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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]^^^ I happen to believe people should do the jobs try are paid for competently, without needing help from others. If they cannot do that, it means they are not doing a good job. Feel free to disagree - I am just stating my position, not burning to convert you.

I moved somewhere with good schools because I don't view t as my job to improve a school. You are equally free to live where you want and to work on improving a school if you so desire. Freedom of choice is wonderful. DCPS beaurocracy is not.[/quote]

I hate to break it to you, but educating your kids is YOUR job too.  Schools don't provide everything, even the best ones.  This notion that a school should be a panacea reflects some really questionable parenting[/quote]

I educate my kids through supplementals (music lessons, trying to instill love of reading, discussing history, helping with homework, getting tutors if necessary). It is not my job to be the one teaching basic curriculum because the school cannot as the other kids in class cannot read in middle school, or making sure discipline is maintained in school otherwise there would be brawls in hallways. If it was, I'd homeschool. [/quote]

But I don't think anyone here is arguing (at least, not credibly) that LT isn't teaching basic curriculum effectively -- people are complaining because there's no chess club, or because they can't kick back and relax at fundraising galas.[/quote]

I actually think L-T gets a somewhat unfair rep at DCUM (as opposed to a lot of truly horrible DCPS schools nobody talks about much). It’s clearly teaching its target audience – disadvantaged OOB kids – well, if the DC-CAS scores are anything to go by. It’s not a neighborhood school and does not reflect neighborhood demographics, but that’s another issue entirely. I am just puzzled by all the posters in this thread who either think that if you want a good school you must work hard to make a school that is not to your liking into one that is or, alternatively, think that people should be OK with sending their children to a school the parents don’t like (however irrational the reason for the dislike may be). I happen to think that if you can afford it (and many posters clearly can), you should stop beating your head against a rock and move somewhere where the schools are fine “as is” and you don’t need to either work hard to fix them to your liking or seethe impotently. [/quote]

I guess I don't think people are entitled to like their neighborhood school. I can't imagine ANY school making everyone happy. I think people are entitled to a school that keeps their children safe and educates them competently, and IME LT meets those requirements; the rest is gravy. If you want the gravy, then you need to either 1) find a private school that has it, 2) move IB to a DCPS school that has it, or 3) enroll at LT and be the change you want to see.

In principle, I don't think people should be grateful their school has conquered those basics -- they should be able to take them for granted. But in practice, given the truly abysmal state of so many schools in DC, I think families IB for LT could stand to be a little more appreciative of what they've got. And if you already have access to a school that keeps your kids safe and educates them competently, I don't think you should be surprised or angry if you are a lower priority for DCPS than the many families whose school options are far, far worse. 
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