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@Rich

I grew up in MoCo and went to public school there. The only "chip on my shoulder" I have is for folks who would make generalizations about me based on where I came from - and I'm sure kids who came out of DC's public schools feel the same way.

That said, I'm tired of commenters in this series taking its original premise about improving DC's public schools to either bash or generalize the schools in suburban districts, as if MoCo and Fairfax all look like McLean and Chevy Chase. The whole city vs. suburbs trope was dumb when our parents used it against the city, and it's still dumb when people use it today against the suburbs.

For what it's worth, my high school in MoCo was majority-minority and had a parking lot full of used Geos and pickup trucks (for the few kids who drove). I knew more kids who lived on farms than belonged to country clubs.

by dan reed! on Jul 20, 2012 5:20 pm • link • report

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