When was this? They started standards based MYP grading in recent years and the rigor is not the same. It is really hard to fail anything at the secondary level. No, it is not a pressure cooker. |
This was within a few months of switching that he was offered a spot in one of the advanced centers. Academically nothing had changed. I don't think it's out of line with what many FCPS parents suspect which is that the AAP centers are more regular education centers than advanced. |
This was maybe 3 or 4 years ago. Like I said, I think she was being dramatic bu saying he was failing, but they were beginning to have discussions about how to get him to meet standards. I did have a friend have her son fail out. He was held back a grade. It did ultimately benefit him. So it isn't true that kids don't fail in FCCPS. Maybe they don't use that terminology officially but that's what it is. |
to get str8 As in honors classes at the HS level isnt necessarily a cake walk... |
What an idiotic statement. FCPS students are comparable if not better than city students based on academic competitions. FCPS also doesn’t classify kids as gifted or have a gifted program. |
I'm not saying that individuals are lesser, I'm saying the AAP programing isn't a gifted program. So it sounds like we agree. |
Then why did you say “he was suddenly a gifted student in FCPS”? |
I wouldn’t say it’s a pressure cooker, although every good school around here is to some extent because kids are stressed about college admissions. Some classes are quite challenging (foreign language, English, some math) and others seem subpar and quite easy (science). |
Do your research. FCPS does classify students as gifted. This is separate from AAP, but they do identify students as gifted. If you want to feel you are better because you are in FCPS, more power to you. Chill out! |
I think Meridian, Yorktown, W&L, McLean, Langley - as well as the private schools around here - are all somewhat intense and competitive.
That said, I think there's something about the smaller student body and small-town feel that is more supportive of kids in FCCPS. |
If by “small town” you mean “ everyone’s up in your business while neglecting their own, and they really don’t like people they deem to be outsiders” then yeah. |
Just as competitive but then you can end up around the same small group of parents keeping tabs for 13 years. Yuck. |
And half the administrators (both the school and district) went to, live in and/or never worked anywhere besides FCCPS, so it’s a really closed circle. It’s the worst aspects of a private school jammed into a public school. |
Eh, see, I like it that other parents know my kid and would tell me if he's walking down the street vaping or something. I like knowing my kids' friends and their parents. |
Exactly. So out of date, what you want is an “instant pot of Ivy League acceptance”. Now that is updated to today’s kitchen. |