Landon vs. Georgetown Prep Upper School

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:1) Out of a class of about 100 students, only 3-5 are considered "ace" lacrosse players, so you are grossly overgeneralizing. The high quality of Landon's college admissions year to year contradicts your claim that it is mediocre academic experience.
2) The teacher-coach model is based on the belief that the same people who coach you on the field should be teachers in the classroom. Not some "coach for hire" who only knows the kids in one capacity and doesn't contribute to other aspects of the educational experience. Kids need to see athletic coaches s as multidimensional people with interests outside of sports. This is why a recent asst football coach at Landon left to be the head coach at Gonzaga. He could have taken over the head coach position but refused to teach an academic subject, insisting that the football field is his classroom. Landon refused to budge, which should be applauded.

Duh . . . he's a football coach, not a teacher. It's about time someone at Landon showed some integrity, unfortunately it was not the Headmaster. Landon already has a bunch good coaches who are lame-ass ineffective teachers. Kudos to the guy who walked away.

[Anonymous]

This year, Landon had a national merit scholar, Prep didnt. Another thing, would you guys consider Prep or Landon or both to be in a TOP 5 list of schools in this area?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This year, Landon had a national merit scholar, Prep didnt. Another thing, would you guys consider Prep or Landon or both to be in a TOP 5 list of schools in this area?

I'd say yes. My top 5--taking girl's schools out of the equation--would be:

Sidwell
St. Alban's
Georgetown Prep
Landon
GDS

[Anonymous]

Agreed with PP, but I personally like Landon's curriculum since it's more well rounded rather than being overly traditional.

Sidwell
St. Albans/NCS
Landon/Holton(Holton Before Landon)
Georgetown Prep
GDS

[Anonymous]

[b][i]Sidwell
St. Albans/NCS
Landon/Holton(Holton Before Landon)
Georgetown Prep
GDS [/i][/b]

Where do you think the top public magnet high school programs (Blair Magnet; Richard Montgomery IB; Thomas Jefferson) fit in this list? and why?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:1) Out of a class of about 100 students, only 3-5 are considered "ace" lacrosse players, so you are grossly overgeneralizing. The high quality of Landon's college admissions year to year contradicts your claim that it is mediocre academic experience.
2) The teacher-coach model is based on the belief that the same people who coach you on the field should be teachers in the classroom. Not some "coach for hire" who only knows the kids in one capacity and doesn't contribute to other aspects of the educational experience. Kids need to see athletic coaches s as multidimensional people with interests outside of sports. This is why a recent asst football coach at Landon left to be the head coach at Gonzaga. He could have taken over the head coach position but refused to teach an academic subject, insisting that the football field is his classroom. Landon refused to budge, which should be applauded.

Duh . . . he's a football coach, not a teacher. It's about time someone at Landon showed some integrity, unfortunately it was not the Headmaster. Landon already has a bunch good coaches who are lame-ass ineffective teachers. Kudos to the guy who walked away.

Duh yourself. You clearly have no idea what you are talking about. Landon hires its staff as teachers first, coaches second. Unlike Sta, Prep and EHS, it doesn't hire former pro/college stars who only coach for a few years and then move on. While all schools have some weak teachers, the ones at Landon are not the winning high level coaches. The good coaches at Landon are actually some of the strongest and most demanding teachers.

[Anonymous]

[quote=Anonymous][b][i]Sidwell
St. Albans/NCS
Landon/Holton(Holton Before Landon)
Georgetown Prep
GDS [/i][/b]

Where do you think the top public magnet high school programs (Blair Magnet; Richard Montgomery IB; Thomas Jefferson) fit in this list? and why?[/quote]

On straight academics, TJ blows all of these away.
Maret has to be lumped in with Sidwell and GDS.
Prep should be lumped in more with Gonzaga in terms of overall experience.

[Anonymous]

GDS produces better students than Landon or Prep. I don't know about STA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:GDS produces better students than Landon or Prep. I don't know about STA.

Call me old school, but I feel the need to call BS on the idea that GDS or Maret are in the same tier as Sidwell, Landon/Holton,, STA/NCS or Prep. Maret and GDS were long reputed as safety schools in the first 30 years I lived in this city. This big 3 or 5 phenomenon with GDS and particularly Maret in the mix is the product of DC transplants turned to boosters who don't really know what is what.

By the way, Gonzaga is not on the same tier as Prep. It is more akin to St John's and Bullis.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:1) Out of a class of about 100 students, only 3-5 are considered "ace" lacrosse players, so you are grossly overgeneralizing. The high quality of Landon's college admissions year to year contradicts your claim that it is mediocre academic experience.
2) The teacher-coach model is based on the belief that the same people who coach you on the field should be teachers in the classroom. Not some "coach for hire" who only knows the kids in one capacity and doesn't contribute to other aspects of the educational experience. Kids need to see athletic coaches s as multidimensional people with interests outside of sports. This is why a recent asst football coach at Landon left to be the head coach at Gonzaga. He could have taken over the head coach position but refused to teach an academic subject, insisting that the football field is his classroom. Landon refused to budge, which should be applauded.

Tell us about the Landon Father's Club, please. Or the Board.

[Anonymous]

Sorry but things have changed. Maret and GDS are very good schools.

They meet a need for many students and yes, they are in the same tier as the other schools you listed. Not everyone gets in or wants to get in to those other schools.

Gonzaga and Prep are on the same tier. Gonzaga is bigger and many Mater Dei kids are choosing Gonzaga over Prep in the past few years, because of the lower tuition.


You need to get out there and do some research. I think you would be a little shocked how hard it is to get into Gonzaga, Maret and GDS.

[Anonymous]

No, they really need to stay at Landon.

[Anonymous]

Call me old school, but I feel the need to call BS on the idea that GDS or Maret are in the same tier as Sidwell, Landon/Holton,, STA/NCS or Prep. Maret and GDS were long reputed as safety schools in the first 30 years I lived in this city. This big 3 or 5 phenomenon with GDS and particularly Maret in the mix is the product of DC transplants turned to boosters who don't really know what is what.

You're views are way out of date. GDS and Maret long ago eclipsed Landon, Prep in terms of academic reputation. Very, very difficult to get in to either school. Only slightly less difficult then Sidwell or STA.

[Anonymous]

Quick factual question -- I have seen references to the "Father's Club" at Landon (generally in the context of influence on school policies/philosophy). Is this an actual organization, or is it a nickname/phrase along the lines of how "boys' club" is often used? And if it is an actual organization, is there a separate "Mothers' Club" or is the "Fathers' Club" just an older name for what is a parents' committee or parents' club? Thanks.

[Anonymous]

There is a Mother's Committee and a Father's Club.
The mothers organize things like the Greens Sale, room mothers duties and the like. The Father's Club does organize some events--like Father's Visiting Day. Mostly, they involve themselves in school administration. The Landon Board is also very involved in many many details of school administration.