Anonymous
02/07/2019 20:34
Subject: Re:When did GDS become so well regarded?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Number of times GDS-Harvard claim is made seriously >>>>>>>>>>> Number of times GDS-Harvard claim is made tongue in cheek
No chance that this is true. Many folks, including myself, have already copped to making the joke often on DCUM.
+1
Let's test this theory:
GDS has no greater ability to get kids in Harvard than other schools in this area.
Thoughts?
Agree across Big 3. GDS parent.
Ah -but that begs the question - what is the big 3 and does it include GDS? See how this works?
That should be clear by now. GDS achieved Big Three ranking over 20 years ago. Enough already!
You guys are too easy. You really need to stop reacting to every little thing.
The question was asked and answered. At the risk of appearing to brag a little, GDS today isn’t just in the Big 3. GDS may actually set the pace for the Big 3, because it has always embraced change while SFS and STA seem steeped in tradition.
Anonymous
02/07/2019 18:55
Subject: When did GDS become so well regarded?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:And they liked Sidwell better.
No, they really didn’t. Kinda sad and ironic that Sidwell’s gotten the boost from the Obamas’ attendance when it was a second choice for them.
Eric Holder, a former GDS trustee, strongly recommended that the Obamas send their daughters to GDS. Michelle loved her visit to GDS after the 2008 election.
Thanks Michelle, I didn't realize you posted on DCUM!
So the fact that the Obama kids went to Sidwell in the end is because the Secret Service is among the GDS haters?
Secret Service must be anti-Semitic then
Anonymous
02/07/2019 18:04
Subject: When did GDS become so well regarded?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:And they liked Sidwell better.
No, they really didn’t. Kinda sad and ironic that Sidwell’s gotten the boost from the Obamas’ attendance when it was a second choice for them.
Eric Holder, a former GDS trustee, strongly recommended that the Obamas send their daughters to GDS. Michelle loved her visit to GDS after the 2008 election.
Thanks Michelle, I didn't realize you posted on DCUM!
So the fact that the Obama kids went to Sidwell in the end is because the Secret Service is among the GDS haters?
Anonymous
02/07/2019 16:17
Subject: Re:When did GDS become so well regarded?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Number of times GDS-Harvard claim is made seriously >>>>>>>>>>> Number of times GDS-Harvard claim is made tongue in cheek
No chance that this is true. Many folks, including myself, have already copped to making the joke often on DCUM.
+1
Let's test this theory:
GDS has no greater ability to get kids in Harvard than other schools in this area.
Thoughts?
Agree across Big 3. GDS parent.
Ah -but that begs the question - what is the big 3 and does it include GDS? See how this works?
That should be clear by now. GDS achieved Big Three ranking over 20 years ago. Enough already!
You guys are too easy. You really need to stop reacting to every little thing.
Anonymous
02/07/2019 16:16
Subject: When did GDS become so well regarded?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:And they liked Sidwell better.
No, they really didn’t. Kinda sad and ironic that Sidwell’s gotten the boost from the Obamas’ attendance when it was a second choice for them.
Eric Holder, a former GDS trustee, strongly recommended that the Obamas send their daughters to GDS. Michelle loved her visit to GDS after the 2008 election.
Thanks Michelle, I didn't realize you posted on DCUM!
Anonymous
02/07/2019 16:07
Subject: When did GDS become so well regarded?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:And they liked Sidwell better.
No, they really didn’t. Kinda sad and ironic that Sidwell’s gotten the boost from the Obamas’ attendance when it was a second choice for them.
Eric Holder, a former GDS trustee, strongly recommended that the Obamas send their daughters to GDS. Michelle loved her visit to GDS after the 2008 election.
Anonymous
02/07/2019 16:04
Subject: Re:When did GDS become so well regarded?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Number of times GDS-Harvard claim is made seriously >>>>>>>>>>> Number of times GDS-Harvard claim is made tongue in cheek
No chance that this is true. Many folks, including myself, have already copped to making the joke often on DCUM.
+1
Let's test this theory:
GDS has no greater ability to get kids in Harvard than other schools in this area.
Thoughts?
