When are Herndon Middle and Herndon High going to get a break?!??

[Anonymous]

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Langley parents are insecure about losing their privilege

Not nearly as insecure as all the jealous haters who are desperate to take it away from them. Really ugly feelings on display here!

No dog in this fight, but the Langley posters do seem to be almost pathological in their need to always have the last word, which does suggest a deep insecurity.

But feel free to prove me wrong and let the thread die.

I am that PP. I don't live in Langley. I'm just telling you what I see. Which is jealousy and bitterness. Very unattractive.

Sure you don’t. LOL.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Langley parents are insecure about losing their privilege

Not nearly as insecure as all the jealous haters who are desperate to take it away from them. Really ugly feelings on display here!

No dog in this fight, but the Langley posters do seem to be almost pathological in their need to always have the last word, which does suggest a deep insecurity.

But feel free to prove me wrong and let the thread die.

I am that PP. I don't live in Langley. I'm just telling you what I see. Which is jealousy and bitterness. Very unattractive.

DP. My kids don’t go to either Herndon or Langley (but another nearby school) and it’s very clear who the antagonists are here - Herndon.

[Anonymous]

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Is it fair to you that a 2% FARM pyramid is next to a 50%+ FARM pyramid within the same school system?

Yes. I see no reason at all that there should be an exactly equal distribution of poor and rich kids across a very large school system.

I am totally unperturbed by it. I wonder why you and so many others are so spun up about it. I bet none of the people actually affected by the "unfairness" (low income, non-English speakers in Herndon) ever read DCUM, let alone participate in this forum. I suspect all the people so angry about the "unfairness" are white middle class people whose motives are not good - namely, they want to stick it to the "rich people" in Langley.

Bingo.

[Anonymous]

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Is it fair to you that a 2% FARM pyramid is next to a 50%+ FARM pyramid within the same school system?

Yes. I see no reason at all that there should be an exactly equal distribution of poor and rich kids across a very large school system.

I am totally unperturbed by it. I wonder why you and so many others are so spun up about it. I bet none of the people actually affected by the "unfairness" (low income, non-English speakers in Herndon) ever read DCUM, let alone participate in this forum. I suspect all the people so angry about the "unfairness" are white middle class people whose motives are not good - namely, they want to stick it to the "rich people" in Langley.

We don’t need to have an exact distribution. How about 20% to 30%? Or even 10% to 40%? Would you consider that?

[Anonymous]

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Now, answer the question: Is it fair to you that a 2% FARM pyramid is next to a 50%+ FARM pyramid within the same school system?

Don't know. Logical? Yes. One school is underenrolled and the other is full. Why would you take bodies from a school that needs them and send them to a school that is full? Is that fair?

I would like to move bodies to Langley. Do you agree now?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Now, answer the question: Is it fair to you that a 2% FARM pyramid is next to a 50%+ FARM pyramid within the same school system?

Don't know. Logical? Yes. One school is underenrolled and the other is full. Why would you take bodies from a school that needs them and send them to a school that is full? Is that fair?

I would like to move bodies to Langley. Do you agree now?

DP. Whose bodies? Those who live closest to Langley, making geographic sense?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Now, answer the question: Is it fair to you that a 2% FARM pyramid is next to a 50%+ FARM pyramid within the same school system?

Don't know. Logical? Yes. One school is underenrolled and the other is full. Why would you take bodies from a school that needs them and send them to a school that is full? Is that fair?

I would like to move bodies to Langley. Do you agree now?

DP. Whose bodies? Those who live closest to Langley, making geographic sense?

So, you’re concerned about what makes sense geographically? Is that what you’re telling me? Because right now kids are bussed 16+miles to Langley when they live 6mikes from HHS.

[Anonymous]

So I’m just proposing to move kids who live about 15 miles from Langley to LHS. And, at the same time we can begin to solve the FARM disparity. AND solve the under enrollment problem.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Now, answer the question: Is it fair to you that a 2% FARM pyramid is next to a 50%+ FARM pyramid within the same school system?

Don't know. Logical? Yes. One school is underenrolled and the other is full. Why would you take bodies from a school that needs them and send them to a school that is full? Is that fair?

I would like to move bodies to Langley. Do you agree now?

DP. Whose bodies? Those who live closest to Langley, making geographic sense?

Don't argue with crazy.

[Anonymous]

How can you justify busing kids 16 miles from Herndon to Langley when Herndon is getting a major renovation and expansion, while overcrowded McLean is not and is much closer to Langley. If you really wanted part of Herndon moved to Langley, you should have lobbied against Herndon’s expansion and requested those funds be used to expand McLean instead.

