rest of us not to have our kids exposed to people like you.

OP here - did you even read my post? Or read it carefully? I stated that 1. school has to be strong. 2. Has to be relatively close to DC/ downtown (but in MD). Pls suggest alternatives then, since it seems you are not satisfied with my potential choices.

Whitman is not close to downtown so your post makes no sense. BCC or the down county schools make far more sense for commute. Strong school is subjective. You are really looking for rich schools.

OP here - PP, what is "down county" schools?
We used to live 10 minutes from where we would live if my kids go to Whitman. Kids would take school bus to Whitman. So, yes, it would be an easy commute for me to the office; only 10 minutes more than when we lived in NW DC. We have always lived in NW DC and 20816 and 20815 are the neighborhoods we are familiar with. That's why I am looking at those two school zones.

PP, you are a typical DCUM poster who thinks you know the other persons' life and what their motivations are and you just make assumptions. You are judgmental and sound toxic. No, I am not looking for rich schools, since I myself am not rich, so I am actually not an ideal fit for Whitman in that respect. I am looking for strong schools, not far from downtown, in neighborhoods we are familiar with. Does that better clarify for you?

Read your post. You are very comfortable. Stick to whitman. It would not be 10 minutes more with traffic. Anyone looking at that area is wealthy and given the rent ranges you posted, extremely comfortable.

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Anonymous wrote:Pick the Whitman cluster and don’t look back.

OP - thanks PP; that's probably what will happen. I just hope I will not feel like an outcast as a single-earner/ single mom/ living in a condo.

Single earner and being single are not a brig deal. You are creating drama where there is not. As a single earner you are probably earning more than many dual income families.

If you choose Whitman you will have bigger concerns than just that.