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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Everybody doesn't care for the way you IB parents are lending a hand.  Boycotts have their uses.[/quote]

So we should boycott the school we think has a good chance of working for our kid, because you don’t think it works for your kid? makes a lot of sense. 
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DP but no, no one is saying don't send your kid to your IB if that's what you want. People are specifically reacting to the attitude that choosing not to attend the IB is some kind of betrayal. It's not. It's a practical choice to give your kid the education and environment they need.

And I think a lot of people are also pointing out the inherent privilege of certain parents insisting that the IB school is good enough because they have resources that will ensure their kid is never really in danger of missing out on opportunities by attending a struggling IB school. That privilege might take the form of being wealthy enough to afford to supplement and support your kid outside of school so they don't fall behind academically, having kids without SNs that might require a different school environment, being white, or being firmly ensconced in the UMC versus maybe being the first generation of your family to attend college or have a professional career and feeling more a more tenuous hold on future opportunities for your child. Criticizing people for going to charters, moving, or attending private schools as being part of the problem often ignores these privileges and assumes that every family IB for SH, EH, or JA is similarly sitauted. We aren't. Some of us rightfully worry more about how going to a MS where many kids test below grade level and behavioral issues are common might impact our child's chances of going to college or getting the education they need to do well as an adult. The refusal to even acknowledge that is really insulting.[/quote]

Curious that you’d throw around the accusation of “privilege” when your supposed solution (moving or going private) is even more privileged.

Believe it or not I want to send my kid IB because I like the neighborhood, don’t want to move, and would like to keep them with friends. It is actually a pretty  basic and normal thing people do everywhere with no ulterior motive. [/quote]

But see this is an example of assuming everyone is in your same situation, or that you understand the financial situation of everyone else. For many people on the Hill, moving out of DC would cost less money. Certainly true for anyone who is renting, provided they could move somewhere that enabled their commute. Unless you are wealthy or acquired your house more than 1-15 years ago, there are many DC suburbs with more appealing MS options that are likely less expensive than living on the Hill. There are people who sacrifice family vacations and retirement savings to send their kids to parochial schools because they believe the environment will be better for their kids. And charters don't cost anything beyond the cost of commute, which could easily be worth it to even a working class family who worries about the opportunities at the IB school.

I agree sending your kid to your IB school for the reasons you state is basic and normal. All I am saying is that there are people who make other choices for other "basic and normal" reasons, and then get yelled at. No one is attacking you for attending your IB school. They are just saying that maybe it isn't for them. You are the one getting angry at people for their choices. I'm saying all choices are valid, and you keep hearing "I don't like your choice." Ask yourself why.[/quote]

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