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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The neighborhood around the school isn’t great[/quote]
But great for service opportunities. [/quote]

This.This. This.

Ms. Murphy's social justice class changed my son. He experienced sadness and a broken system but arrived at the end with humility, more humble and a desire to make a difference as an adult in the large world in front of him. He walked the streets of DC to feed the homeless and assisted in the homeless shelter (in the basement of St. Als). How many boys get to witness daily this level of kindness from a community? I know this all starts in the home but young men can be deterred by so many factors but Gonzaga leveled up.  [/quote]

Who’s an example of why people don’t like Gonzaga. They’re homeless people everywhere not just in DC.

They are homeless shelters literally everywhere.

Every school has service.

You can see from this post how they think it’s “different“ for them, and it’s not.[/quote]

This constant back patting is one of my pet peeves about GZ. I think it’s great that they do outreach to the homeless but they think they are special for doing so. They seem to be doing it more for their image than to truly help people in need.

As a previous poster said, many schools also help at homeless shelters and soup kitchens, and do outreach to those in need. Also, it is easy to help the homeless and then turn around at the end of the day and go back to your mansion in Virginia where you can wash your hands of it all. Some GZ families are so busy bragging about helping the homeless that they forget that many kids live in neighborhoods where they interact with homeless people and the issues that go with it every day. For some kids, experiencing the “grit” of the city is not a mere novelty, but it is life.

I am happy that GZ emphasizes service and having a shelter onsite, but they need to humble themselves a bit. There is more to DC than just Eye Street.

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I don’t have a kid at GZ but I live in the city and somewhat near GZ by H St. NE

You just cannot compare the homeless and poor in that whole area by GZ to just any isolated homeless shelter other schools might visit.  There is a huge difference of a blighted and poor neighborhood to just some isolated shelter.  The school is actually in this community and living it and serving it everyday.  It’s not like the kids are going to a homeless shelter once a month.

If you don’t understand what I am saying then you are in your bubble and have not lived or been around much of the homeless community.

GZ doesn’t just talk the talk once a month or few times a year.  They walk the walk and it is their reality daily because they are physically in it.

I applaud them and they are doing a lot more than what outsiders believe.

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I'm not a GZ booster, but agree. Although it's a great school, there are plenty of legitimate critiques of Gonzaga, which is what the OP was looking for, but their dedication to service is not one of them.[/quote]

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