Are Other Upper School Students at Potomac Not Getting Tests and Papers Back for Weeks at a Time?

[Anonymous]

We have been warned by other parents to steer clear of the person you mentioned.

[Anonymous]

Oh I’m at another private and delayed paper and test return has been going on for years, pre-Covid. I continue to be pretty shocked that nothing has changed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Idiotic of you to post here. Talk to Virchow, dean of academics. She’s fantastic at advocating for students. Really your kid should talk to her, not you but you sound like you are the type who wants to do it yourself. BTW - tell your kid this is why he had an advisor. He is supposed to take this issue to his advisor not his mommy.

+1 I’m sure there are some issues with this (my student hasn’t had any, but teacher practices obviously vary quite a bit), but they should be handled through the multiple channels available instead of being held in with unresolved frustration. Start with student and advisor, and work up from there if necessary.

[Anonymous]

Why aren’t parents complaining? This is crazy for such a high price tag plus just in general bad practice of teaching!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Idiotic of you to post here. Talk to Virchow, dean of academics. She’s fantastic at advocating for students. Really your kid should talk to her, not you but you sound like you are the type who wants to do it yourself. BTW - tell your kid this is why he had an advisor. He is supposed to take this issue to his advisor not his mommy.

Stop the gaslighting! By the time people post here, they and their DCs are frustrated.

[Anonymous]

Actually, I find these discussions very informative and helpfully. We were considering Potomac upper school. Over the campus tour, the admission staff mentioned that the school aims to downplay the concept of grades, hoping to help students feel less anxious and focus on learning. Sounds reasonable. But he went on to say that, as such, grades aren’t communicated as often to take the pressure off. My spouse and I stared at each other, shocked. Not sure whether the incident in OPs post is a one-off, or reflects a common pattern in Potomac US.

[Anonymous]

No way was that an US tour

[Anonymous]

Well, we definitely signed up for the US tour for our 8th grader. The other two families at the tour also brought along their 8th graders. We would be happy if the descriptions at the tour did not match the reality, or we just misunderstood the guide.

[Anonymous]

My DC is in US and trust me it is way more stressful to not know where you stand versus knowing. TJ caliber kid, by the way.

[Anonymous]

This is starting to sound like it is a widespread problem.

[Anonymous]

The parents are generally the ones paying, so they should rightly be offended that this seems to be a systemic problem at Potomac. Not sure how one student talking to Virchow will change this?

[Anonymous]

It won’t. If I can prevent one more family from making the same mistake, it is worth it. Don’t believe the smoke and mirrors!

[Anonymous]

Sorry DC had such bad grades.

[Anonymous]

^^^^ABCDEFU…

[Anonymous]

You just sound bitter