Anonymous
Post 03/08/2015 10:35     Subject: Why don't out of boundary parents work on their own schools?
Anonymous wrote:I don't mind the folks who have lived in DC for generations who try to lottery into better schools across the park. It's the hipsters who buy into Petworth, Shaw, etc. who somehow feel they have just as much right to attend Janney as those who spend their life savings to buy a tiny, run down $1M center hall colonial in AU park. You moved to a transitional neighborhood. Now own it.
Ohhhh, so hipsters shouldn't be given the same rights as other hard-working people in this city? Seriously? Hipsters are not my favorite group of people but I thought our form of government was predicated on equal treatment regardless of group membership.
Anonymous
Post 03/08/2015 10:32     Subject: Why don't out of boundary parents work on their own schools?
Anonymous wrote:0P here. I am not against out of boundary students per se. What I am against is the overcrowding in our high-performing schools because parents of low performing schools won't take the hard and uncomfortable actions to increase standards at their schools.
No, your school is overcrowded because DCPS refuses to deal with the problem. If you were in the same situation as the OOB parents, you would be doing the same thing.
Anonymous
Post 03/08/2015 10:32     Subject: Why don't out of boundary parents work on their own schools?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:WTF do you care if someone comes into your school from OOB?

I care if the OOB students are causing my school to go way over the capacity cap, because that results in lower quality for everyone.


That sounds like a problem with DCPS opening up too many seats, not with the people who sign up for an available spot.

Only IB students get to attend by right - the rest have to deal with available spots in the lottery.
Yes, I think OP is mad at the wrong group of people!


OOB Feeder Rights. Period. This is the problem.
Anonymous
Post 03/08/2015 10:30     Subject: Why don't out of boundary parents work on their own schools?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:WTF do you care if someone comes into your school from OOB?

I care if the OOB students are causing my school to go way over the capacity cap, because that results in lower quality for everyone.


That sounds like a problem with DCPS opening up too many seats, not with the people who sign up for an available spot.

Only IB students get to attend by right - the rest have to deal with available spots in the lottery.
Yes, I think OP is mad at the wrong group of people!
Anonymous
Post 03/08/2015 10:28     Subject: Why don't out of boundary parents work on their own schools?
Anonymous wrote:well said OP well said, some will do amazing things to make changes others will quit and go the path of least resistance. I am with you,. improve your own school or be able to afford to live in the area where you want your kid to go to school.

Ha! If kids hadn't gone OOB to the schools dd attended wotp, those schools would have shut down. Those schools needed kids like my dd and they still do today.
Anonymous
Post 03/08/2015 10:27     Subject: Why don't out of boundary parents work on their own schools?
Anonymous wrote:So instead of joining the PTA or holding your current principal to the task you would rather join our school where we spend a lot of time making sure that our schools are great.
Whoops - you must have forgotten to install that iron barred fence around your neighborhood. Better see to that right away!
Anonymous
Post 03/08/2015 09:41     Subject: Why don't out of boundary parents work on their own schools?
I suggest people stop trying to give rational answers to the trolls.

I also posit as highly probably that none of the crazy posts (37 kids in a Kindergarten class in DC, I have never heard of such a thing) represent actual knowledge of DCPS.

And finally, I suggest very few posts (and none of the offensive ones) are representative of how families either IB or OOB generally feel at the WOTP schools that have high OOB waiting lists.

This is a fun thread to read for entertainment value, but every time it comes anywhere close to a rational discussion a troll drops a bomb on it. Maybe that makes it more fun. But everyone should realize this is in no way informative of reality.
Anonymous
Post 03/08/2015 07:39     Subject: Why don't out of boundary parents work on their own schools?
Name the shook that has 37 kids per class in K.
Troll. And not a very good one, either--you need to be a bit more subtle.
Anonymous
Post 03/08/2015 07:36     Subject: Re:Why don't out of boundary parents work on their own schools?
Anonymous wrote:These are supposed to be neighborhood schools for a reason. We live within a block of our school and because of the overcrowding (which you can plainly see every morning with the cars double parked along the road for out of area kids), and by overcrowding I mean 37 kindergardeners in a class with one teacher and no aid, most of the families are sacrificing and not taking vacations, drive cars well over ten years old with a couple hundred thousand miles on them and foregoing home repairs and lots of other necessities just to pony up the money for a private school they just can't afford so their children won't fall below the cracks. You see you only get a few years for your children and if you don't want them to be some social experiment you then have to make choices that you would not ordinarily make. We never in a million years thought we would use private school and worked really hard (and still do) to get into our neighborhood and enjoy that community feel to our local school. Not the case, this is ridiculous, truly! Pick your neighborhood, make it the best you can and stop overcrowding the schools in other neighborhoods. They were designed to accommodate only so many and I should have the use of my neighborhood school as long as I live there … period. I don't care about your social experiments, if you want to pay my real estate taxes and volunteer in my neighborhood and at my school, then I will welcome your opinion. Otherwise shut up and stay in your own neighborhood. My children are not there for your social experiment.


It is insane unhinged rants like this that keep me coming back to DCUM.
Anonymous
Post 03/08/2015 06:20     Subject: Why don't out of boundary parents work on their own schools?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:Again, this reminds me why I'm glad I chose charter schools. Neighborhood schools, and Ward 3 families specifically are just horrible people.

You didn't choose charter schools. Lottery luck chose you.


You will eventually get into one.

I'm sure, but let's not pretend it's up to us. There's no real control in that 'choice'.


What's the percentage of kids in Charters? I rest my case.
Anonymous
Post 03/07/2015 23:37     Subject: Why don't out of boundary parents work on their own schools?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Again, this reminds me why I'm glad I chose charter schools. Neighborhood schools, and Ward 3 families specifically are just horrible people.

You didn't choose charter schools. Lottery luck chose you.


You will eventually get into one.

I'm sure, but let's not pretend it's up to us. There's no real control in that 'choice'.
Anonymous
Post 03/07/2015 23:37     Subject: Why don't out of boundary parents work on their own schools?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Again, this reminds me why I'm glad I chose charter schools. Neighborhood schools, and Ward 3 families specifically are just horrible people.

You didn't choose charter schools. Lottery luck chose you.


You will eventually get into one.


Do you really believe this board is representative of Ward 3 families? of course it's not! These people posting here are ridiculous...
Anonymous
Post 03/07/2015 23:26     Subject: Why don't out of boundary parents work on their own schools?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Again, this reminds me why I'm glad I chose charter schools. Neighborhood schools, and Ward 3 families specifically are just horrible people.

You didn't choose charter schools. Lottery luck chose you.


You will eventually get into one.
Anonymous
Post 03/07/2015 22:45     Subject: Why don't out of boundary parents work on their own schools?
Please don't think everyone wotp is this crazy!!
Anonymous
Post 03/07/2015 22:45     Subject: Why don't out of boundary parents work on their own schools?
Anonymous wrote:Again, this reminds me why I'm glad I chose charter schools. Neighborhood schools, and Ward 3 families specifically are just horrible people.

You didn't choose charter schools. Lottery luck chose you.