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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This thread is cracking me up.

I send my kid to an on-paper "bad" school in Silver Spring. But now that the wealthier families have caught on that it's not actually the seventh circle of hell and some send their kids there, it's become harder to dodge conversations about organic produce, screen time (specifically, how it is evil), and what teachers are doing wrong.[/quote]

I can identify. My kids went to East Silver Spring years before there was a wellness committee bitching about sugar content in the cafeteria yogurt. [/quote]

Ohh ... the infamous Trix yogurt scandal?[/quote]

I'll admit I laughed at this, but I want to go to bat for any parents, anywhere, who are getting involved in their kids' schools.  No, the amount of sugar in the MCPS lunch parfait is not the battle I would pick, personally.  But I admire the parents who know what their priorities are, and work productively with their kids' school or even the county administration to effect small changes that benefit all of the kids in the school.

One thing I like about Takoma Park and Silver Spring is that so many families are involved in nonprofits or grassroots politics, and bring their (constructive) advocacy skills to their involvement with the schools.  I see very few folks working on projects that benefit only their own kids, and a lot of parents advocating for projects that benefit the whole school, including kids whose parents don't have the English language or advocacy skills to get involved.

So, yeah, when OP asks about "down to earth schools," I do think of schools where parents take the time to get involved if they see something they want changed. [/quote]

I agree with many of these sentiments, but parents who complain to administration about the sugar content of the yogurt are barking up the wrong tree.  MCPS administrators have nothing to do with the food served in the building.  If parents want to fight that fight, take it to the county and out of the schools.  [/quote]

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