Why are you OK with Field not fixing itself?

[Anonymous]

In 30 seconds I thought of three families I know with kids at Field and that also happen to have children at other, more prestigious schools in the DMV. All three of these families love Field. We don't have kids there, but I think-- as is the point of pretty much every single thread on this board-- every school has happy and unhappy families.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My concern with Field is that it seems to be a magnet for kids with special needs or learning disabilities, but at least when we looked at it, didn't seem to have the resources or experienced teachers to meet the needs of so many students. I found our visit stressful and my DS asked to leave his shadow day early because he couldn't see himself learning there.

Not trying to be mean, but perhaps this has more to do with you and your kid than it does with the the school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:One of my closest friends just went on a visit and tour of Field for 9th grade and had all of the same red flags on their visit that we had on ours six years ago, and eleven years ago, with our two children. Everything from inexperienced teachers to chaotic classrooms to easily obseved odd behavior by students, she flagged everything that made us wonder so many years ago why anyone would send their child there. Honest question to Field parents. Why do you put up with it?

Because the Field model works best for their kids? Maybe what looked like red flags to you fit their child’s learning style best but wouldn’t work for you and your family.
I’m tired of people criticizing schools on here. You don’t have a clue what a school day looks like. I’m a teacher (at another private) and I know Field tries to do what’s best for their students.

+1 to this poster. My recent grad thrived in the chaos; some teachers had more ‘traditional’ classroom experiences (which would probably have been the chaos end of a different school!) and they were DS’s least favorite/least successful classes. Field sure isn’t for everyone, but for the kids it’s for? It’s amazing.

[Anonymous]

Or to answer the subject line: I’m okay with Field not “fixing” itself because I don’t think it’s broken.

[Anonymous]

This troll is one of the only negative posters about Field. You can tell by their writing style. It’s the same person over and over. They have obvious mental health issues so take their words with the grain of salt. We have been at the school for 4 years and do not find the environment chaotic at all. Lively classes, students engaged and teachers passionate? All of that, yes. But hardly chaotic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:One of my closest friends just went on a visit and tour of Field for 9th grade and had all of the same red flags on their visit that we had on ours six years ago, and eleven years ago, with our two children. Everything from inexperienced teachers to chaotic classrooms to easily obseved odd behavior by students, she flagged everything that made us wonder so many years ago why anyone would send their child there. Honest question to Field parents. Why do you put up with it?

Because the Field model works best for their kids? Maybe what looked like red flags to you fit their child’s learning style best but wouldn’t work for you and your family.
I’m tired of people criticizing schools on here. You don’t have a clue what a school day looks like. I’m a teacher (at another private) and I know Field tries to do what’s best for their students.

+1

And this isn’t a testament of what makes a school good but if you look at the colleges where the students go, it is vast, diverse and quite impressive. They must be doing something right.

[Anonymous]

DP. Like so many threads, this is just silly.

Children are different. Schools are different. Ignore "ranking" and "prestige". Just try to put each of your children in their best fit school.

Different children will have different "best fit" schools. It is fine, really.