Anonymous
Post 01/19/2014 20:05     Subject: Re:Landon lower school
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
I guess if you think only one person is posting, you might think the posts are inconsistent, but I posted once and yes, I will cop to the "only for losers" post. I "went high school" -- think fighting fire with fire, but it was a lapse -- to make the point that, to use your world, it is "bizarre" for people who have gone to college and/or grad school to care more about high school. Go listen to Bruce Springsteen and "Glory Days" -- if you're fixated on high school 20 years later, you have issues. Your post also appears to suggest you only socialize with DC natives -- many of the rest of us aren't from here, don't Hail to the Redskins (although I wish them well), and don't think about our high schools very often.


That you aren’t from DC and don’t care where people went to high school doesn’t mean that many of the natives doesn’t care. You are just saying they shouldn’t because you don’t . To you it is “bizarre” behavior.

It’s not bizarre to them. It’s the way things are. And although they might not socialize with one another exclusively, I’d say “mostly” might describe it.
These people have forged life-long associations at many of these schools. So it’s about more than recalling “Glory Days”.

You are apparently oblivious to this. But that’s not surprising. You just don’t realize how Balkanized a world DC is.

When people ask you, “Are you from here?”, they really want to get to the follow-up question of “Where did you go to high school?”. It’s a short cut to understanding what crowd --- or clan --- you are associated with. Where you went to college gives them no information about what part of DC you are from, who your friends are, etc. So they genuinely don’t care.



This notion that high schools dominate the employment and social dynamics of Washington, D.C. pops up regularly on Landon and Georgetown Prep threads. My sense is that it's more of an inflated Catholic feeling of importance than anything else, but I'm not certain about that at all. Every school has alumni associations and I'm sure many hiring managers given the choice between two equally qualified candidates would hire a fellow alum. However, few who would hope to retain their own positions would ever hire an unqualified person simply because they happen to be alums.

Then as already stated, Washinton, D.C. is an international city. It is the Capital City of the most powerful nation on Earth. The notion that D.C. is being controlled by secret fraternal orders like the Brothers of the Bell, operating out high schools is patently absurd.


Talk about missing the point, perhaps willfully.

This balkanization has little to do with "hiring managers", although it seems to impact patient referrals and the client bases of estate attorneys and accountants and insurance agents.

It has little to so with alumni associations and fraternal orders and more to do with the social networks. Most here have little to do with the international nature of the City or with even politics. But if you are in that world you may think that's what everybody does and cares about.

You are flying at 40,000 ft. You are a visitor here and likely to remain that. It's OK. No one wants to recruit you into any of these insular groups.

Go in peace.


This does seem like one of the warmed over Catholic intramural threads, or the ones where people assert that no good Catholic would allow their child to go to Landon or St. Albans. Take a leaf from Pope Francis's book and (a) stop judging; and (b) if you can't stop judging, find something less inane than where people went to high school to judge by.
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2014 16:40     Subject: Re:Landon lower school
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
I guess if you think only one person is posting, you might think the posts are inconsistent, but I posted once and yes, I will cop to the "only for losers" post. I "went high school" -- think fighting fire with fire, but it was a lapse -- to make the point that, to use your world, it is "bizarre" for people who have gone to college and/or grad school to care more about high school. Go listen to Bruce Springsteen and "Glory Days" -- if you're fixated on high school 20 years later, you have issues. Your post also appears to suggest you only socialize with DC natives -- many of the rest of us aren't from here, don't Hail to the Redskins (although I wish them well), and don't think about our high schools very often.


That you aren’t from DC and don’t care where people went to high school doesn’t mean that many of the natives doesn’t care. You are just saying they shouldn’t because you don’t . To you it is “bizarre” behavior.

It’s not bizarre to them. It’s the way things are. And although they might not socialize with one another exclusively, I’d say “mostly” might describe it.
These people have forged life-long associations at many of these schools. So it’s about more than recalling “Glory Days”.

You are apparently oblivious to this. But that’s not surprising. You just don’t realize how Balkanized a world DC is.

When people ask you, “Are you from here?”, they really want to get to the follow-up question of “Where did you go to high school?”. It’s a short cut to understanding what crowd --- or clan --- you are associated with. Where you went to college gives them no information about what part of DC you are from, who your friends are, etc. So they genuinely don’t care.



