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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is just ridiculous altogether and not even helpful to parents seeking real information on schools.[/quote]

If you are seeking real information in schools, an anonymous forum really isn't the best place to look for it.[/quote]

Actually, an anonymous forum + visits to actual schools and talking to actual staff and parents is the PERFECT way to get real information on schools.  There are some negatives of schools that parents in person are just not going to say because they don't want anyone to be able to point to them and say "Well that parent told me the Principal never listens to parents!" or whatever the negative is.

I've been on this forum for years, and been in and out of a lot of schools (visiting, checking out, talking to parents).  I find that when my friends tell me the inside story on their schools, on the negatives they often reveal things I read first on DCUM but otherwise have not heard anyone say in real life.

Anonymity offers freedom in so many ways.  Yes, some abuse it, misrepresent themselves or facts to serve their agenda.  But it also offers cover.  Shining Stars is a great example - how many of us would have learned the levels of what happened if it wasn't for this anonymous forum?  Did some people go too far or use it as an opportunity to unfairly trash the school?  Probably.  But there was much more real, actual accounts of the situation this year and many would never say that much if this wasn't anonymous.

No one is shy about sharing positives and being identified as the speaker.  But negatives or the inside story on scandals/blow ups are mostly not going to come from face to face interaction if you don't know people well.

So anonymous fora are a GREAT place to get REAL info on schools!  You just have to take it all with a grain of salt, and follow up with actual visits to any schools you actually are interested in.  [/quote]

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