Landon for the tough only?

[Anonymous]

You're wrong. I don't know what aggravates people more - that a school of that quality can be so good in athletics or that a school with that good of athletics can be so strong academically at the same time?

[Anonymous]

There are a number of elite schools here who have great academics + super sports -- far exceeding Landon -- both in the boy + girl categories.

[Anonymous]

I am the original poster who mentioned great academics. You say mediocre, I say great. It's all a matter of of what you have know or not and what boys that you know directly that have gradusted from this school and have excelled very well without having the need to mention Landon for 75 years of their life. Academics are also about what each boy is able to do with what they are absorbing and behavior and moras, that should come from home.

[Anonymous]

PP. Sorry for the typos. Rushing too much..................

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I liket he fact that their wait list boys may have a chance. My son is very good in academics and was excited about their sports program. Now, we are hoping to get a call. If he now gets in, I will keep a tough attitude against other adults that don't understand why I would switch from the school we have put a contract on to have an opportunity to go to an all boys school that is secular, great sports, a record of great academics and the bad reputation that has been haunting them for the past few years.

What is the status of their waitlist?
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I don't know what the status of the waitlist, but based on this forum, I am expecting pepole to rethink their decisions, which can only benefit those of us that still believe that this too soon shall pass. The bottom line is that boys need a education, and a few bad alumni should not ruin a whole batch. ] It's not fair to the students or the staff and falculty to even tie them to what an alumni sadly did in his last year o f college.

[Anonymous]

I just moved here from California and I am shocked at how competitive the parents are here....go back and read these posts! Amazing the amount of time grown adults are spending bashing this school or that school....maybe we'd all be better off if the parents with an ax to grind on these forums get off the computer and go parent their OWN kids.

[Anonymous]

Welcome, California new person. Don't worry, I've lived here for over 30 years, and DCUM posters are not representative of the general parent body around here. It's competitive, but not as crazy as the postings here would lead you to believe. Thank goodness.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They prefer boys who don't collectively cheat on their SAT's.......

A sixteen-year-old Holton girl would have been nine years old when the cheating scandal broke. It happened in 2003--ancient history for these kids--one can only wonder about an adult who is still stewing over it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here is another example that thinsg are changing at Landon:

Musicians Are Honored in DC and Maryland
Posted 05/06/2010 09:06AM
Upper School Strings Attain Highest Ratings

Landon’s Upper School String Ensemble received a straight 1 rating from all three judges at the Maryland State orchestra festival on April 26. For the first time in more than a decade, the musicians, under the direction of Dr. Paul Scimonelli, also achieved straight 1 ratings in District and travel competitions.

Middle School Strings, also under the direction of Dr. Scimonelli, traveled to Lindale Middle School on May 3 to participate in this year's Maryland All State orchestra festival and adjudication, attaining an overall 2 rating and qualifying for a red ribbon medal from the Maryland Orchestra Director's Association.

Congratulations to our Upper and Middle School Strings players!


Landon's music program has been excellent for years. And it gets better and better.

[Anonymous]

A word about the change of headmasters--Damon Bradley had his flaws, but he had a divinity school background and labored in his way to make the students into responsible young men. I don't think he could stand up to certain parents though--who thought they owned the school. The current headmaster made his mark in another area entirely before going into education. He in my opinion cannot so easily be cowed by pompous powerful parents, because he can play in their sand-box if he wanted to. He does what he does because he loves it.

[Anonymous]

He's a nice guy. However, he needs to pay attention to the individual schools. Especially the MS. That head is not doing his job and should be removed.

[Anonymous]

The head is a nice guy but seems unable to truly discipline and get rid of the bad eggs. It takes a lot of effort to get any kind of action on events that should not. Teachers that need to go seem to stick around. A wholesale cleaning from top to bottom (the need LS head can stay-at least that is a good start) is desperately needed. Start with a new head, a new president of the board (preferably not a CCC person) and a new admissions director and we might be on the road to recovery.

[Anonymous]

Be careful suggesting that old-time teachers be gotten rid of, unless we are talking true incompetents here--and Landon has/does get rid of those in my experience. The teachers who have been there through the decades are part of the glue that holds a school together. There are very important to recent and even-not-so recent alumni by conveying a sense of on-going tradition, and that makes them much more eager to support the school. My daughter graduated from NCS a few years ago--there has been huge teacher turn-over there--she says she feels she hardly knows the place. She is not alone in this--a lot of alumnae feel very disengaged. Not good.

[Anonymous]

I have been there for 7 years and I have yet to see one incompetent teacher leave yet.start with the lower school science teacher, or the 6th grade social studies teacher who takes pleasure in ridiculing boys. Many families have left because of then.

[Anonymous]

Don't forget the Middle School head. He's a real problem.