This notion that high schools dominate the employment and social dynamics of Washington, D.C. pops up regularly on Landon and Georgetown Prep threads. My sense is that it's more of an inflated Catholic feeling of importance than anything else, but I'm not certain about that at all. Every school has alumni associations and I'm sure many hiring managers given the choice between two equally qualified candidates would hire a fellow alum. However, few who would hope to retain their own positions would ever hire an unqualified person simply because they happen to be alums.

Then as already stated, Washinton, D.C. is an international city. It is the Capital City of the most powerful nation on Earth. The notion that D.C. is being controlled by secret fraternal orders like the Brothers of the Bell, operating out high schools is patently absurd.


Talk about missing the point, perhaps willfully.

This balkanization has little to do with "hiring managers", although it seems to impact patient referrals and the client bases of estate attorneys and accountants and insurance agents.

It has little to so with alumni associations and fraternal orders and more to do with the social networks. Most here have little to do with the international nature of the City or with even politics. But if you are in that world you may think that's what everybody does and cares about.

You are flying at 40,000 ft. You are a visitor here and likely to remain that. It's OK. No one wants to recruit you into any of these insular groups.

Go in peace.


Oh alright, I'm ok with that! I still don't buy the high school part of it, but the social network part I can buy that. My doctor happens to be Asian and anytime I'm referred to a specialist they always seem to be Asian as well. Have I fallen prey to the Asian mafia, probably not? However, there is probably a network of doctors who are Asian and because of cultural similarities happen to be friends and they give each other referrals. I don't think there is anything mystical, sinister, or unusual about such professional connections.


Buy it or don't buy it about the high school. It's there. You just don;t see it most likely because you operate in different circle.

Send your kid to one of these privates and you may get a closer look. It will almost certainly affect what community they become part of.
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2014 16:27     Subject: Landon lower school
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:So again I ask, how difficult do you think it would be to get in for third grade and are the families in the lower school nice?


Wow. You're a glutton for punishment, OP!

I doubt anyone in this thread (or maybe on this board) could answer the question about how hard it would be to get in. I'd suggest calling the school, asking to come in for an interview, and asking for the names of some parents you could call to talk about the school. You can ask the administration and those parents all about the process.

In the old days (ie, I don't know if this is true anymore), many boys went from Primary Day into 3rd grade at Landon, but I don't know what percentage of the third grade class filled that way and whether that was a formal relationship or something informal.

Yes the families are nice. Typically very involved parents, lots of opportunities to volunteer. You don't need to be a big donor to get involved.

In the past, 8-10 boys would come from Primary Day. Other places sre Harbor School, WES and sometimes Norwood and Concord Hill. There are 30 spots open. Two classes of 15 each. They also take another 15 in 4th grade.

Getting in depends on how many applications there are and like most schools, how many kids are applying who have a legacy connection (parent or sibling already there.)

Give it a try. You have nothing to loose. Lots of ordinary families at Landon who don't have lots of money, just looking to do their best by their son's.




Anonymous
Post 01/19/2014 15:51     Subject: Landon lower school
Anonymous wrote:So again I ask, how difficult do you think it would be to get in for third grade and are the families in the lower school nice?


Wow. You're a glutton for punishment, OP!

I doubt anyone in this thread (or maybe on this board) could answer the question about how hard it would be to get in. I'd suggest calling the school, asking to come in for an interview, and asking for the names of some parents you could call to talk about the school. You can ask the administration and those parents all about the process.

In the old days (ie, I don't know if this is true anymore), many boys went from Primary Day into 3rd grade at Landon, but I don't know what percentage of the third grade class filled that way and whether that was a formal relationship or something informal.




Anonymous
Post 01/19/2014 15:44     Subject: Landon lower school
So again I ask, how difficult do you think it would be to get in for third grade and are the families in the lower school nice?
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2014 15:11     Subject: Re:Landon lower school
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
I guess if you think only one person is posting, you might think the posts are inconsistent, but I posted once and yes, I will cop to the "only for losers" post. I "went high school" -- think fighting fire with fire, but it was a lapse -- to make the point that, to use your world, it is "bizarre" for people who have gone to college and/or grad school to care more about high school. Go listen to Bruce Springsteen and "Glory Days" -- if you're fixated on high school 20 years later, you have issues. Your post also appears to suggest you only socialize with DC natives -- many of the rest of us aren't from here, don't Hail to the Redskins (although I wish them well), and don't think about our high schools very often.