But you didn’t, so it’s too late now to have your cake (renovated, expanded Herndon) and eat it too (move part of Herndon to Langley).

Marshall is a good example of a school whose reputation improved with no boundary changes. Perhaps Herndon can study and learn from Marshall’s experience.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How can you justify busing kids 16 miles from Herndon to Langley when Herndon is getting a major renovation and expansion, while overcrowded McLean is not and is much closer to Langley. If you really wanted part of Herndon moved to Langley, you should have lobbied against Herndon’s expansion and requested those funds be used to expand McLean instead.

But you didn’t, so it’s too late now to have your cake (renovated, expanded Herndon) and eat it too (move part of Herndon to Langley).

Marshall is a good example of a school whose reputation improved with no boundary changes. Perhaps Herndon can study and learn from Marshall’s experience.

That was 10 years ago! Populations have changed in 10 years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How can you justify busing kids 16 miles from Herndon to Langley when Herndon is getting a major renovation and expansion, while overcrowded McLean is not and is much closer to Langley. If you really wanted part of Herndon moved to Langley, you should have lobbied against Herndon’s expansion and requested those funds be used to expand McLean instead.

But you didn’t, so it’s too late now to have your cake (renovated, expanded Herndon) and eat it too (move part of Herndon to Langley).

Marshall is a good example of a school whose reputation improved with no boundary changes. Perhaps Herndon can study and learn from Marshall’s experience.

DP. I think it is one Herndon mom. She is cycling through the same suggestions that she did pages and pages ago. I live on the other side of Herndon from Great Falls. The people I know at Herndon are quite happy with it. But, I think this poster needs to consider homeschooling. If she talks about this at home like she does on this forum, her kid will not be happy there.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:How can you justify busing kids 16 miles from Herndon to Langley when Herndon is getting a major renovation and expansion, while overcrowded McLean is not and is much closer to Langley. If you really wanted part of Herndon moved to Langley, you should have lobbied against Herndon’s expansion and requested those funds be used to expand McLean instead.

But you didn’t, so it’s too late now to have your cake (renovated, expanded Herndon) and eat it too (move part of Herndon to Langley).

Marshall is a good example of a school whose reputation improved with no boundary changes. Perhaps Herndon can study and learn from Marshall’s experience.

DP. I think it is one Herndon mom. She is cycling through the same suggestions that she did pages and pages ago. I live on the other side of Herndon from Great Falls. The people I know at Herndon are quite happy with it. But, I think this poster needs to consider homeschooling. If she talks about this at home like she does on this forum, her kid will not be happy there.

I’m the OP and the poster you are referring to. I don’t even have kids, but I do volunteer in the community, so I’ve talked to a lot of people.

[Anonymous]

I’m the OP and the poster you are referring to. I don’t even have kids, but I do volunteer in the community, so I’ve talked to a lot of people.

Then, perhaps you do not understand how difficult it is for a community to change schools after being assigned there for over twenty years. Your kids and family develop a community within that school.

And, you also may not understand how difficult it is for very poor people to be bused across town. Transportation for afterschool activities is not always available. Truancy becomes a serious problem. Very poor kids frequently are responsible for their younger siblings. It is just not a good suggestion to bus those kids in heavy traffic. Families who are not near the school will not be able to get there in emergency situations.

As for the busing, have you driven down the DTR in rush hour? Brutal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How can you justify busing kids 16 miles from Herndon to Langley when Herndon is getting a major renovation and expansion, while overcrowded McLean is not and is much closer to Langley. If you really wanted part of Herndon moved to Langley, you should have lobbied against Herndon’s expansion and requested those funds be used to expand McLean instead.

But you didn’t, so it’s too late now to have your cake (renovated, expanded Herndon) and eat it too (move part of Herndon to Langley).

Marshall is a good example of a school whose reputation improved with no boundary changes. Perhaps Herndon can study and learn from Marshall’s experience.

DP. I think it is one Herndon mom. She is cycling through the same suggestions that she did pages and pages ago. I live on the other side of Herndon from Great Falls. The people I know at Herndon are quite happy with it. But, I think this poster needs to consider homeschooling. If she talks about this at home like she does on this forum, her kid will not be happy there.

I’m the OP and the poster you are referring to. I don’t even have kids, but I do volunteer in the community, so I’ve talked to a lot of people.

So you don't even have a stake in this issue, but you want to rearrange the lives of thousands of people to suit your own ideas of "fairness"? You are a garbage human being. Butt out, MYOB, and go get passionately involved in something that actually concerns you.