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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Oh here we go with the attempts at being cute and haughty--which I find hilarious! The bottom line is that my children weren't raised in a danger zone nor subjected to failing schools. But yours are, as you lament it all and stew about it. So I totally get your anger. And the fact that you'd move into an urban area then be pissed that the schools don't cater to you allows me to understand why you can't stick to or address a topic without name calling and attempts at snobbery. The teachers are ineffective, posters who disagree are _____. But what do you call a 'parent' who subjects her kids to the shitshow that is DCPS? Better yet, one who claims their kids are safe from the dysfunction yet they're so passionate about everyone else's kids and tax dpillars? BS: You're pissed that you have to shell out $ you can't afford to send your kids to private. You're upset that your white skin doesn't make the black leaders of DC fall over to please you. I find that hysterical![/quote]
You have a gift for wild speculation and, apparently, an agenda that won't let you comprehend what most posters are saying. There is a lot of room for improvement in DCPS. Our kids are doing great despite problems with DCPS. We don't have to go private or move. Many of their classmates are not doing as well. Improving DCPS will benefit everyone. Other city services have made significant improvements in the past 20-25 years. Are you the only one in the city that doesn't want to see DCPS do the same?[/quote]

The fact that she keeps wanting to provoke racial animus suggests she is threatened by the changes underway in DC.  The reality is that the in-migration of higher SES families - mostly white - are changing the racial and socio-economic fabric of the city.  People like the complacent PP who were happy with the Barry era, and the low expectations of "free employment" (a paycheck without having to produce results, e.g. any job at DCPS, Metro, or city services) are becoming marginalized.  It will take a while for the composition of the District to completely change and "flip" their influence, but it will slowly and relentlessly continue to happen.  As long as people with high expectations keep coming in and demanding better (of our systems, our public employees, and our civic leaders) then those who can't produce will become more and more marginalized, stigmatized, and left behind.  The most recent city council election was indicative of that.  Bowser has a lot of Barry-style baggage, and she just lost three of her allies on the council.  She'll be much less able to push her agenda (and Kaya is on her team).  Keep fighting the good the fight.  Demand better and don't forget to vote.  The old-timers will continue to fossilize.  [/quote]

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