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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote] It takes a big dose of privilege to dismiss other parents' desire for traditionally good schools.

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Takes an even bigger one to dismiss every parent who speaks about their positive experience with city schools as someone who "doesn't value education." Seriously, want to talk about privilege? Let's talk about your breathtaking entitlement to a lifestyle with two giant cars, a single family house, driving everywhere, and living in an economically segregated community. You think you have the right to do that because you grew up poor, or something? You think I did not--or, if I did, I just don't "value education?" You think poor people don't value education? Because I suspect your own parents might take some offense at that. [/quote]

Holy cow you are defensive.  OP states that education is her "only priority." I reply that probably DC schools are not a good fit because they are for people who value other things or feel comfortable compromising. Where do you make the leap that I'm saying no DC parents value education? I never said that. All I said was that people who ONLY value education probably won't find what they are looking for. PS there is a lot more to the suburbs than giant cars and houses. Ever have a conversation with a hard working taxi driver from Ethiopia or Ghana? Where do you think they are living and sending their kids to school? Generally, not DCPS. [/quote]
Because they can't afford to live in DC in the neighborhood they want generally. The ones I know don't even have kids and live outside. Right there near Landmark mall, Bailey's crossroads and Duke street. Many Ethiopians came here early 90s and DC had more crime. Doubt they were thinking about education as much as not living in Barry city and joining other Ethiopians.
The schools seem so meh there to be though right now. We are moving out of DC because of we can't afford 3-bedroom in NWDC where we like to live and live now. Need a bigger home ultimately and we are working on saving for it and would regardless of kids or not. DH also works in Virginia, so there is a lot to think about.
I can also say that if education is your nr 1, why not move to South Korea or to Finland.
"OP states that education is her "only priority."" If that's what she is saying, we think our IB DCPS is the best for DC. I actually didn't even understand what she said or why she said it after there already was a thread on it or even 10.
We live a block away from small upper NW elementary school. It was recently beautifully redone and I believe it has under 300 kids. There schools is very international and DH and I are both from abroad as you probably already guessed. I have no reason to think that the ABC's they teach there are lesser than the ABC's of suburbia. I actually contacted a school abroad and they are sending their schooling material here. I'd do it even if we didn't live in the city. As of right now, we could move so DH would have a better commute (rent is cheap in VA), but we pay mortgage here and just love the school.
OP, tell me again how well the ABC's are taught in schools in suburbia vs the school we chose?

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