Anonymous
12/09/2012 16:50
Subject: New to looking at Capitol Hill DCPS. Any majority high SES schools?
Anonymous wrote:Oh I'm sure there are plenty of trolls who think they are righteously "calling it" as they see it. They're still trolls.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Oh, such a troll!Anonymous wrote:LOL!
"Stay off the hill" -- sounds like the same folks who are so desperately fearful of anyone new on the MoTH listserv.
Capitol Hill's new moniker: Xenophobia Capitol of DC
Capitol Hill's new motto: "We Fear Change"
Nope, just calling it as anyone would see it. If you don't like it, then perhaps you should try a bit of introspection, yourself.
But if you're not a troll, you need to work on how you craft your argument because this is really unimpressive.
NP here - but I had the same reaction with what I saw on the thread about the MoTH listserv - It has nothing to do with anyone other than the folks who are poorly crafting their own statements, like "stay off the Hill" and "we need to cut down the MoTH listserv" as these posts keep coming off sounding snobbish, exclusionary and elitist.
Anonymous
12/08/2012 20:12
Subject: Re:New to looking at Capitol Hill DCPS. Any majority high SES schools?
FWIW, BASIS seems to have become a de-facto "feeder" for the better Capitol Hill schools like Brent and St. Peters - though it needs to be at 5th grade. I believe BASIS won't be accepting many if any at the higher grades.
Considering it just opened, BASIS can't possibly be a de-facto feeder for anything. It's impossible to say whether it will be a good school.
Anonymous
12/08/2012 19:48
Subject: Re:New to looking at Capitol Hill DCPS. Any majority high SES schools?
Soooooo......in other words you have NO direct experience with either the middle schools nor the elementary schools. Why don't you lay off the judgement for a little while until you really know what is going on.
I've worked as a substitute teacher in half a dozen Hill schools, including Brent and the whole Cluster. The only schools I've taught in that I'd send my kid to are Peabody, SWS and Brent. No direct experience with Maury but hear good things.
Anonymous
12/07/2012 21:00
Subject: New to looking at Capitol Hill DCPS. Any majority high SES schools?
Anonymous wrote:And welcome Brent boosters!
... plenty of high SES families at SWS, Maury, Tyler SI, CHC, 2 Rivers fwiw. Some Brent boosters on this board are just wannabe Tiger mommies. Don't worry -- if you like Brent there are plenty of normal people there too and it's a good school.
What does that even mean?
Seriously, I know what "wannabe" means, and I know what a "Tiger Mother" supposedly is. But what the hell is a "wannabe tiger mommy"? This sounds more like a desperate made-up slur than something which actually makes sense.
Oh, and I don't live on the Hill and have no dog in this fight.
Anonymous
12/07/2012 18:09
Subject: Re:New to looking at Capitol Hill DCPS. Any majority high SES schools?
Anonymous wrote:Moreover, the charter middle schools aren't all that hot -ever check to see how many kids fail the DC-CAS at Latin? Nearly a quarter, yet no academic ability grouping other than for math. Ugh.
I find that well-meaning white Hill'ites tend to wax enthusiastic about diversity in schools until around 2nd grade. Then they pipe down, entering 3rd or 4th with their eyes open, having discovered that a "good mix of kids" in class isn't in fact helping theirs.
When some pupils are working well below grade level, NCLB pressures, large class sizes and a shortage of teachers aides mean that teachers focus on helping low-end kids, vs. providing challenge to the kids at the opposite end of the achievement spectrum. Too often, crowd control becomes a teacher's focus. These problems crop up a little less at Brent than other Hill schools because fewer kids are behind or growing up on public assistance, and a modest program/system to help advanced learners is in place.
My 2 year-old boy speaks Chinese and English, can count to 20 in both languages, knows his colors and shapes and is about to start violin. I doubt that he's especially bright; he's simply getting the attention and cash flow he needs to achieve. Already. Sometime it seems that the low SES kids on the Hill don't have a prayer as the gentrification beat goes on.
Soooooo......in other words you have NO direct experience with either the middle schools nor the elementary schools. Why don't you lay off the judgement for a little while until you really know what is going on.
Anonymous
12/07/2012 15:24
Subject: New to looking at Capitol Hill DCPS. Any majority high SES schools?
