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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's this conversation right here that tempts me to get out of the city right now. We are a middle class family with some high expectations for our kids educational experience. We can't possibly afford private school for all if our kids and we are philosophically committed to public education.

But what I take away from my experience here in Washington public school world is that I had better be willing to spread my high performing students around to the struggling schools in order to contribute to the betterment of all public school kids.

If I do exercise due diligence and get my kids in a place where teaching and learning is happening at an acceptable level, I am labeled elitist, selfish, rascist and told my decision and hard work to put my kids in a good school is hurtful to the rest of the city.  [/quote]
You forgot:

* you'll be told that any school with more than 10% FARMS is an utter cesspool, where no child thrives (even if your child is attending such a school and is indeed thriving)
* even JKLMO schools give crap educations because their District-level curriculum is so very weak
* your supposedly "rigorous" charter has low test scores, so it's just a warehouse & is run by incompetents

There are many, many more criticisms where these came from.  I don't know if it stems from class divides (manifested in physical divides), from the abundance of choices for public education, or from sheer mean-ness.  But if you're educating children in the District, many people are going to tell you you're doing the wrong thing.  [/quote]

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