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[quote=Anonymous]I admire all the families that found a house they like and have found schools that work for them through the lottery process or otherwise.  That is great.

What I get frustrated with (and I know I will get flamed) is every year as the lottery approaches and through the end of summer there are rampant complaints about how unreasonable it is that there are no good schools in particular neighborhoods and it is "not fair" that some school is hard to get into and blah, blah, blah about the how all the schools that are working are in [insert negative reference here] sector of the city.

I completely agree that we should do everything we can to bring good educational opportunities to children throughout the city, many of which are raised in families that do not have real choices about where they can live and what their options are.  Of course that is the goal.

HOWEVER, most of the people complaining on here are not families with no choices.  Most of the people complaining on here are complaining because they knew the risks and took their chances and it has not (yet) worked out for them.

People who start threads about where they should buy a house are told not to worry about schools because there are charters.

Charters are great, but they are not guaranteed and we all know that.  We all realize we are taking a risk if we have children and live in a neighborhood without a desirable school.  AND the only options are not JKLM.  Most people that comment on here have the wherewithal to find a neighborhood and a school for their child if the charters do not work out.  But they do not like the cost (small house, long commute, boring suburbs, whatever).  They do, however, have choices.

I am not a risk taker, I live in a boring upper NW neighborhood in a small house with a crappy kitchen and a great IB school.  I will not feel guilty for making these choices and having the benefit of the schools.  I tried some lotteries because the schools sounded great, but I have zero luck.

I am not superior, I am just different.   Lots of people do well with other choices, I did not have the stomach for the risk.  but I do get annoyed when the complaints are framed as is the city pulled the rug out from under them.  Everyone knew what the schools were like and what the risks were. 
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