That you aren’t from DC and don’t care where people went to high school doesn’t mean that many of the natives doesn’t care. You are just saying they shouldn’t because you don’t . To you it is “bizarre” behavior.

It’s not bizarre to them. It’s the way things are. And although they might not socialize with one another exclusively, I’d say “mostly” might describe it.
These people have forged life-long associations at many of these schools. So it’s about more than recalling “Glory Days”.

You are apparently oblivious to this. But that’s not surprising. You just don’t realize how Balkanized a world DC is.

When people ask you, “Are you from here?”, they really want to get to the follow-up question of “Where did you go to high school?”. It’s a short cut to understanding what crowd --- or clan --- you are associated with. Where you went to college gives them no information about what part of DC you are from, who your friends are, etc. So they genuinely don’t care.



This notion that high schools dominate the employment and social dynamics of Washington, D.C. pops up regularly on Landon and Georgetown Prep threads. My sense is that it's more of an inflated Catholic feeling of importance than anything else, but I'm not certain about that at all. Every school has alumni associations and I'm sure many hiring managers given the choice between two equally qualified candidates would hire a fellow alum. However, few who would hope to retain their own positions would ever hire an unqualified person simply because they happen to be alums.

Then as already stated, Washinton, D.C. is an international city. It is the Capital City of the most powerful nation on Earth. The notion that D.C. is being controlled by secret fraternal orders like the Brothers of the Bell, operating out high schools is patently absurd.


Talk about missing the point, perhaps willfully.

This balkanization has little to do with "hiring managers", although it seems to impact patient referrals and the client bases of estate attorneys and accountants and insurance agents.

It has little to so with alumni associations and fraternal orders and more to do with the social networks. Most here have little to do with the international nature of the City or with even politics. But if you are in that world you may think that's what everybody does and cares about.

You are flying at 40,000 ft. You are a visitor here and likely to remain that. It's OK. No one wants to recruit you into any of these insular groups.

Go in peace.


Oh alright, I'm ok with that! I still don't buy the high school part of it, but the social network part I can buy that. My doctor happens to be Asian and anytime I'm referred to a specialist they always seem to be Asian as well. Have I fallen prey to the Asian mafia, probably not? However, there is probably a network of doctors who are Asian and because of cultural similarities happen to be friends and they give each other referrals. I don't think there is anything mystical, sinister, or unusual about such professional connections.
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2014 13:56     Subject: Re:Landon lower school
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
I guess if you think only one person is posting, you might think the posts are inconsistent, but I posted once and yes, I will cop to the "only for losers" post. I "went high school" -- think fighting fire with fire, but it was a lapse -- to make the point that, to use your world, it is "bizarre" for people who have gone to college and/or grad school to care more about high school. Go listen to Bruce Springsteen and "Glory Days" -- if you're fixated on high school 20 years later, you have issues. Your post also appears to suggest you only socialize with DC natives -- many of the rest of us aren't from here, don't Hail to the Redskins (although I wish them well), and don't think about our high schools very often.


That you aren’t from DC and don’t care where people went to high school doesn’t mean that many of the natives doesn’t care. You are just saying they shouldn’t because you don’t . To you it is “bizarre” behavior.

It’s not bizarre to them. It’s the way things are. And although they might not socialize with one another exclusively, I’d say “mostly” might describe it.
These people have forged life-long associations at many of these schools. So it’s about more than recalling “Glory Days”.

You are apparently oblivious to this. But that’s not surprising. You just don’t realize how Balkanized a world DC is.

When people ask you, “Are you from here?”, they really want to get to the follow-up question of “Where did you go to high school?”. It’s a short cut to understanding what crowd --- or clan --- you are associated with. Where you went to college gives them no information about what part of DC you are from, who your friends are, etc. So they genuinely don’t care.



This notion that high schools dominate the employment and social dynamics of Washington, D.C. pops up regularly on Landon and Georgetown Prep threads. My sense is that it's more of an inflated Catholic feeling of importance than anything else, but I'm not certain about that at all. Every school has alumni associations and I'm sure many hiring managers given the choice between two equally qualified candidates would hire a fellow alum. However, few who would hope to retain their own positions would ever hire an unqualified person simply because they happen to be alums.

