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[quote=Anonymous] ...." Much of the Janney neighborhood is in many ways suburban looking with homes that are modest and indistinguishable from each other. 
[b]TRANSLATION:  I DON'T LIVE ANYWHERE NEAR AU PARK, I ONLY KNOW IT FROM DRIVING AROUND ITS PERIMETER.  I BELIEVE THE ROWHOUSE -I- LIVE IN IS [u]REALLY DISTINGUISHABLE [/u]FROM THE OTHER 300 ROWHOUSES IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD.[/b]

Most of these homes are also hover around $800,000, which is also a bit high for this style of home and location
[b]TRANSLATION: OKAY ACTUALLY I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE CURRENT REAL ESTATE MARKET FOR THAT PART OF TOWN, SO I'M BLUFFIING[/b]

Some parents get frustrated with the quality of the homes, 
[b]TRANSLATION:  CONJECTURE, I DON'T ACTUALLY [u]KNOW[/u] ANYONE WHO LIVES IN AN AU PARK COLONIAL.  I'VE CONVINCED MYSELF THAT THE "QUALITY" OF THESE 1930 HOMES IS SOMEHOW DIFFERENT THAN THE "QUALITY" OF THE 1930 ROWHOMES THAT DOMINATE PETWORTH (<<WHICH IS SO. COOL. DID I MENTION THAT?), H ST. (DITTO), TRUXTON CIRCLE AND MUCH OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS -- ALL NEIGHBORHOODS -I- APPROVE OF!!!![/b]

you can also see those posts on DCUM as well. I would have to agree with them that many parts of the neighborhood are very quintessentially 50s and not at all in a good way.
[b]BUT I DON'T ACTUALLY KNOW THIS SINCE I'VE NEVER LIVED THERE.  SOME PARTS OF -MY- NEIGHBORHOOD ARE QUINTESSENTIALLY "1968 RACIAL TENSION," BY THE WAY, BUT I IGNORE THAT[/b].

Janney is the highest-performing elementary school in the city, has a lovely facility and an amazing principal. The parents advocate for their school as a group which is incredible to watch. I think some active parents in other schools have strong leaders, but the sense of collective work is much less strong. This may make Janney seem clubby because these active parents who are a critical mass that might seem like a clique, because they are all pulling their weight. No one person -- or small group of less than 10 -- is doing the lions share of the work. 
[b]I AM SUMMARIZING HERE BASED MERELY ON WHAT I READ ON DCUM.  SAME AS ALL OF YOU[/b]

Signed a non-Janney parent, and not in bounds for Janney
[b]HELL, AND LET'S JUST BE HONEST HERE, I'M ALSO NOT A PERSON WHO'S SPENT MORE THAN 5 MINUTES IN A LOCATION THAT IS INBOUNDS FOR JANNEY.  EXCEPT A FEW TIMES I WENT TO GUAPOS AND THE CONTAINER STORE TWICE[/b]

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