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Anonymous wrote:Don't really get all of the mud-slinging and negativity aimed at OP. OP asked a straightfoward question about comparing certain middle schools. Whether one agrees or disagrees with OP's views/priorities is irrelevant (and unnecessary) to answering the question.
OP here, thanks for helping to stay on topic. If someone could help me find the safety stats mentioned before that would be great!
Anonymous wrote:OP, I wouldn’t hesitate to move to the McLean pyramids. We did and have been very satisfied.
Thanks for your input - however do you have personal experience from other pyramids and therefore a strong preference to McLean pyramid? And why?
Anonymous wrote:I didn't get the impression the former Cooper teacher had a chip on their shoulder, but instead was just sounding a cautionary note.
OP has a 6th grader that they're thinking of uprooting from their friends, which would be quite disruptive. I can't see any reason to think Cooper/Langley would provide any meaningful advantage for a student over Frost/Woodson.
Yeah uprooting is one negative, the extra rent and the moving hassle are negatives as well. Of course the question is if accepting those negatives is worth it to get a (potentially) safer school, a (potentially) more moderate school w.r.t politics/culture wars and (potentially) more rigor in academics.
The answer to this question is obviously subjective and I'm not asking for that. Each one here has different criteria.
I am asking if those schools have indeed those (potential) characteristics I'm looking for and to what extent.