What is really going on at GWMS?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As predicted, this was heavily pruned to be favorable to ACPS.

So bizarre

Yep. So weird the protections of the failing district on this Board. But we have a mayor who gets in personal Twitter fights with residents, so I am not sure we can expect any better.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As predicted, this was heavily pruned to be favorable to ACPS.

So bizarre

Yep. So weird the protections of the failing district on this Board. But we have a mayor who gets in personal Twitter fights with residents, so I am not sure we can expect any better.

You mean the mayor that wants to ban SFHs and cram affordable housing down everyone's throats while he rents out his own investment property for $4000 a month?

Why not lead by example Justin? How is $4000 a month affordable?

Hypocritical POS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As predicted, this was heavily pruned to be favorable to ACPS.

So bizarre

Yep. So weird the protections of the failing district on this Board. But we have a mayor who gets in personal Twitter fights with residents, so I am not sure we can expect any better.

You mean the mayor that wants to ban SFHs and cram affordable housing down everyone's throats while he rents out his own investment property for $4000 a month?

Why not lead by example Justin? How is $4000 a month affordable?

Hypocritical POS.

I think this would be better suited to the politics forum BUT it's not only the price that makes Wilson a hypocrite. He and his family should be living in the townhouse not in their SFH with a lot that is large enough that they can't properly maintain it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As predicted, this was heavily pruned to be favorable to ACPS.

So bizarre

Yep. So weird the protections of the failing district on this Board. But we have a mayor who gets in personal Twitter fights with residents, so I am not sure we can expect any better.

You mean the mayor that wants to ban SFHs and cram affordable housing down everyone's throats while he rents out his own investment property for $4000 a month?

Why not lead by example Justin? How is $4000 a month affordable?

Hypocritical POS.

Is this info publicly available?

[Anonymous]

GWMS has some great teachers and some very ordinary ones, just like everywhere. If your child needs small classes then go to private. The work is challenging, not dumbing it down at all. 95% of the kids are typical middle schoolers, but a small group of dangerous kids that are largely watched and segregated. I like it for my kids but everyone’s mileage will vary.

And I’m glad someone mentioned the dilapidated condition of the mayors residence. Embarrassing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As predicted, this was heavily pruned to be favorable to ACPS.

So bizarre

Yep. So weird the protections of the failing district on this Board. But we have a mayor who gets in personal Twitter fights with residents, so I am not sure we can expect any better.

You mean the mayor that wants to ban SFHs and cram affordable housing down everyone's throats while he rents out his own investment property for $4000 a month?

Why not lead by example Justin? How is $4000 a month affordable?

Hypocritical POS.

Is this info publicly available?

Yes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As predicted, this was heavily pruned to be favorable to ACPS.

So bizarre

Yep. So weird the protections of the failing district on this Board. But we have a mayor who gets in personal Twitter fights with residents, so I am not sure we can expect any better.

You mean the mayor that wants to ban SFHs and cram affordable housing down everyone's throats while he rents out his own investment property for $4000 a month?

Why not lead by example Justin? How is $4000 a month affordable?

Hypocritical POS.

Is this info publicly available?

Yes.

From the mayor.

[Anonymous]

We have friends whose kids are fine there. Ours are in private. We also have friends whose kids are so traumatized that the parents are can't really afford privates are focused on doing so. I just don't know.

I can say that the families of kids there we know are the most wonderful nicest people. Their kids are great. In ES, they were all honors kids. So I don't know if there's a correlation there. They tend to be "perfect" kids in that they are very balanced, know right from wrong/good from bad, strong sense of self, no learning disabilities, etc. Families are well travelled, well rounded, solidly upper middle class. T

The friends whose kids are terrified have kids who are similar, but maybe not honors academically and as well travelled. The stories I've heard from them would lead me to question how any good parent would allow their kid to go there but again, my other friends are great parents and obviously, their kids are fine. Now, I have heard from them that their kids tell them stories that align to the kids who are traumatized daily, yet on some level I suppose those kids are able to cope.

I would worry about my 2 kids which is why we did not want to chance going at all. They could have been OK at GW, but I know how happy they are in the school they are currently in, so for my peace of mind, it's worth the cost of private. But I do wonder what it really is like and whether my kids would have made it

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have friends whose kids are fine there. Ours are in private. We also have friends whose kids are so traumatized that the parents are can't really afford privates are focused on doing so. I just don't know.

I can say that the families of kids there we know are the most wonderful nicest people. Their kids are great. In ES, they were all honors kids. So I don't know if there's a correlation there. They tend to be "perfect" kids in that they are very balanced, know right from wrong/good from bad, strong sense of self, no learning disabilities, etc. Families are well travelled, well rounded, solidly upper middle class. T

The friends whose kids are terrified have kids who are similar, but maybe not honors academically and as well travelled. The stories I've heard from them would lead me to question how any good parent would allow their kid to go there but again, my other friends are great parents and obviously, their kids are fine. Now, I have heard from them that their kids tell them stories that align to the kids who are traumatized daily, yet on some level I suppose those kids are able to cope.

I would worry about my 2 kids which is why we did not want to chance going at all. They could have been OK at GW, but I know how happy they are in the school they are currently in, so for my peace of mind, it's worth the cost of private. But I do wonder what it really is like and whether my kids would have made it

WTH did I just read?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As predicted, this was heavily pruned to be favorable to ACPS.

So bizarre

Yep. So weird the protections of the failing district on this Board. But we have a mayor who gets in personal Twitter fights with residents, so I am not sure we can expect any better.

