Anonymous
11/29/2021 09:07
Subject: Re:What do we think about Latin second campus
Anonymous wrote:Come on, it's not just one person on this thread who had their doubts about Latin's academics, extra-curriculars, college admissions and so forth.
We didn't put in for Latin in the 5th grade lottery after visiting pre-Covid and neither did some of our Capitol Hill parent friends with children in our oldest child's 5th grade cohort. Extra-curricular options seemed very weak for the younger middle school student, and want our children studying a modern language in middle school, not Latin. The school's emphasis was clearly on the high school experience.
Take 3:
For sure there are multiple families posting on here for whom Latin is not a good fit. That’s the beauty of charters schools and a degree of school choice in general. I was saying it’s only one person (me) responding to the more ridiculous assumptions and criticisms. You are totally correct, if you don’t care for Latin as a language, a classical model of education, uniforms and are bothered by fewer extra curriculars and weaker sports teams. It’s not your place and thank you for not clogging the lottery.
Anonymous
11/29/2021 09:05
Subject: Re:What do we think about Latin second campus
Anonymous wrote:Come on, it's not just one person on this thread who had their doubts about Latin's academics, extra-curriculars, college admissions and so forth.
We didn't put in for Latin in the 5th grade lottery after visiting pre-Covid and neither did some of our Capitol Hill parent friends with children in our oldest child's 5th grade cohort. Extra-curricular options seemed very weak for the younger middle school student, and want our children studying a modern language in middle school, not Latin. The school's emphasis was clearly on the high school experience.
degree of school choice in general. I was saying it’s only one person (me) responding to the more ridiculous assumptions and criticisms. You are totally correct, if you don’t care for Latin as a language, a classical model of education, uniforms and are bothered by fewer extra curriculars and weaker sports teams. It’s not your place and thank you for not clogging the lottery.
Anonymous
11/29/2021 09:05
Subject: Re:What do we think about Latin second campus
Anonymous wrote:Come on, it's not just one person on this thread who had their doubts about Latin's academics, extra-curriculars, college admissions and so forth.
We didn't put in for Latin in the 5th grade lottery after visiting pre-Covid and neither did some of our Capitol Hill parent friends with children in our oldest child's 5th grade cohort. Extra-curricular options seemed very weak for the younger middle school student, and want our children studying a modern language in middle school, not Latin. The school's emphasis was clearly on the high school experience.[/quote
For sure there are multiple families for whom Latin is not a good fit. That’s the beauty of charters schools and a degree of school choice in general. I was saying it’s only one person (me) responding to the more ridiculous assumptions and criticisms. You are totally correct, if you don’t care for Latin as a language, a classical model of education, uniforms and are bothered by fewer extra curriculars and weaker sports teams. It’s not your place and thank you for not clogging the lottery.
Anonymous
11/29/2021 07:31
Subject: Re:What do we think about Latin second campus
Come on, it's not just one person on this thread who had their doubts about Latin's academics, extra-curriculars, college admissions and so forth.
We didn't put in for Latin in the 5th grade lottery after visiting pre-Covid and neither did some of our Capitol Hill parent friends with children in our oldest child's 5th grade cohort. Extra-curricular options seemed very weak for the younger middle school student, and want our children studying a modern language in middle school, not Latin. The school's emphasis was clearly on the high school experience.
We didn't put in for Latin in the 5th grade lottery after visiting pre-Covid and neither did some of our Capitol Hill parent friends with children in our oldest child's 5th grade cohort. Extra-curricular options seemed very weak for the younger middle school student, and want our children studying a modern language in middle school, not Latin. The school's emphasis was clearly on the high school experience.
Anonymous
11/28/2021 20:56
Subject: What do we think about Latin second campus
Anonymous wrote:The defensiveness of Latin boosters is really disturbing as someone who is about to lottery for 5th grade schools.
Don’t worry too much about it. It’s just one person. Jeff can verify. I’m just genuinely flabbergasted by the BS and not feeling like letting it go. Example: “Latin doesn’t post college acceptances for a “reason””, and people not giving Latin its due as far as its academic record because “all they care about” is their HHI non-URM or whatever. It’s simply gross
Latin doesn’t really need boosters except within communities that are currently underrepresented in the lower grades. I think the waitlists make that clear.
Anonymous
11/28/2021 20:46
Subject: What do we think about Latin second campus
Anonymous wrote:The defensiveness of Latin boosters is really disturbing as someone who is about to lottery for 5th grade schools.
Spare me.
