How was Wheaton open house?

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Anonymous wrote:I thought it was a shame that we didn’t hear from any teachers or have the opportunity to ask questions. The students were impressive but the biomedical science project examples stood out way more than the engineering ones.

There were a lot of teachers (various engineering, head of math etc) in the fair area answering questions. Email Ms. Gerhardt with questions, and she can put you in touch with relevant faculty.

It’s not the same as seeing them in action presenting to a group or the entire auditorium, showing their passion and how they engage their audience. Overall I think my kid would likely do well at Wheaton but he’s not going to accept the place.

Why do you care how they "present to an entire auditorium?" They were answering lots of program questions, "showing their passion" and "engaging " many "audience " members. I was there. You could have gotten a sense of them as teachers from talking to them. A missed opportunity, but on your shoulders, not theirs.

I care how they teach. A one on one conversation is different from presenting to a classroom. And leaving it up to families to sell them out in the hall way was a poor call - if they really want our kids to attend they need to sell it to us! Why do you care what I care about? Seriously. My impression was that overall the program wasn’t as rigorous as Blair’s but they also spent an hour less selling the program to families and didn’t differentiate between kids and parents. I still didn’t feel as if I got much of an idea of how the program would work, how experienced and innovative the teachers were etc. I learned almost nothing about the electives available. It felt like a wasted opportunity and I learned nothing additional from the presentation in the fall. Not separating out the two programs was a mistake in my opinion.

I also care about how they teach, and your earlier statement doesn't speak to that at all. That's on you. You have preconceptions, and reinforced them yourself. You could have gotten a better idea (the magnet and elective teachers and magnet directors were all there), and you still can (email or call and ask), but you don't seem genuinely interested. Totally fine. Just move on.

This thread asked about impressions. Those are mine. You just seem to want an argument.

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Anonymous wrote:I thought it was a shame that we didn’t hear from any teachers or have the opportunity to ask questions. The students were impressive but the biomedical science project examples stood out way more than the engineering ones.

There were a lot of teachers (various engineering, head of math etc) in the fair area answering questions. Email Ms. Gerhardt with questions, and she can put you in touch with relevant faculty.

It’s not the same as seeing them in action presenting to a group or the entire auditorium, showing their passion and how they engage their audience. Overall I think my kid would likely do well at Wheaton but he’s not going to accept the place.

Why do you care how they "present to an entire auditorium?" They were answering lots of program questions, "showing their passion" and "engaging " many "audience " members. I was there. You could have gotten a sense of them as teachers from talking to them. A missed opportunity, but on your shoulders, not theirs.

I care how they teach. A one on one conversation is different from presenting to a classroom. And leaving it up to families to sell them out in the hall way was a poor call - if they really want our kids to attend they need to sell it to us! Why do you care what I care about? Seriously. My impression was that overall the program wasn’t as rigorous as Blair’s but they also spent an hour less selling the program to families and didn’t differentiate between kids and parents. I still didn’t feel as if I got much of an idea of how the program would work, how experienced and innovative the teachers were etc. I learned almost nothing about the electives available. It felt like a wasted opportunity and I learned nothing additional from the presentation in the fall. Not separating out the two programs was a mistake in my opinion.

I also care about how they teach, and your earlier statement doesn't speak to that at all. That's on you. You have preconceptions, and reinforced them yourself. You could have gotten a better idea (the magnet and elective teachers and magnet directors were all there), and you still can (email or call and ask), but you don't seem genuinely interested. Totally fine. Just move on.

This thread asked about impressions. Those are mine. You just seem to want an argument.

Take a long look in the mirror, babe.

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DP, I agree. The student panel was great but limited. Missing lots of info.

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The open house I went to a few years ago with my kid was off-putting. The kids were super competitive about how much HW they had. Which is weird. Not a lot of excitement about the projects, more of a striver vibe that didn't hit with my kid.

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Anonymous wrote:DP, I agree. The student panel was great but limited. Missing lots of info.

Would have liked to hear from teachers and about what they are teaching. maybe they were in the main hall...

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Anonymous wrote:The open house I went to a few years ago with my kid was off-putting. The kids were super competitive about how much HW they had. Which is weird. Not a lot of excitement about the projects, more of a striver vibe that didn't hit with my kid.

I didn’t get a competitive vibe this time. More the opposite. They stressed how manageable it was.

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Anonymous wrote:The open house I went to a few years ago with my kid was off-putting. The kids were super competitive about how much HW they had. Which is weird. Not a lot of excitement about the projects, more of a striver vibe that didn't hit with my kid.

Current parent here. That was the opposite of what we saw when my kid went to the OH a few years ago and totally not what we have experienced in the program. It has been a very collaborative and supportive environment and cohort. We are really pleased.

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Anonymous wrote:DP, I agree. The student panel was great but limited. Missing lots of info.

Would have liked to hear from teachers and about what they are teaching. maybe they were in the main hall...

They were. But you can always contact them if you have questions. Or, the magnet coordinator.