You mean the mayor that wants to ban SFHs and cram affordable housing down everyone's throats while he rents out his own investment property for $4000 a month?

Why not lead by example Justin? How is $4000 a month affordable?

Hypocritical POS.

How does he afford $4000 a month?

[Anonymous]

My son attends. There is definitely a big problem with vaping in the bathroom. There are some fights, he has only seen one minor one (a student shoving another student in the cafeteria) himself in two years there (one year was virtual), but has seen videos of others.

There are definitely some problems with lack of teachers. One of his friends did not have a permanent science teacher this year until 1/3 through they year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have friends whose kids are fine there. Ours are in private. We also have friends whose kids are so traumatized that the parents are can't really afford privates are focused on doing so. I just don't know.

I can say that the families of kids there we know are the most wonderful nicest people. Their kids are great. In ES, they were all honors kids. So I don't know if there's a correlation there. They tend to be "perfect" kids in that they are very balanced, know right from wrong/good from bad, strong sense of self, no learning disabilities, etc. Families are well travelled, well rounded, solidly upper middle class. T

The friends whose kids are terrified have kids who are similar, but maybe not honors academically and as well travelled. The stories I've heard from them would lead me to question how any good parent would allow their kid to go there but again, my other friends are great parents and obviously, their kids are fine. Now, I have heard from them that their kids tell them stories that align to the kids who are traumatized daily, yet on some level I suppose those kids are able to cope.

I would worry about my 2 kids which is why we did not want to chance going at all. They could have been OK at GW, but I know how happy they are in the school they are currently in, so for my peace of mind, it's worth the cost of private. But I do wonder what it really is like and whether my kids would have made it

WTH did I just read?

DP: I think what you read is a description of the paradox of ACPS. Students from affluent families without special needs can succeed in ACPS (including at GWMS). Parents of students who do not fall into that specific category are much more likely to have significant concerns about ACPS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have friends whose kids are fine there. Ours are in private. We also have friends whose kids are so traumatized that the parents are can't really afford privates are focused on doing so. I just don't know.

I can say that the families of kids there we know are the most wonderful nicest people. Their kids are great. In ES, they were all honors kids. So I don't know if there's a correlation there. They tend to be "perfect" kids in that they are very balanced, know right from wrong/good from bad, strong sense of self, no learning disabilities, etc. Families are well travelled, well rounded, solidly upper middle class. T

The friends whose kids are terrified have kids who are similar, but maybe not honors academically and as well travelled. The stories I've heard from them would lead me to question how any good parent would allow their kid to go there but again, my other friends are great parents and obviously, their kids are fine. Now, I have heard from them that their kids tell them stories that align to the kids who are traumatized daily, yet on some level I suppose those kids are able to cope.

I would worry about my 2 kids which is why we did not want to chance going at all. They could have been OK at GW, but I know how happy they are in the school they are currently in, so for my peace of mind, it's worth the cost of private. But I do wonder what it really is like and whether my kids would have made it

WTH did I just read?

DP: I think what you read is a description of the paradox of ACPS. Students from affluent families without special needs can succeed in ACPS (including at GWMS). Parents of students who do not fall into that specific category are much more likely to have significant concerns about ACPS.

The most accurate, concise summary you will find.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have friends whose kids are fine there. Ours are in private. We also have friends whose kids are so traumatized that the parents are can't really afford privates are focused on doing so. I just don't know.

I can say that the families of kids there we know are the most wonderful nicest people. Their kids are great. In ES, they were all honors kids. So I don't know if there's a correlation there. They tend to be "perfect" kids in that they are very balanced, know right from wrong/good from bad, strong sense of self, no learning disabilities, etc. Families are well travelled, well rounded, solidly upper middle class. T

The friends whose kids are terrified have kids who are similar, but maybe not honors academically and as well travelled. The stories I've heard from them would lead me to question how any good parent would allow their kid to go there but again, my other friends are great parents and obviously, their kids are fine. Now, I have heard from them that their kids tell them stories that align to the kids who are traumatized daily, yet on some level I suppose those kids are able to cope.

I would worry about my 2 kids which is why we did not want to chance going at all. They could have been OK at GW, but I know how happy they are in the school they are currently in, so for my peace of mind, it's worth the cost of private. But I do wonder what it really is like and whether my kids would have made it

WTH did I just read?

Seriously…why are you even posting here if you aren’t an ACPS parent?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have friends whose kids are fine there. Ours are in private. We also have friends whose kids are so traumatized that the parents are can't really afford privates are focused on doing so. I just don't know.

I can say that the families of kids there we know are the most wonderful nicest people. Their kids are great. In ES, they were all honors kids. So I don't know if there's a correlation there. They tend to be "perfect" kids in that they are very balanced, know right from wrong/good from bad, strong sense of self, no learning disabilities, etc. Families are well travelled, well rounded, solidly upper middle class. T

The friends whose kids are terrified have kids who are similar, but maybe not honors academically and as well travelled. The stories I've heard from them would lead me to question how any good parent would allow their kid to go there but again, my other friends are great parents and obviously, their kids are fine. Now, I have heard from them that their kids tell them stories that align to the kids who are traumatized daily, yet on some level I suppose those kids are able to cope.

I would worry about my 2 kids which is why we did not want to chance going at all. They could have been OK at GW, but I know how happy they are in the school they are currently in, so for my peace of mind, it's worth the cost of private. But I do wonder what it really is like and whether my kids would have made it

WTH did I just read?

Seriously…why are you even posting here if you aren’t an ACPS parent?

Not the PP but they can have their say because they live in Alexandria and pay for the schools.