Stuart Hobson MS

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Thank goodness for the charter middle schools. The conversation about MS and HS on the Hill has become so loaded that it’s no longer worth having. If you’re fine with Hobson don’t expect the rest of us to appreciate that. We’re not racist, we’re just angry that DCPS doesn’t care about serving most neighbors at what is supposed to be a neighborhood school. The test scores are 29 years behind the demographics of the catchment area.

This. Calling everyone racist because they want the overwhelming majority of kids to be at least on grade level. That’s not even asking for much when the kids who are inbound typically are.

These people use the race card to attack people who question a school’s poor performance. They don’t get it that it just turns away even more the families that they want.

But let's be honest here. There are definitely some folks out there who use test scores as a convenient excuse for why they don't send their kids to a school that is predominantly black.

Also, it's worth noting that the PARCC proficiency stats for white kids at Stuart Hobson not that different from those at Deal.

[Anonymous]

Do you never tire of your race baiting? Parents who want neighborhood schools in a city that kept neighborhood schools aren’t the enemy. If SH was at least 2/3 IB and 2/3 Black I highly doubt that anybody on this thread would be complaining.

[Anonymous]

Can folks comment on the new Principal, theater and art program?

We’re a happy Basis family I-B for SH. But I don’t think Basis will be a good fit for my youngest child who’s really into art.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do you never tire of your race baiting? Parents who want neighborhood schools in a city that kept neighborhood schools aren’t the enemy. If SH was at least 2/3 IB and 2/3 Black I highly doubt that anybody on this thread would be complaining.

If more parents from the neighborhood sent their kids there, it would become a “neighborhood” school.

And ask yourself this: If the school were 80% white and 80% OOB, do you honestly think people on DCUM would be complaining about it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can folks comment on the new Principal, theater and art program?

We’re a happy Basis family I-B for SH. But I don’t think Basis will be a good fit for my youngest child who’s really into art.

Students can take art or drama as an elective during the school day. If they want to be involved in productions, there were two musicals a year in the pre-covid times and work for that can be before or after school depending on how close it is to production time. Art students help make parts of the sets and costumes as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is the kind of post I wish Jeff has some way of moderating. It is so obvious that many of the detractors are straight-up racist, and for some reason are trying to encourage other people to also admit that racism is correct.

We have upper income kids at Title 1 elementary (who are thriving) and would absolutely send our kids to SH. We exist. why discourage us?

What I don’t understand is why those of us giving our positive, lived-experience of having kids thrive at SH are dismissed as boosters versus the fears abs derision of those who won’t even consider it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do you never tire of your race baiting? Parents who want neighborhood schools in a city that kept neighborhood schools aren’t the enemy. If SH was at least 2/3 IB and 2/3 Black I highly doubt that anybody on this thread would be complaining.

If more parents from the neighborhood sent their kids there, it would become a “neighborhood” school.

And ask yourself this: If the school were 80% white and 80% OOB, do you honestly think people on DCUM would be complaining about it?

Yes, if they weren’t at grade level? I don’t know why everyone assumes that IB families who sent their kids to super diverse schools if they went IB for ES suddenly became racist. If all IB LT and Watkins families stayed, in particular, it would have a big effect on the percentage at or above grade level. Do you really think super racist people typically send their kids to L-T and Watkins, schools that are majority minority? It’s insane.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can folks comment on the new Principal, theater and art program?

We’re a happy Basis family I-B for SH. But I don’t think Basis will be a good fit for my youngest child who’s really into art.

Students can take art or drama as an elective during the school day. If they want to be involved in productions, there were two musicals a year in the pre-covid times and work for that can be before or after school depending on how close it is to production time. Art students help make parts of the sets and costumes as well.

Great theatre program . Lots of ensemble productions so pretty inclusive. Also opportunities for set design and tech if performing is not your kid's thing.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This is the kind of post I wish Jeff has some way of moderating. It is so obvious that many of the detractors are straight-up racist, and for some reason are trying to encourage other people to also admit that racism is correct.

We have upper income kids at Title 1 elementary (who are thriving) and would absolutely send our kids to SH. We exist. why discourage us?

What I don’t understand is why those of us giving our positive, lived-experience of having kids thrive at SH are dismissed as boosters versus the fears abs derision of those who won’t even consider it.

+1 - as pp dismissed several pages back for simply stating where my kid's math and ELA stand. This 8th grade advanced math completed Geometry and Algebra 1 this year. Some Basis kids may have pushed farther ahead but we're fine with starting Algebra 2 for 9th in selective HS

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is the kind of post I wish Jeff has some way of moderating. It is so obvious that many of the detractors are straight-up racist, and for some reason are trying to encourage other people to also admit that racism is correct.

We have upper income kids at Title 1 elementary (who are thriving) and would absolutely send our kids to SH. We exist. why discourage us?

What I don’t understand is why those of us giving our positive, lived-experience of having kids thrive at SH are dismissed as boosters versus the fears abs derision of those who won’t even consider it.

+1 - as pp dismissed several pages back for simply stating where my kid's math and ELA stand. This 8th grade advanced math completed Geometry and Algebra 1 this year. Some Basis kids may have pushed farther ahead but we're fine with starting Algebra 2 for 9th in selective HS

how many kids are typically in the Algebra classs?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do you never tire of your race baiting? Parents who want neighborhood schools in a city that kept neighborhood schools aren’t the enemy. If SH was at least 2/3 IB and 2/3 Black I highly doubt that anybody on this thread would be complaining.

