Anonymous
Post 09/13/2016 12:24     Subject: Why does everyone go crazy on Janney threads?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:And not the other Deal/Key Feeder/mostly affluent schools? Where's the Mann hatred? Why does Lafayette not get flamed despite being pretty identical to Janney in most respects?

What am I missing?


The reason is that out of all the affluent schools in NW, Janney is the most affluent. It's human nature for the masses to not like the most affluent. It's the reason why lots of people "hate" Microsoft.


No way, Mann is far more affluent than the rest -- Spring Valley, Foxhall, Kent -- way more expensive than AU park, CCDC or the Palisades.


Yet Janney has a tick lower % of FARM. Both pretty negligible but Janney has a lower % with 2x the enrollment.

Agree that Mann is the more affluent district. The fund raising is well above any other DC public school




Mann families can afford private. Janney families went all-in for the ugly little Tenleytown houses and are committed (!!!) to promoting their school and real estate at all costs - even when they make themselves look clueless.
Anonymous
Post 09/13/2016 12:23     Subject: Why does everyone go crazy on Janney threads?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:And not the other Deal/Key Feeder/mostly affluent schools? Where's the Mann hatred? Why does Lafayette not get flamed despite being pretty identical to Janney in most respects?

What am I missing?


The reason is that out of all the affluent schools in NW, Janney is the most affluent. It's human nature for the masses to not like the most affluent. It's the reason why lots of people "hate" Microsoft.


No way, Mann is far more affluent than the rest -- Spring Valley, Foxhall, Kent -- way more expensive than AU park, CCDC or the Palisades.


Yet Janney has a tick lower % of FARM. Both pretty negligible but Janney has a lower % with 2x the enrollment.

Agree that Mann is the more affluent district. The fund raising is well above any other DC public school


But that's because it's a population where a significant portion of students attend private school. But I get your point. Still, on average, I bet the Mann income greatly outpaces the Janney income, FARMS kids included.


The other schools have generally had, up until now, larger percentages of OOB students. Janney was the first to have virtually no one who is OOB. Now more of the rest of the Ward 3 schools are trending in that direction.

Anonymous
Post 09/13/2016 12:19     Subject: Why does everyone go crazy on Janney threads?
Anonymous wrote:I have a different theory on the most obnoxious of the Janney boosting: real estate marketers.

They believe in the marketing theory that if you say it often enough, people will believe it, and it becomes its own thing. This has been a great way to increase the market in AU park for a certain group of real estate agents who otherwise are not ethically allowed to discuss schools.


Does DCUM have such a wide circulation that it would move the needle?
Anonymous
Post 09/13/2016 12:19     Subject: Why does everyone go crazy on Janney threads?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:And not the other Deal/Key Feeder/mostly affluent schools? Where's the Mann hatred? Why does Lafayette not get flamed despite being pretty identical to Janney in most respects?

What am I missing?


The reason is that out of all the affluent schools in NW, Janney is the most affluent. It's human nature for the masses to not like the most affluent. It's the reason why lots of people "hate" Microsoft.


No way, Mann is far more affluent than the rest -- Spring Valley, Foxhall, Kent -- way more expensive than AU park, CCDC or the Palisades.


Yet Janney has a tick lower % of FARM. Both pretty negligible but Janney has a lower % with 2x the enrollment.

Agree that Mann is the more affluent district. The fund raising is well above any other DC public school


But that's because it's a population where a significant portion of students attend private school. But I get your point. Still, on average, I bet the Mann income greatly outpaces the Janney income, FARMS kids included.
Anonymous
Post 09/13/2016 12:18     Subject: Why does everyone go crazy on Janney threads?
I have a different theory on the most obnoxious of the Janney boosting: real estate marketers.

They believe in the marketing theory that if you say it often enough, people will believe it, and it becomes its own thing. This has been a great way to increase the market in AU park for a certain group of real estate agents who otherwise are not ethically allowed to discuss schools.
Anonymous
Post 09/13/2016 12:18     Subject: Why does everyone go crazy on Janney threads?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:NP here. I think that at the outset there might have been a few smug Janney individuals but now I chalk most of it up to trolling. Who in their right mind would say the things that they say? I am more intrigued by the people who earnestly respond to the outlandish statements. They love knocking people down a few pegs. It's like a sport.


I think there is a lot of trolling as well. I post on the Janney threads and I feel like I give factual, even keeled responses to answer whatever OP's question is. My posts rarely get quoted or picked up though. It's like a echo chamber of assholes.