Oh I'm sure there are plenty of trolls who think they are righteously "calling it" as they see it. They're still trolls.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Oh, such a troll!Anonymous wrote:LOL!
"Stay off the hill" -- sounds like the same folks who are so desperately fearful of anyone new on the MoTH listserv.
Capitol Hill's new moniker: Xenophobia Capitol of DC
Capitol Hill's new motto: "We Fear Change"
Nope, just calling it as anyone would see it. If you don't like it, then perhaps you should try a bit of introspection, yourself.
But if you're not a troll, you need to work on how you craft your argument because this is really unimpressive.
Anonymous
12/07/2012 14:59
Subject: New to looking at Capitol Hill DCPS. Any majority high SES schools?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Honestly, just stay off the Hill. It's a diverse community and we like it that way. You may just be one person, but if a whole posse comes in searching for an artificial "utopia" (I don't consider a school with all high-SES to be such, but others might), we will lose some of the best things about our neighborhood and our schools. Just move to someplace where you can find a negligible FARMS rate and little ethnic diversity and be happy with yourself. Leave the Hill for those of us who value all kinds of diversity in our lives and those of our children, even if it doesn't always make things perfect.
Speak for yourself. I've been on the Hill since the early 90s. My wife and I bought in the Brent District because we want our kid to get a good ES education, want to save for college rather than pay for CHD or St. Peter's (although we belong to the parish) and aren't convinced that would happen at any other DPCS EotP school.
When mostly high SES equates to fairly high standards for pupils, adequate support for advanced learners, good facilities and a nurturing and orderly environment, as at Brent, we'll take it. Stick with the rowdy Cluster, babe.
Sorry, we ARE at Brent. We enjoy the excellent education, too, thank you. We also value the diversity that still exists (thank goodness).
Anonymous
12/07/2012 14:45
Subject: New to looking at Capitol Hill DCPS. Any majority high SES schools?
And welcome Brent boosters!
... plenty of high SES families at SWS, Maury, Tyler SI, CHC, 2 Rivers fwiw. Some Brent boosters on this board are just wannabe Tiger mommies. Don't worry -- if you like Brent there are plenty of normal people there too and it's a good school.
... plenty of high SES families at SWS, Maury, Tyler SI, CHC, 2 Rivers fwiw. Some Brent boosters on this board are just wannabe Tiger mommies. Don't worry -- if you like Brent there are plenty of normal people there too and it's a good school.
Anonymous
12/07/2012 14:36
Subject: Re:New to looking at Capitol Hill DCPS. Any majority high SES schools?
Moreover, the charter middle schools aren't all that hot -ever check to see how many kids fail the DC-CAS at Latin? Nearly a quarter, yet no academic ability grouping other than for math. Ugh.
I find that well-meaning white Hill'ites tend to wax enthusiastic about diversity in schools until around 2nd grade. Then they pipe down, entering 3rd or 4th with their eyes open, having discovered that a "good mix of kids" in class isn't in fact helping theirs.
When some pupils are working well below grade level, NCLB pressures, large class sizes and a shortage of teachers aides mean that teachers focus on helping low-end kids, vs. providing challenge to the kids at the opposite end of the achievement spectrum. Too often, crowd control becomes a teacher's focus. These problems crop up a little less at Brent than other Hill schools because fewer kids are behind or growing up on public assistance, and a modest program/system to help advanced learners is in place.
My 2 year-old boy speaks Chinese and English, can count to 20 in both languages, knows his colors and shapes and is about to start violin. I doubt that he's especially bright; he's simply getting the attention and cash flow he needs to achieve. Already. Sometime it seems that the low SES kids on the Hill don't have a prayer as the gentrification beat goes on.
I find that well-meaning white Hill'ites tend to wax enthusiastic about diversity in schools until around 2nd grade. Then they pipe down, entering 3rd or 4th with their eyes open, having discovered that a "good mix of kids" in class isn't in fact helping theirs.
When some pupils are working well below grade level, NCLB pressures, large class sizes and a shortage of teachers aides mean that teachers focus on helping low-end kids, vs. providing challenge to the kids at the opposite end of the achievement spectrum. Too often, crowd control becomes a teacher's focus. These problems crop up a little less at Brent than other Hill schools because fewer kids are behind or growing up on public assistance, and a modest program/system to help advanced learners is in place.