Agree across Big 3. GDS parent.
Ah -but that begs the question - what is the big 3 and does it include GDS? See how this works?
That should be clear by now. GDS achieved Big Three ranking over 20 years ago. Enough already!
Anonymous
02/07/2019 15:43
Subject: When did GDS become so well regarded?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:And they liked Sidwell better.
No, they really didn’t. Kinda sad and ironic that Sidwell’s gotten the boost from the Obamas’ attendance when it was a second choice for them.
Given GDS’s history and social justice focus, GDS would have been a perfect fit for them!
Anonymous
02/07/2019 15:10
Subject: When did GDS become so well regarded?
Anonymous wrote:And they liked Sidwell better.
No, they really didn’t. Kinda sad and ironic that Sidwell’s gotten the boost from the Obamas’ attendance when it was a second choice for them.
Anonymous
02/07/2019 15:06
Subject: Re:When did GDS become so well regarded?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Number of times GDS-Harvard claim is made seriously >>>>>>>>>>> Number of times GDS-Harvard claim is made tongue in cheek
No chance that this is true. Many folks, including myself, have already copped to making the joke often on DCUM.
+1
Let's test this theory:
GDS has no greater ability to get kids in Harvard than other schools in this area.
Thoughts?
Agree across Big 3. GDS parent.
Ah -but that begs the question - what is the big 3 and does it include GDS? See how this works?
Anonymous
02/07/2019 14:41
Subject: When did GDS become so well regarded?
And they liked Sidwell better.
Anonymous
02/07/2019 14:35
Subject: When did GDS become so well regarded?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I grew up here in the 80s and it was considered a school where kids went that didn't "get in" - things have changed - what happened and when?
Everything changed when the Pope and the Obamas sent their kids there.
The Pipe is a throwaway - ha ha I’m laughing so hard. The Obama children didn’t get to go to GDS in the end because the Secret Service already had a protective plan in place from the Clinton years and considered the GDS MacArthur site egress to be challenging.
Anonymous
02/07/2019 14:35
Subject: Re:When did GDS become so well regarded?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I'm not sure how anyone can visit the two US campuses (especially the athletic facilities) and conclude that SFS better embodies the Quaker value of simplicity. Certainly on environmental stewardship, it's indisputable that GDS has committed to transportation limitations with the ANC that SFS is currently unwilling to similarly commit/propose. Both schools are great, but I can't think of how SFS walks the walk of Quaker values in any meaningful way that GDS does not to at least an equal or greater degree.
My point is not to criticize SFS, but simply to note that it's absurd to suggest that GDS is anti-Quaker.
You've totally missed the point of the anti-Quaker comment. And the rest of your post just reinforces the perception that GDS-related posts are so ridiculous that they must come from a single troll. Seriously, if that's the defense of these posts, then consider how dumb they appear to everyone else.
Sometimes pointing out the truth isn't going to be popular. I'm sure the behavior of the SFS teacher who yelled at Scott Pruitt might be unpopular with a lot of people, but in that case, I applaud her courage for dropping a needed truth bomb.
Ok - so when people point things out about GDS, should they be called anti-Semitic? That dissonance (that it's ok for GDS boosters to bash everyone, but anyone who criticizes GDS gets tarred) was the point of the anti-Quaker comment. As you say, 'sometimes pointing out the truth isn't going to be popular'. That's true, and it's also not anti-Semitic.
I suppose it depends specifically what they are pointing out. Context matters.
Anonymous
02/07/2019 14:17
Subject: Re:When did GDS become so well regarded?
Anonymous wrote:The Pope?
Yes, everyone knows the Pope sent his kids to GDS, impressed by their impressive commitment to social justice.
Anonymous
02/07/2019 14:16
Subject: Re:When did GDS become so well regarded?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Number of times GDS-Harvard claim is made seriously >>>>>>>>>>> Number of times GDS-Harvard claim is made tongue in cheek
No chance that this is true. Many folks, including myself, have already copped to making the joke often on DCUM.
+1
Let's test this theory:
GDS has no greater ability to get kids in Harvard than other schools in this area.
Thoughts?
Agree across Big 3. GDS parent.