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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I also attend our IB DCPS-- but the above posting is ridic.  It just isn't an option for all DC residents to attend a great IB school regardless of willingness to "make some financial sacrifices".  there just isn't enough housing in those limited areas.[/quote]
I agree, but there are about 100 apartments available for rent to make your kid IB in West of the park.And that just around 2 schools.It's limited, but not full,far from it.And please don't start with your not all can afford blah-blah-blah.I make 48k and live here.
It is about choices.[/quote]

This poster is really, really sick in the head or else has led an extremely sheltered life.  I recommend a tour of DC and some quality time with people with precious children who are saved from terrible public schools by the option to enroll at a charter school.[/quote]

You are right, in spirit, but you and I know very well that those destitute single moms who really, really, truly have NO residential options aren't the ones bickering on this  thread about residential mobility ("Wah, we can't ALL live in a $2M Victorian inbounds for WOTP! Stop being mean!")

No, instead, the far greater odds are that the people lecturing about how they absolutely. can. [i]Not[/i] live inbounds for a top 10 DCPS have prioritized other factors. Usually: space. Lower rent so more discretionary income. Proximity to large family in Northeast DC. "I've always lived in ______ (Trinidad, SW, Edgewood) and this is where I feel comfortable".  Hip and edgy (Columbia hts). Hope for real estate appreciation from the chance you took buying in petworth in 2008.

Etc etc etc.  I've met you all

And again, I'd like to reiterate that there are absolutely impoverished women in DC with no other choice whatsoever but to live in government or section 8 housing in Congress Heights and use a local DCPS with the worst scores.  I wish they had better options.

But that's not you, or anyone else posting on this thread.  You had choices, and you made them. 
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If you recall the earlier part of the thread, the PP was claiming that charters were "somebody's experiment" that shouldn't be funded like high-performing WOTP DCPS schools and that anyone who didn't move WOTP had made their own choice and should suck it up (paraphrase). So perhaps the impoverished Ward 8 woman isn't on this board, but lots of us are happy to speak for her when we tell that poster to screw themselves. We will continue to work toward better options for all kids across the city.[/quote]

Actually, I am the PP that you are quoting incorrectly.  I did not direct my post towards people who are indigent and truly have no choice about housing and schools.  My post is directed towards people on DCUM (like you) who have choices, but make other decisions.  Stop whining if you decided to live in Petworth because you wanted a bigger yard and a lower mortgage when you could have afforded a 2 bedroom apartment IB for Janney.  Is it a trade off?  Yes!  However, people who prioritize their children’s education make those trade-offs every day and they don’t blame everyone else.  It’s called being a grown up. No, we were not interested in having anyone experiment with our children’s education.  If that’s the decision you made, good for you.  Own it and stop crying about the CHOICES that you made.  Every child deserves a good education, no matter where they live or their parent’s wealth.  If a good education is being had at your child’s charter, where’s your beef?  The funding issue will not be resolved here so let it go.  Btw, every good DCPS is not WOTP and in Ward 3.  Ross (Ward 2), Brent (Ward 6) and Banneker (Ward 1), among others.  I particularly like Banneker because that school’s success flies in the face of every stereotype about what makes a school successful advanced on DCUM.  I’m sure Banneker’s teachers, admins, and families would love better facilities and more resources.  However, they are still kicking just about every other DC public school’s backside.   [/quote]

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