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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The people they choose are the people who actually show-up to meetings and take an interest in the school.  Truthfully, most parents rarely show their face around their DC’s school.

I attend many events and most parents, particularly fathers, are complete strangers.  Many parents are extreme Type A and cannot fathom serving on any committee unless they’re in complete control.  Lawyers are the absolute worst.  [/quote]

I'm a little surprised by how many lawyer parents there are honestly. Biglaw partners make good money but are not like execs or old money on the donor front and there are many other (not as well compensated) lawyer roles represented too. As a lawyer myself, I know we can be higher maintenance than others in a service industry so it is a little surprising the schools put up with it. I guess with so many in DC, they don't have as much of a choice. The lawyer parent population is much bigger here than where we came from in the Bay Area.   [/quote]

Yes, duh. Here in dc there isn’t the tech industry there is in the Bay Area, the finance money there is in nyc, the industry money in la. Lawyers are top money makers here so whole rung is lower. How is this surprising? [/quote]

Is the influx of tech talent changing this some yet? Amazon's HQ2 and Google prioritizing growth in DC should bring more new $$ and high achieving STEM families to the region. The academic pressure was significantly higher on the peninsula in the Bay Area where it seemed like everyone had a parent in big tech, at a VC, or who taught at Stanford (sadly, there were even suicide issues). I wonder how more of those families arriving will impact things locally. It might take a few years but I doubt the status quo will continue for too long. [/quote]

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