If more parents from the neighborhood sent their kids there, it would become a “neighborhood” school.

And ask yourself this: If the school were 80% white and 80% OOB, do you honestly think people on DCUM would be complaining about it?

Yes, and if more of us neighborhood families sent our kids to SH, many of us would wind up pushed out of the city because we'd be without a remotely acceptable high school.

What are we supposed to do after Hobson if our kids don't get into Walls and we can't afford a private? You tell us. Go to Banneker if we're not black? Head to McKinley tech if our kids aren't interested in tech? Head to Ellington if our kids don't like to perform? What? Just not worth the risk to be without a high school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do you never tire of your race baiting? Parents who want neighborhood schools in a city that kept neighborhood schools aren’t the enemy. If SH was at least 2/3 IB and 2/3 Black I highly doubt that anybody on this thread would be complaining.

If more parents from the neighborhood sent their kids there, it would become a “neighborhood” school.

And ask yourself this: If the school were 80% white and 80% OOB, do you honestly think people on DCUM would be complaining about it?

Yes, and if more of us neighborhood families sent our kids to SH, many of us would wind up pushed out of the city because we'd be without a remotely acceptable high school.

What are we supposed to do after Hobson if our kids don't get into Walls and we can't afford a private? You tell us. Go to Banneker if we're not black? Head to McKinley tech if our kids aren't interested in tech? Head to Ellington if our kids don't like to perform? What? Just not worth the risk to be without a high school.

ok well, that’s your concern. other people may be willing to wait to figure out HS. It’s not ideal, but being able to send my kid to a neighborhood MS is a pretty big plus.

[jsteele]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is the kind of post I wish Jeff has some way of moderating. It is so obvious that many of the detractors are straight-up racist, and for some reason are trying to encourage other people to also admit that racism is correct.

We have upper income kids at Title 1 elementary (who are thriving) and would absolutely send our kids to SH. We exist. why discourage us?

What I don’t understand is why those of us giving our positive, lived-experience of having kids thrive at SH are dismissed as boosters versus the fears abs derision of those who won’t even consider it.

To address both of the above posts, there is a way to get me to moderate a thread. Simply click on the "report" button that is located in the bottom right corner of each post. The OP clearly asked for input from parents whose children had attended the school. As such, every post by someone who never had a child attend the school but knows everything about it because they heard from other parents whose kids also never attended the school are off-topic. I won't remove all of those now because they are half or more of the thread, but reporting them early could have prevented this.

Second, I have removed the posts that called school supporters "delusional". I suspect that parents with first-hand experience are quite a bit more grounded in reality than those without.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do you never tire of your race baiting? Parents who want neighborhood schools in a city that kept neighborhood schools aren’t the enemy. If SH was at least 2/3 IB and 2/3 Black I highly doubt that anybody on this thread would be complaining.

If more parents from the neighborhood sent their kids there, it would become a “neighborhood” school.

And ask yourself this: If the school were 80% white and 80% OOB, do you honestly think people on DCUM would be complaining about it?

Yes, and if more of us neighborhood families sent our kids to SH, many of us would wind up pushed out of the city because we'd be without a remotely acceptable high school.

What are we supposed to do after Hobson if our kids don't get into Walls and we can't afford a private? You tell us. Go to Banneker if we're not black? Head to McKinley tech if our kids aren't interested in tech? Head to Ellington if our kids don't like to perform? What? Just not worth the risk to be without a high school.

What is exactly is the problem with sending your child to Banneker? Banneker is one of the highest-performing high schools in DC. Are you telling me that you're unwilling to send your child to Banneker because it's too black for you yet your opposition to Stuart Hobson is totally unrelated to how black it is?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do you never tire of your race baiting? Parents who want neighborhood schools in a city that kept neighborhood schools aren’t the enemy. If SH was at least 2/3 IB and 2/3 Black I highly doubt that anybody on this thread would be complaining.

If more parents from the neighborhood sent their kids there, it would become a “neighborhood” school.

And ask yourself this: If the school were 80% white and 80% OOB, do you honestly think people on DCUM would be complaining about it?

Yes, and if more of us neighborhood families sent our kids to SH, many of us would wind up pushed out of the city because we'd be without a remotely acceptable high school.

What are we supposed to do after Hobson if our kids don't get into Walls and we can't afford a private? You tell us. Go to Banneker if we're not black? Head to McKinley tech if our kids aren't interested in tech? Head to Ellington if our kids don't like to perform? What? Just not worth the risk to be without a high school.

What is exactly is the problem with sending your child to Banneker? Banneker is one of the highest-performing high schools in DC. Are you telling me that you're unwilling to send your child to Banneker because it's too black for you yet your opposition to Stuart Hobson is totally unrelated to how black it is

DP. I’m not ashamed to say I don’t think my DS could handle Banneker! That’s why we are considering SH and not Basis. But yeah all the parents claiming their kids need to be with a “high performing cohort” really scramble when one mentions Banneker. Just wait and they will emerge from under their rocks to post all about how Banneker is not “really” high performing.