Anonymous
11/28/2021 20:33
Subject: What do we think about Latin second campus
The defensiveness of Latin boosters is really disturbing as someone who is about to lottery for 5th grade schools.
Anonymous
11/28/2021 20:29
Subject: Re:What do we think about Latin second campus
Anonymous wrote:Boy the Latin booster above is annoying as hell. No kids at either schools but she gave me a laugh.
Of course Walls is the better school. Higher performing peer group, better test scores, better college admissions, better programming offerings academically and extracurriculars, etc..
It’s confusing why you would think you know better without having students at either place. Perhaps we can agree we are looking for different things in schools and education and let it lie. Stay well.
Anonymous
11/28/2021 19:52
Subject: Re:What do we think about Latin second campus
Boy the Latin booster above is annoying as hell. No kids at either schools but she gave me a laugh.
Of course Walls is the better school. Higher performing peer group, better test scores, better college admissions, better programming offerings academically and extracurriculars, etc..
Of course Walls is the better school. Higher performing peer group, better test scores, better college admissions, better programming offerings academically and extracurriculars, etc..
Anonymous
11/28/2021 19:26
Subject: What do we think about Latin second campus
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Washington Latin has graduated 9 classes, this year will be its 10th: making a total of maybe 500 graduates in all? An open enrollment charter school in DC—no test-in, no zip code required. I feel these college acceptances and the millions of dollars in scholarships awarded are worth celebrating and an accomplishment worth supporting and expanding.
All I care about when I’m choosing a school is how my high HHI non-URM kids are going to do. The low test scores are worrisome. And I’m not going to be impressed by admission and scholarship numbers unless these are non-URM numbers. That’s just an unfortunate side effect of affirmative action (which I support, but which makes Latin’s data hard to interpret).
No one is trying to impress you, lady. They are answering questions. Since you like acronyms, I diagnose NPD from afar—here’s your checklist. But you seem to be functioning well despite this disorder, so do carry on. Perhaps elsewhere?
Symptoms
Signs and symptoms of narcissistic personality disorder and the severity of symptoms vary. People with the disorder can:
Have an exaggerated sense of self-importance
Have a sense of entitlement and require constant, excessive admiration
Expect to be recognized as superior even without achievements that warrant it
Exaggerate achievements and talents
Be preoccupied with fantasies about success, power, brilliance, beauty or the perfect mate
Believe they are superior and can only associate with equally special people
Monopolize conversations and belittle or look down on people they perceive as inferior
Expect special favors and unquestioning compliance with their expectations
Take advantage of others to get what they want
Have an inability or unwillingness to recognize the needs and feelings of others
Be envious of others and believe others envy them
Behave in an arrogant or haughty manner, coming across as conceited, boastful and pretentious
Insist on having the best of everything — for instance, the best car or office
Well I guess it’s good that you’re not trying to impress me, because I’m not impressed.
Seems like a good option if you’re trying to escape Eastern, Dunbar or any number of terrible EOTP high schools, but if your kid can get into Walls, that’s clearly a better education.
LOL. What???? This cements it. You have NO CLUE what your are talking about. Walls a better education? That will keep me laughing for awhile. Thanks.
Look at their scores, friend.
You forget that a number of Latin families have children at both schools. They know the scoop. The scores better be high in a test-in high school. That’s the bare minimum requirement. And that’s about what Walls does academically: the bare minimum.
Why would a kid leave Latin for Walls? I find it hard to believe that you know "a number" of families who do this, as Walls is an inferior school.
Anonymous
11/28/2021 19:11
Subject: What do we think about Latin second campus
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Washington Latin has graduated 9 classes, this year will be its 10th: making a total of maybe 500 graduates in all? An open enrollment charter school in DC—no test-in, no zip code required. I feel these college acceptances and the millions of dollars in scholarships awarded are worth celebrating and an accomplishment worth supporting and expanding.
All I care about when I’m choosing a school is how my high HHI non-URM kids are going to do. The low test scores are worrisome. And I’m not going to be impressed by admission and scholarship numbers unless these are non-URM numbers. That’s just an unfortunate side effect of affirmative action (which I support, but which makes Latin’s data hard to interpret).
No one is trying to impress you, lady. They are answering questions. Since you like acronyms, I diagnose NPD from afar—here’s your checklist. But you seem to be functioning well despite this disorder, so do carry on. Perhaps elsewhere?
