Dumb "W" school asking kids to wear their newly accepted College Shirts on May 1st

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Anonymous wrote:Wow OP the US is imploding and this is what you focus on?

Schools all over the country have done this since before 1980

I did it in Florida in 1976

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This tradition helps kids transition from high school to college. Its a big change for them, for everyone, and not just a celebration. I've only seen kids be happy for each other when they finalize their choices, or be sad about leaving their friends.

You are naive.

No! My kid has been tormented with comments about choices "Thats a party school!" or "What are you going do with a degree in THAT" or "Why are you going to the MIDWEST" or "Why is the acceptance rate there so HIGH"

Seriously. Teach the kids some manners. Geez.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow OP the US is imploding and this is what you focus on?

Schools all over the country have done this since before 1980

I did it in Florida in 1976

This tells you how OUTDATED this tradition is. Thank you!

[Anonymous]

Every HS does this OP. I don’t like it but it’s not a W-school thing to be fair

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This isn’t new.

It didn’t bother OP until they realized it wouldn’t be an opportunity for them to brag after all.

[Anonymous]

That dumb W school just got what percent kids into college?

You are ridiculous OP jealous and most likely a crap parent

[Anonymous]

Teach your kid to handle triumphs & disappointments

This will continue in college when some kids get higher paying internships and then job offers than others, some kids live in nicer housing etc

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This tradition helps kids transition from high school to college. Its a big change for them, for everyone, and not just a celebration. I've only seen kids be happy for each other when they finalize their choices, or be sad about leaving their friends.

You are naive.

No! My kid has been tormented with comments about choices "Thats a party school!" or "What are you going do with a degree in THAT" or "Why are you going to the MIDWEST" or "Why is the acceptance rate there so HIGH"

Seriously. Teach the kids some manners. Geez.

Welcome to the rest of their lives. If they can't handle college t-shirt day, they are in big trouble.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Every HS does this OP. I don’t like it but it’s not a W-school thing to be fair

False.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Every HS does this OP. I don’t like it but it’s not a W-school thing to be fair

I don't think it's a big deal, but they definitely didn't do it at my high school. Half the class didn't go to college.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This tradition helps kids transition from high school to college. Its a big change for them, for everyone, and not just a celebration. I've only seen kids be happy for each other when they finalize their choices, or be sad about leaving their friends.

You are naive.

No! My kid has been tormented with comments about choices "Thats a party school!" or "What are you going do with a degree in THAT" or "Why are you going to the MIDWEST" or "Why is the acceptance rate there so HIGH"

Seriously. Teach the kids some manners. Geez.

So many kids of striver parents around here. What do you expect?

[Anonymous]

Ooh. I have to get a George Washington University t-shirt for my son. That way people like you can look down on him for going to what DCUM calls the "rich international losers' school". Never mind that we are, in fact, dual citizens, that George Washington is exactly the same price as Georgetown and other privates, and that there are way more international kids at NYU and elsewhere than at George Washington. Also, he got in with a generous scholarship.

But none of this can be added to the t-shirt, so you can just keep making stupid assumptions! I feel you're the type that loves to be outraged

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This has been a tradition at every school, everywhere since forever.

It was not a tradition at my high school. It is also not a tradition at my older kid's non-W high school in MCPS.

[Anonymous]

Maybe this is an MCPS-wide effort, because Kennedy is promoting the same thing as part of College and Career Readiness Week:

https://www2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/siteassets/schools/high-schools/a-j/kennedyhs/college--career-readiness-week-2023.pdf

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This tradition helps kids transition from high school to college. Its a big change for them, for everyone, and not just a celebration. I've only seen kids be happy for each other when they finalize their choices, or be sad about leaving their friends.

You are naive.

No! My kid has been tormented with comments about choices "Thats a party school!" or "What are you going do with a degree in THAT" or "Why are you going to the MIDWEST" or "Why is the acceptance rate there so HIGH"

Seriously. Teach the kids some manners. Geez.

Welcome to the rest of their lives. If they can't handle college t-shirt day, they are in big trouble.

+1 I hope your child is not as fragile and stressed about their college choice as you are.