Anonymous wrote:All metrics are needed to be considered. If you think about it married teachers with children are borderline FARM candidates. Which I have poised this question, what do you do if your highly qualified teacher is a graduate of a community college and is borderline poverty. Do I demand an upgrade.

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Anonymous wrote:The Banneker question is out there though. What say those who avoid Banneker? I know what is said to me privately by those I know with HS aged children, and it had nothing to do with SES. Many have admitted that they and their children would never consider Banneker because they feel uncomfortable with the idea of possibly being the "only." I know exactly what is meant by that and I personally think that it's sad.

Banneker, SWW, Wilson, Ellington, McKinley, parochial and independent schools are ALL on my list. The jury is still out on the charter high schools. Our HS choice will be based on course offerings, not pigment.

Here's why we won't consider Banneker - it isn't that good. See the SAT scores for the previous graduating class - and this from an application high school.

http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/186327.page

OMG! According to your link, my children are doomed since we make just under $200K.

I think you really should visit all of these schools and encourage your child do a shadow day before you conclude anything. If you are only looking at numbers, then you better hightail it to the suburbs or to a private school. DCPS and the charters are not for you.

Funny thing is when a white parent doesn't want their white child to be "the only one" in the school their being responsible parents looking out for their child's best interest. When a black parent or minority has the same concerns they have "a chip on their shoulder" or are going against the grain. I would LOVE for my kids to go to school without white kids. This is the first year my kids have gone to a school with almost half of the students and with only two weeks in the school year, there was a letter sent home of an outbreak of damn lice! Nasty fuckers! If we really got a fair share and could have schools in bad neighborhoods or black neighborhood that were academically equipt, I would NEVER send my kids to school with whites PERIOD! Call my post what you want. I'm not racist, I just don't want myself or my family to be where we are not wanted and since so many of you (not all) have a problem with expressing your true feelings unless in private, I don't wanna be around you mutha f#*kas unless I ABSOLUTLY have to!

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Anonymous wrote:The Banneker question is out there though. What say those who avoid Banneker? I know what is said to me privately by those I know with HS aged children, and it had nothing to do with SES. Many have admitted that they and their children would never consider Banneker because they feel uncomfortable with the idea of possibly being the "only." I know exactly what is meant by that and I personally think that it's sad.

Banneker, SWW, Wilson, Ellington, McKinley, parochial and independent schools are ALL on my list. The jury is still out on the charter high schools. Our HS choice will be based on course offerings, not pigment.

Here's why we won't consider Banneker - it isn't that good. See the SAT scores for the previous graduating class - and this from an application high school.

http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/186327.page

OMG! According to your link, my children are doomed since we make just under $200K.

I think you really should visit all of these schools and encourage your child do a shadow day before you conclude anything. If you are only looking at numbers, then you better hightail it to the suburbs or to a private school. DCPS and the charters are not for you.

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Anonymous wrote:The Banneker question is out there though. What say those who avoid Banneker? I know what is said to me privately by those I know with HS aged children, and it had nothing to do with SES. Many have admitted that they and their children would never consider Banneker because they feel uncomfortable with the idea of possibly being the "only." I know exactly what is meant by that and I personally think that it's sad.

Banneker, SWW, Wilson, Ellington, McKinley, parochial and independent schools are ALL on my list. The jury is still out on the charter high schools. Our HS choice will be based on course offerings, not pigment.

Here's why we won't consider Banneker - it isn't that good. See the SAT scores for the previous graduating class - and this from an application high school.

http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/186327.page

Anonymous wrote:Let's see, just recently the Washpost had a list showing the schools with the highest graduation rate. The top three were Banneker, SWW and McKinley but out of the three there's only one that has a double-digit of whites in attendance and that is SWW. Also out of the three, there's only one who has this year's Principal of the Year honors and that is McKinley. Lastly of the top three schools, Banneker is the oldest and is not in an newly remodeled million dollar building. That might be one slight reason their SAT scores are not mind-boggling. I doubt it.

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Anonymous wrote:A pp seems to be jumping to the conclusion that anyone who is avoiding a school that has a large majority of low income students must, then, be racist.

This is a clear sign of someone who doesn't get out of DC nearly enough and probably received a crappy education themselves.

Research proves that schools with more than about 50% of low income students enrolled has poorer educational outcomes for all the students there. It isn't good for anyone.

To read raciism into rational decision making is ignorant

No, I'm not assuming shit! Not wanting your child to go to school with low income children because of low scores or poor schooling is one thing but accompanying it with a particular race or specifying the race while distinguishing status is racist and I can prove it by the amount of posts that say it on here but as involved with the school system as I am and as many PTA's that I've attended, I've NEVER hear anyone say anything remotely close to what is said on these threads when it comes to being sooooo particular. Stop trying to turn it around and it's impossible and pointless to keep having these "points of views" behind computers anyway. All "Anonymous" does is give the cowards balls to say what they really want to say without reveiling who they really are. I don't have a chip, I'm not racist not nor do I have a problem with people expressing their opinion but I will speak out on that dumb shit y'all be talking!!!!

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Anonymous wrote:A pp seems to be jumping to the conclusion that anyone who is avoiding a school that has a large majority of low income students must, then, be racist.

This is a clear sign of someone who doesn't get out of DC nearly enough and probably received a crappy education themselves.

Research proves that schools with more than about 50% of low income students enrolled has poorer educational outcomes for all the students there. It isn't good for anyone.

To read raciism into rational decision making is ignorant

No, I'm not assuming shit! Not wanting your child to go to school with low income children because of low scores or poor schooling is one thing but accompanying it with a particular race or specifying the race while distinguishing status is racist and I can prove it by the amount of posts that say it on here but as involved with the school system as I am and as many PTA's that I've attended, I've NEVER hear anyone say anything remotely close to what is said on these threads when it comes to being sooooo particular. Stop trying to turn it around and it's impossible and pointless to keep having these "points of views" behind computers anyway. All "Anonymous" does is give the cowards balls to say what they really want to say without reveiling who they really are. I don't have a chip, I'm not racist not nor do I have a problem with people expressing their opinion but I will speak out on that dumb shit y'all be talking!!!!

Anonymous wrote:The Banneker question is out there though. What say those who avoid Banneker? I know what is said to me privately by those I know with HS aged children, and it had nothing to do with SES. Many have admitted that they and their children would never consider Banneker because they feel uncomfortable with the idea of possibly being the "only." I know exactly what is meant by that and I personally think that it's sad.

Banneker, SWW, Wilson, Ellington, McKinley, parochial and independent schools are ALL on my list. The jury is still out on the charter high schools. Our HS choice will be based on course offerings, not pigment.