Symptoms
Signs and symptoms of narcissistic personality disorder and the severity of symptoms vary. People with the disorder can:
Have an exaggerated sense of self-importance
Have a sense of entitlement and require constant, excessive admiration
Expect to be recognized as superior even without achievements that warrant it
Exaggerate achievements and talents
Be preoccupied with fantasies about success, power, brilliance, beauty or the perfect mate
Believe they are superior and can only associate with equally special people
Monopolize conversations and belittle or look down on people they perceive as inferior
Expect special favors and unquestioning compliance with their expectations
Take advantage of others to get what they want
Have an inability or unwillingness to recognize the needs and feelings of others
Be envious of others and believe others envy them
Behave in an arrogant or haughty manner, coming across as conceited, boastful and pretentious
Insist on having the best of everything — for instance, the best car or office
Well I guess it’s good that you’re not trying to impress me, because I’m not impressed.
Seems like a good option if you’re trying to escape Eastern, Dunbar or any number of terrible EOTP high schools, but if your kid can get into Walls, that’s clearly a better education.
LOL. What???? This cements it. You have NO CLUE what your are talking about. Walls a better education? That will keep me laughing for awhile. Thanks.
Look at their scores, friend.
You forget that a number of Latin families have children at both schools. They know the scoop. The scores better be high in a test-in high school. That’s the bare minimum requirement. And that’s about what Walls does academically: the bare minimum.
Anonymous
11/28/2021 18:59
Subject: What do we think about Latin second campus
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Washington Latin has graduated 9 classes, this year will be its 10th: making a total of maybe 500 graduates in all? An open enrollment charter school in DC—no test-in, no zip code required. I feel these college acceptances and the millions of dollars in scholarships awarded are worth celebrating and an accomplishment worth supporting and expanding.
All I care about when I’m choosing a school is how my high HHI non-URM kids are going to do. The low test scores are worrisome. And I’m not going to be impressed by admission and scholarship numbers unless these are non-URM numbers. That’s just an unfortunate side effect of affirmative action (which I support, but which makes Latin’s data hard to interpret).
No one is trying to impress you, lady. They are answering questions. Since you like acronyms, I diagnose NPD from afar—here’s your checklist. But you seem to be functioning well despite this disorder, so do carry on. Perhaps elsewhere?
Symptoms
Signs and symptoms of narcissistic personality disorder and the severity of symptoms vary. People with the disorder can:
Have an exaggerated sense of self-importance
Have a sense of entitlement and require constant, excessive admiration
Expect to be recognized as superior even without achievements that warrant it
Exaggerate achievements and talents
Be preoccupied with fantasies about success, power, brilliance, beauty or the perfect mate
Believe they are superior and can only associate with equally special people
Monopolize conversations and belittle or look down on people they perceive as inferior
Expect special favors and unquestioning compliance with their expectations
Take advantage of others to get what they want
Have an inability or unwillingness to recognize the needs and feelings of others
Be envious of others and believe others envy them
Behave in an arrogant or haughty manner, coming across as conceited, boastful and pretentious
Insist on having the best of everything — for instance, the best car or office
Well I guess it’s good that you’re not trying to impress me, because I’m not impressed.
Seems like a good option if you’re trying to escape Eastern, Dunbar or any number of terrible EOTP high schools, but if your kid can get into Walls, that’s clearly a better education.
LOL. What???? This cements it. You have NO CLUE what your are talking about. Walls a better education? That will keep me laughing for awhile. Thanks.
Look at their scores, friend.
Anonymous
11/28/2021 17:00
Subject: What do we think about Latin second campus
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Washington Latin has graduated 9 classes, this year will be its 10th: making a total of maybe 500 graduates in all? An open enrollment charter school in DC—no test-in, no zip code required. I feel these college acceptances and the millions of dollars in scholarships awarded are worth celebrating and an accomplishment worth supporting and expanding.
All I care about when I’m choosing a school is how my high HHI non-URM kids are going to do. The low test scores are worrisome. And I’m not going to be impressed by admission and scholarship numbers unless these are non-URM numbers. That’s just an unfortunate side effect of affirmative action (which I support, but which makes Latin’s data hard to interpret).
No one is trying to impress you, lady. They are answering questions. Since you like acronyms, I diagnose NPD from afar—here’s your checklist. But you seem to be functioning well despite this disorder, so do carry on. Perhaps elsewhere?
