Anonymous wrote:Those are the major ones. They also said they would make their theatre available sometime to local schools. Just what Janney, Deal, and Wilson are dying for after their major renovations, occasional access to a private school's theatre.

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Anonymous wrote:They refuse to build more than the minimum affordable housing required by law because they say to build more would mean they couldn't hold down tuition as much for their students. Don't expect more than token increases of ethnic and SES diversity. Do expect more white affluent residents.

Anonymous wrote:Janney IB parent here and if the GDS development bring more diversity to AU Park (ethnic and SES) then I am all for it.

To build a big PUD development, isn't GDS supposed to provide community benefits and amenities over and above what zoning laws and regulations require? So what are the touted "amenities" -- the proposed GDS Spanish Steps or perhaps the school's expanded presence itself?!

That is actually really funny. Have they seen public school theaters? And I hope they meant available for free, lol!

Those are the major ones. They also said they would make their theatre available sometime to local schools. Just what Janney, Deal, and Wilson are dying for after their major renovations, occasional access to a private school's theatre.

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Anonymous wrote:They refuse to build more than the minimum affordable housing required by law because they say to build more would mean they couldn't hold down tuition as much for their students. Don't expect more than token increases of ethnic and SES diversity. Do expect more white affluent residents.

Anonymous wrote:Janney IB parent here and if the GDS development bring more diversity to AU Park (ethnic and SES) then I am all for it.

To build a big PUD development, isn't GDS supposed to provide community benefits and amenities over and above what zoning laws and regulations require? So what are the touted "amenities" -- the proposed GDS Spanish Steps or perhaps the school's expanded presence itself?!

Anonymous wrote:They refuse to build more than the minimum affordable housing required by law because they say to build more would mean they couldn't hold down tuition as much for their students. Don't expect more than token increases of ethnic and SES diversity. Do expect more white affluent residents.

Anonymous wrote:Janney IB parent here and if the GDS development bring more diversity to AU Park (ethnic and SES) then I am all for it.

To build a big PUD development, isn't GDS supposed to provide community benefits and amenities over and above what zoning laws and regulations require? So what are the touted "amenities" -- the proposed GDS Spanish Steps or perhaps the school's expanded presence itself?!

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Anonymous wrote:Janney IB parent here and if the GDS development bring more diversity to AU Park (ethnic and SES) then I am all for it.

Ha! If you believe that, you've been smoking some of the same stuff that the GDS kids are smoking in the Tenleytown alleys.

Time to return to the other thread now. You really don't hesitate to take any opportunity to talk smack about GDS. Your commitment is evident.

Better to talk smack than to use it.

Anonymous wrote:They refuse to build more than the minimum affordable housing required by law because they say to build more would mean they couldn't hold down tuition as much for their students. Don't expect more than token increases of ethnic and SES diversity. Do expect more white affluent residents.

Anonymous wrote:Janney IB parent here and if the GDS development bring more diversity to AU Park (ethnic and SES) then I am all for it.

And don't even expect that. There was an article in the paper recently that suggested that those taking advantage of "affordable housing"DC included not so much those onfixed incomes, or even cops and firefighters, but rather young professionals who are early in their careers and who are not making big salaries (yet).

They refuse to build more than the minimum affordable housing required by law because they say to build more would mean they couldn't hold down tuition as much for their students. Don't expect more than token increases of ethnic and SES diversity. Do expect more white affluent residents.

Anonymous wrote:Janney IB parent here and if the GDS development bring more diversity to AU Park (ethnic and SES) then I am all for it.

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Anonymous wrote:Janney IB parent here and if the GDS development bring more diversity to AU Park (ethnic and SES) then I am all for it.

Ha! If you believe that, you've been smoking some of the same stuff that the GDS kids are smoking in the Tenleytown alleys.

Time to return to the other thread now. You really don't hesitate to take any opportunity to talk smack about GDS. Your commitment is evident.

Better to talk smack than to use it.

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Anonymous wrote:Janney IB parent here and if the GDS development bring more diversity to AU Park (ethnic and SES) then I am all for it.

Ha! If you believe that, you've been smoking some of the same stuff that the GDS kids are smoking in the Tenleytown alleys.

Time to return to the other thread now. You really don't hesitate to take any opportunity to talk smack about GDS. Your commitment is evident.

Anonymous wrote:Janney IB parent here and if the GDS development bring more diversity to AU Park (ethnic and SES) then I am all for it.

Ha! If you believe that, you've been smoking some of the same stuff that the GDS kids are smoking in the Tenleytown alleys.

Anonymous wrote:I've never heard such a self-congratulatory group as GDS administrators and parents. Sidwell is nothing by comparison.

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe GDS should offer access to GDS to anyone who lives in the new units....

Provided that they are gifted and talented enough to get in.

Good lord, you don't really believe that, I assume? We know more than a dozen GDS high school students and one of my kids is at a similar school in NW. Both schools have the same range of skills/talents as Wilson or any other school in the area. They're definitely not all "gifted" or academically accelerated.

In an article about the GDS plans, the Washington Post called them the "team of aces."

Janney IB parent here and if the GDS development bring more diversity to AU Park (ethnic and SES) then I am all for it.

When are they going to build the apartment/condo tower next to Janney? Didn't DC reinforce the new library so that several more stories of mixed-use/residences can be built on top? Then new families and their kids won't even have to cross the street to reach Janney. The developer can simply put in a back door that leads to the playground.

I've never heard such a self-congratulatory group as GDS administrators and parents. Sidwell is nothing by comparison.

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe GDS should offer access to GDS to anyone who lives in the new units....

Provided that they are gifted and talented enough to get in.

Good lord, you don't really believe that, I assume? We know more than a dozen GDS high school students and one of my kids is at a similar school in NW. Both schools have the same range of skills/talents as Wilson or any other school in the area. They're definitely not all "gifted" or academically accelerated.

It's fascinating to me that this thread is 34 pages long. And ridiculous that I even clicked on it and feel the need to say so. OP, if you are even bothering to follow this anymore, good luck figuring out the over-crowding thing.

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Anonymous wrote:We know more than a dozen GDS high school students and one of my kids is at a similar school in NW. Both schools have the same range of skills/talents as Wilson or any other school in the area.

I think you might be exaggerating here, or mistaken. Or maybe I misunderstand you. I accept that GDS and other selective private schools have ranges of abilities, but I doubt it's the same range as Wilson or other public schools.

You're right, sorry, should have clarified. Wilson does have a significant population of under-prepared students, and GDS does not have that; why would they?

However, within the sizable segment of well-prepared kids at Wilson, you would find the same range of skills/talents/abilities as at GDS or another selective private school. (Well-prepared, in other words, doesn't mean super smart, super ambitious, or super hard-working at either type of school.) The 2 groups come largely from hyper-educated NW DC families, but the Wilson parents either can't or choose not to pay GDS tuition (e.g., they're nonprofit or federal lawyers instead of partners at firms), or are committed to public school, or their children want a bigger pond. Whether Wilson gives these well-prepared children an education equal to GDS or other NW private schools is a different question.