Then as already stated, Washinton, D.C. is an international city. It is the Capital City of the most powerful nation on Earth. The notion that D.C. is being controlled by secret fraternal orders like the Brothers of the Bell, operating out high schools is patently absurd.


Talk about missing the point, perhaps willfully.

This balkanization has little to do with "hiring managers", although it seems to impact patient referrals and the client bases of estate attorneys and accountants and insurance agents.

It has little to so with alumni associations and fraternal orders and more to do with the social networks. Most here have little to do with the international nature of the City or with even politics. But if you are in that world you may think that's what everybody does and cares about.

You are flying at 40,000 ft. You are a visitor here and likely to remain that. It's OK. No one wants to recruit you into any of these insular groups.

Go in peace.
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2014 12:32     Subject: Re:Landon lower school
Anonymous wrote:
I guess if you think only one person is posting, you might think the posts are inconsistent, but I posted once and yes, I will cop to the "only for losers" post. I "went high school" -- think fighting fire with fire, but it was a lapse -- to make the point that, to use your world, it is "bizarre" for people who have gone to college and/or grad school to care more about high school. Go listen to Bruce Springsteen and "Glory Days" -- if you're fixated on high school 20 years later, you have issues. Your post also appears to suggest you only socialize with DC natives -- many of the rest of us aren't from here, don't Hail to the Redskins (although I wish them well), and don't think about our high schools very often.


That you aren’t from DC and don’t care where people went to high school doesn’t mean that many of the natives doesn’t care. You are just saying they shouldn’t because you don’t . To you it is “bizarre” behavior.

It’s not bizarre to them. It’s the way things are. And although they might not socialize with one another exclusively, I’d say “mostly” might describe it.
These people have forged life-long associations at many of these schools. So it’s about more than recalling “Glory Days”.

You are apparently oblivious to this. But that’s not surprising. You just don’t realize how Balkanized a world DC is.

When people ask you, “Are you from here?”, they really want to get to the follow-up question of “Where did you go to high school?”. It’s a short cut to understanding what crowd --- or clan --- you are associated with. Where you went to college gives them no information about what part of DC you are from, who your friends are, etc. So they genuinely don’t care.



This notion that high schools dominate the employment and social dynamics of Washington, D.C. pops up regularly on Landon and Georgetown Prep threads. My sense is that it's more of an inflated Catholic feeling of importance than anything else, but I'm not certain about that at all. Every school has alumni associations and I'm sure many hiring managers given the choice between two equally qualified candidates would hire a fellow alum. However, few who would hope to retain their own positions would ever hire an unqualified person simply because they happen to be alums.

Then as already stated, Washinton, D.C. is an international city. It is the Capital City of the most powerful nation on Earth. The notion that D.C. is being controlled by secret fraternal orders like the Brothers of the Bell, operating out high schools is patently absurd.
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2014 12:02     Subject: Re:Landon lower school

I guess if you think only one person is posting, you might think the posts are inconsistent, but I posted once and yes, I will cop to the "only for losers" post. I "went high school" -- think fighting fire with fire, but it was a lapse -- to make the point that, to use your world, it is "bizarre" for people who have gone to college and/or grad school to care more about high school. Go listen to Bruce Springsteen and "Glory Days" -- if you're fixated on high school 20 years later, you have issues. Your post also appears to suggest you only socialize with DC natives -- many of the rest of us aren't from here, don't Hail to the Redskins (although I wish them well), and don't think about our high schools very often.


That you aren’t from DC and don’t care where people went to high school doesn’t mean that many of the natives doesn’t care. You are just saying they shouldn’t because you don’t . To you it is “bizarre” behavior.

It’s not bizarre to them. It’s the way things are. And although they might not socialize with one another exclusively, I’d say “mostly” might describe it.
These people have forged life-long associations at many of these schools. So it’s about more than recalling “Glory Days”.

You are apparently oblivious to this. But that’s not surprising. You just don’t realize how Balkanized a world DC is.

When people ask you, “Are you from here?”, they really want to get to the follow-up question of “Where did you go to high school?”. It’s a short cut to understanding what crowd --- or clan --- you are associated with. Where you went to college gives them no information about what part of DC you are from, who your friends are, etc. So they genuinely don’t care.