My 2 year-old boy speaks Chinese and English, can count to 20 in both languages, knows his colors and shapes and is about to start violin. I doubt that he's especially bright; he's simply getting the attention and cash flow he needs to achieve. Already. Sometime it seems that the low SES kids on the Hill don't have a prayer as the gentrification beat goes on.
Anonymous
12/07/2012 14:01
Subject: New to looking at Capitol Hill DCPS. Any majority high SES schools?
"New to looking at Capitol Hill DCPS. Any majority high SES schools?"
Brent, but only for Elementary, which ends at 5th. After that you're screwed in DCPS. Look at the charter middle schools or private.
Brent, but only for Elementary, which ends at 5th. After that you're screwed in DCPS. Look at the charter middle schools or private.
Anonymous
12/07/2012 13:55
Subject: New to looking at Capitol Hill DCPS. Any majority high SES schools?
Anonymous wrote:Oh, such a troll!Anonymous wrote:LOL!
"Stay off the hill" -- sounds like the same folks who are so desperately fearful of anyone new on the MoTH listserv.
Capitol Hill's new moniker: Xenophobia Capitol of DC
Capitol Hill's new motto: "We Fear Change"
Nope, just calling it as anyone would see it. If you don't like it, then perhaps you should try a bit of introspection, yourself.
Anonymous
12/07/2012 12:43
Subject: New to looking at Capitol Hill DCPS. Any majority high SES schools?
Anonymous wrote:Honestly, just stay off the Hill. It's a diverse community and we like it that way. You may just be one person, but if a whole posse comes in searching for an artificial "utopia" (I don't consider a school with all high-SES to be such, but others might), we will lose some of the best things about our neighborhood and our schools. Just move to someplace where you can find a negligible FARMS rate and little ethnic diversity and be happy with yourself. Leave the Hill for those of us who value all kinds of diversity in our lives and those of our children, even if it doesn't always make things perfect.
Speak for yourself. I've been on the Hill since the early 90s. My wife and I bought in the Brent District because we want our kid to get a good ES education, want to save for college rather than pay for CHD or St. Peter's (although we belong to the parish) and aren't convinced that would happen at any other DPCS EotP school.
When mostly high SES equates to fairly high standards for pupils, adequate support for advanced learners, good facilities and a nurturing and orderly environment, as at Brent, we'll take it. Stick with the rowdy Cluster, babe.
Anonymous
12/07/2012 12:34
Subject: New to looking at Capitol Hill DCPS. Any majority high SES schools?
Easy solution to sequester yourself from the common folk while attending PUBLIC school -- buy in a pricier neighborhood. The Hill is plenty price inflated, but less so than Chevy Chase or other parts of upper NW. Janney has nominal OOB students for you to worry about. Some of us like it here, don't object to having people with different backgrounds, and feel comfortable in the state of our public school options (public and charter).
I don't fear change, unless it's the kind that celebrates elitist BS taking hold in my neighborhood.
I don't fear change, unless it's the kind that celebrates elitist BS taking hold in my neighborhood.
Anonymous
12/07/2012 12:10
Subject: New to looking at Capitol Hill DCPS. Any majority high SES schools?
Oh, such a troll!Anonymous wrote:LOL!
"Stay off the hill" -- sounds like the same folks who are so desperately fearful of anyone new on the MoTH listserv.
Capitol Hill's new moniker: Xenophobia Capitol of DC
Capitol Hill's new motto: "We Fear Change"
Anonymous
12/07/2012 11:58
Subject: New to looking at Capitol Hill DCPS. Any majority high SES schools?
LOL!
"Stay off the hill" -- sounds like the same folks who are so desperately fearful of anyone new on the MoTH listserv.
Capitol Hill's new moniker: Xenophobia Capitol of DC
Capitol Hill's new motto: "We Fear Change"
"Stay off the hill" -- sounds like the same folks who are so desperately fearful of anyone new on the MoTH listserv.
Capitol Hill's new moniker: Xenophobia Capitol of DC
Capitol Hill's new motto: "We Fear Change"