Symptoms
Signs and symptoms of narcissistic personality disorder and the severity of symptoms vary. People with the disorder can:
Have an exaggerated sense of self-importance
Have a sense of entitlement and require constant, excessive admiration
Expect to be recognized as superior even without achievements that warrant it
Exaggerate achievements and talents
Be preoccupied with fantasies about success, power, brilliance, beauty or the perfect mate
Believe they are superior and can only associate with equally special people
Monopolize conversations and belittle or look down on people they perceive as inferior
Expect special favors and unquestioning compliance with their expectations
Take advantage of others to get what they want
Have an inability or unwillingness to recognize the needs and feelings of others
Be envious of others and believe others envy them
Behave in an arrogant or haughty manner, coming across as conceited, boastful and pretentious
Insist on having the best of everything — for instance, the best car or office
Well I guess it’s good that you’re not trying to impress me, because I’m not impressed.
Seems like a good option if you’re trying to escape Eastern, Dunbar or any number of terrible EOTP high schools, but if your kid can get into Walls, that’s clearly a better education.
LOL. What???? This cements it. You have NO CLUE what your are talking about. Walls a better education? That will keep me laughing for awhile. Thanks.
Anonymous
11/28/2021 16:57
Subject: What do we think about Latin second campus
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Washington Latin has graduated 9 classes, this year will be its 10th: making a total of maybe 500 graduates in all? An open enrollment charter school in DC—no test-in, no zip code required. I feel these college acceptances and the millions of dollars in scholarships awarded are worth celebrating and an accomplishment worth supporting and expanding.
All I care about when I’m choosing a school is how my high HHI non-URM kids are going to do. The low test scores are worrisome. And I’m not going to be impressed by admission and scholarship numbers unless these are non-URM numbers. That’s just an unfortunate side effect of affirmative action (which I support, but which makes Latin’s data hard to interpret).
No one is trying to impress you, lady. They are answering questions. Since you like acronyms, I diagnose NPD from afar—here’s your checklist. But you seem to be functioning well despite this disorder, so do carry on. Perhaps elsewhere?
Symptoms
Signs and symptoms of narcissistic personality disorder and the severity of symptoms vary. People with the disorder can:
Have an exaggerated sense of self-importance
Have a sense of entitlement and require constant, excessive admiration
Expect to be recognized as superior even without achievements that warrant it
Exaggerate achievements and talents
Be preoccupied with fantasies about success, power, brilliance, beauty or the perfect mate
Believe they are superior and can only associate with equally special people
Monopolize conversations and belittle or look down on people they perceive as inferior
Expect special favors and unquestioning compliance with their expectations
Take advantage of others to get what they want
Have an inability or unwillingness to recognize the needs and feelings of others
Be envious of others and believe others envy them
Behave in an arrogant or haughty manner, coming across as conceited, boastful and pretentious
Insist on having the best of everything — for instance, the best car or office
So…. all those admissions are minority kids? Because your defensive response makes me think PP hit a nerve.
This really is too idiotic a comment to take seriously. If they weren’t you’d scream “legacy” admissions. Buzz off and examine yourself.
Anonymous
11/28/2021 16:39
Subject: What do we think about Latin second campus
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Washington Latin has graduated 9 classes, this year will be its 10th: making a total of maybe 500 graduates in all? An open enrollment charter school in DC—no test-in, no zip code required. I feel these college acceptances and the millions of dollars in scholarships awarded are worth celebrating and an accomplishment worth supporting and expanding.
All I care about when I’m choosing a school is how my high HHI non-URM kids are going to do. The low test scores are worrisome. And I’m not going to be impressed by admission and scholarship numbers unless these are non-URM numbers. That’s just an unfortunate side effect of affirmative action (which I support, but which makes Latin’s data hard to interpret).
No one is trying to impress you, lady. They are answering questions. Since you like acronyms, I diagnose NPD from afar—here’s your checklist. But you seem to be functioning well despite this disorder, so do carry on. Perhaps elsewhere?
Symptoms
Signs and symptoms of narcissistic personality disorder and the severity of symptoms vary. People with the disorder can:
Have an exaggerated sense of self-importance
Have a sense of entitlement and require constant, excessive admiration
Expect to be recognized as superior even without achievements that warrant it
Exaggerate achievements and talents
Be preoccupied with fantasies about success, power, brilliance, beauty or the perfect mate
Believe they are superior and can only associate with equally special people
Monopolize conversations and belittle or look down on people they perceive as inferior
Expect special favors and unquestioning compliance with their expectations
Take advantage of others to get what they want
Have an inability or unwillingness to recognize the needs and feelings of others
Be envious of others and believe others envy them
Behave in an arrogant or haughty manner, coming across as conceited, boastful and pretentious
Insist on having the best of everything — for instance, the best car or office
So…. all those admissions are minority kids? Because your defensive response makes me think PP hit a nerve.