Best phrase ever!!! (and most apt of many DCUM threads.)
Anonymous
Post 09/13/2016 12:17     Subject: Why does everyone go crazy on Janney threads?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:And not the other Deal/Key Feeder/mostly affluent schools? Where's the Mann hatred? Why does Lafayette not get flamed despite being pretty identical to Janney in most respects?

What am I missing?


The reason is that out of all the affluent schools in NW, Janney is the most affluent. It's human nature for the masses to not like the most affluent. It's the reason why lots of people "hate" Microsoft.


No way, Mann is far more affluent than the rest -- Spring Valley, Foxhall, Kent -- way more expensive than AU park, CCDC or the Palisades.


Yet Janney has a tick lower % of FARM. Both pretty negligible but Janney has a lower % with 2x the enrollment.

Agree that Mann is the more affluent district. The fund raising is well above any other DC public school
Anonymous
Post 09/13/2016 12:17     Subject: Why does everyone go crazy on Janney threads?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It's a large school - so proportionally likely to have both more annoying and also more lovely people.

I do think the Janney boosters who came to the DME boundary meetings left a bad taste in many folks' mouths, fairly or not.



Good point. I also think the fact that they school was significantly renovated/expanded, and then expanded again a few years later, makes it seem like the DCPS/DGS golden child which gets priority in front of other schools which need renovations.


If Janney is the golden child, then Duke Ellington is the DC sacred cow. Ten Janney renovations would have nothing on the cost overrun-plagued Ellington Taj Mahal.
Anonymous
Post 09/13/2016 12:14     Subject: Why does everyone go crazy on Janney threads?
Anonymous wrote:NP here. I think that at the outset there might have been a few smug Janney individuals but now I chalk most of it up to trolling. Who in their right mind would say the things that they say? I am more intrigued by the people who earnestly respond to the outlandish statements. They love knocking people down a few pegs. It's like a sport.


I think there is a lot of trolling as well. I post on the Janney threads and I feel like I give factual, even keeled responses to answer whatever OP's question is. My posts rarely get quoted or picked up though. It's like a echo chamber of assholes.
Anonymous
Post 09/13/2016 12:13     Subject: Why does everyone go crazy on Janney threads?
Anonymous wrote:Certain Janney boosters cannot seem to stop themselves from sounding obnoxious. Like bad apples, they poison the whole barrel.


Sort of like GDS boosters. Perhaps some even go on to become GDS boosters.
Anonymous
Post 09/13/2016 12:11     Subject: Why does everyone go crazy on Janney threads?
Envy of success.
Anonymous
Post 09/13/2016 12:07     Subject: Why does everyone go crazy on Janney threads?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:And not the other Deal/Key Feeder/mostly affluent schools? Where's the Mann hatred? Why does Lafayette not get flamed despite being pretty identical to Janney in most respects?

What am I missing?


The reason is that out of all the affluent schools in NW, Janney is the most affluent. It's human nature for the masses to not like the most affluent. It's the reason why lots of people "hate" Microsoft.



Mann is the most affluent.



Though the fact that a Janney booster would choose this, of all threads (talk about tone deaf!!) to promote Janney with a lie demonstrates everything you need to about how much derision Janney boosters deservedly set themselves up for.
Anonymous
Post 09/13/2016 12:03     Subject: Why does everyone go crazy on Janney threads?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:And not the other Deal/Key Feeder/mostly affluent schools? Where's the Mann hatred? Why does Lafayette not get flamed despite being pretty identical to Janney in most respects?

What am I missing?


The reason is that out of all the affluent schools in NW, Janney is the most affluent. It's human nature for the masses to not like the most affluent. It's the reason why lots of people "hate" Microsoft.



Mann is the most affluent.
Anonymous
Post 09/13/2016 11:59     Subject: Why does everyone go crazy on Janney threads?
Anonymous wrote:It's a large school - so proportionally likely to have both more annoying and also more lovely people.

I do think the Janney boosters who came to the DME boundary meetings left a bad taste in many folks' mouths, fairly or not.



Lafayette is bigger and Murch is the same size. It must be the DME thing -- what happened at the meeting?
Anonymous
Post 09/13/2016 11:58     Subject: Why does everyone go crazy on Janney threads?
My sole exposure to Janney has been through my kid playing against Janney teams in the Stoddert soccer league. Every parent I've interacted with in that capacity has been great.