Anonymous
Post 01/18/2014 17:40     Subject: Re:Landon lower school
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Too many people in this area care too much where they went to high school . No one cares !!


Your post is internally inconsistent.

In DC its more important where you went to high school tham where yo went to college. Sorry you don't like that or wish it weren't so.


Only for losers.


Your bizarre inconsistency continues.

Is it "too many people care about where you went to high school" or is it "Nobody cares!"

And why are such large proportions of DC area private schools graduates "losers" in your opinion? (These would be the "too many people who care" referenced in your earlier post.)

Is everybody who disagrees with you on any subject a "loser"?


I guess if you think only one person is posting, you might think the posts are inconsistent, but I posted once and yes, I will cop to the "only for losers" post. I "went high school" -- think fighting fire with fire, but it was a lapse -- to make the point that, to use your world, it is "bizarre" for people who have gone to college and/or grad school to care more about high school. Go listen to Bruce Springsteen and "Glory Days" -- if you're fixated on high school 20 years later, you have issues. Your post also appears to suggest you only socialize with DC natives -- many of the rest of us aren't from here, don't Hail to the Redskins (although I wish them well), and don't think about our high schools very often.
Anonymous
Post 01/18/2014 08:46     Subject: Re:Landon lower school
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Too many people in this area care too much where they went to high school . No one cares !!


Your post is internally inconsistent.

In DC its more important where you went to high school tham where yo went to college. Sorry you don't like that or wish it weren't so.


Only for losers.


Your bizarre inconsistency continues.

Is it "too many people care about where you went to high school" or is it "Nobody cares!"

And why are such large proportions of DC area private schools graduates "losers" in your opinion? (These would be the "too many people who care" referenced in your earlier post.)

Is everybody who disagrees with you on any subject a "loser"?
Anonymous
Post 01/18/2014 06:46     Subject: Landon lower school
The end result of the Duke LAX case was a black eye for Duke, an apology to the the players and a nice settlement http://www.dukechronicle.com/articles/2013/02/28/former-lacrosse-players-settle-suit-against-duke

But Nancy Grace, Maureen Dowd and the Landon Bashers will never be convinced.
Anonymous
Post 01/17/2014 23:04     Subject: Landon lower school
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The offenses committed by Landon's administration and board either actively or by omIssion are documented and undeniable. Landon's legacy is inescapable at present. However, a good place to start would be to behave like noble men and women and to attempt to correct past wrong-doings.

Has the administration or the board at Landon ever sought redemption or atonement for the wrongs they have committed? If they did so they might be forgiven and their future students would no longer have to carry the burden of the Landon "chip" of "Landon Against the World".

Generation after generation something strange happens at Landon. Nice kids go in and an unusual number of mean spirited kids come out. I believe the change occurs when those kids assume ownership of the Landon Legacy.

If the administration and board sought redemption and atonement, Landon could change its legacy and in doing so they could more effectively steer a more positive course in their future.


we have been at Landon 12 years.


Wow - you've witnessed a ton of embarrassing incidents and scandals.
Anonymous
Post 01/17/2014 22:09     Subject: Landon lower school
Anonymous wrote:The offenses committed by Landon's administration and board either actively or by omIssion are documented and undeniable. Landon's legacy is inescapable at present. However, a good place to start would be to behave like noble men and women and to attempt to correct past wrong-doings.

Has the administration or the board at Landon ever sought redemption or atonement for the wrongs they have committed? If they did so they might be forgiven and their future students would no longer have to carry the burden of the Landon "chip" of "Landon Against the World".

Generation after generation something strange happens at Landon. Nice kids go in and an unusual number of mean spirited kids come out. I believe the change occurs when those kids assume ownership of the Landon Legacy.

If the administration and board sought redemption and atonement, Landon could change its legacy and in doing so they could more effectively steer a more positive course in their future.


I have no clue what you are talking about. we have been at Landon 12 years. Please seek help.
Anonymous
Post 01/17/2014 22:08     Subject: Landon lower school
Anonymous wrote:We'll heavens to Betsy, the OP was just asking about her rising 3rd grader! Does every single Landon thread have to end up here!?!? It's ridiculous. Let. It. Go.


Classic deflect and deny from Landon parents. Same thing was said after the Landon underage drinking party at the beach.