Are the non "W" schools really that bad?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The exact same curriculum is used at every high school in the county. The only difference between schools is what magnet programs they offer. A W school makes the news almost every year for a swastika graffiti incident. There's a lot of entitlement and affluenza in the peer group that overrides any potential benefit.

The worst was the W that was hading out n*word cards to the kids. It's just crazy disgusting.

Seriously? That happened over 5 years ago. My DD was there and has since graduated from college. Why bring it up now, just to smear the current student body?

Trust and believe these things are still going on. This was another school this year were kids were given out n*word permission slips/passes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Buy in an area that enables you to send your kid to private schools.

This. MCPS's priority is not excellence. It's closing the gap.

[Anonymous]

There are good non W schools. Seneca Valley is not one of them. Seneca is really really bad. Cannot wait to be out of there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are good non W schools. Seneca Valley is not one of them. Seneca is really really bad. Cannot wait to be out of there.

Alternative view: my kid just graduated from Seneca Valley, and it was a great experience. Too bad Dr. Cohen retired, because he was a good principal, but his replacement has done well too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are good non W schools. Seneca Valley is not one of them. Seneca is really really bad. Cannot wait to be out of there.

Not our experience at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are good non W schools. Seneca Valley is not one of them. Seneca is really really bad. Cannot wait to be out of there.

Not our experience at all.

The truth is most of these schools are remarkably similar. They have the same teachers, classes and curriculum. The only difference are some minor demographic variations.

[Anonymous]

It is crazy to think you have to go to a W school cluster. Your wife and in-laws are the epitome of why people don’t like Bethesda folk. That being said, find some neighborhoods that you like and then consider the schools carefully. While I think any MCPS high school would be ok, some school clusters are better than others.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The QO cluster is really good. Don't let people scare you.

True statement and there is school spirit as well

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The QO cluster is really good. Don't let people scare you.

True statement and there is school spirit as well

ie, football is king

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Buy in an area that enables you to send your kid to private schools.

This. MCPS's priority is not excellence. It's closing the gap.

With the low-diversity at the W's there's hardly any gap so they can actually teach whereas in the rest of the county it's all about the gap. They have to focus all their resoruces on the bottom 20%.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Buy in an area that enables you to send your kid to private schools.

This. MCPS's priority is not excellence. It's closing the gap.

With the low-diversity at the W's there's hardly any gap so they can actually teach whereas in the rest of the county it's all about the gap. They have to focus all their resoruces on the bottom 20%.

In schools with an obvious achievement gap, the kids are naturally separated by the classes they take (APs vs Honors or regular classes). Resources are not focused on one area.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It is crazy to think you have to go to a W school cluster. Your wife and in-laws are the epitome of why people don’t like Bethesda folk. That being said, find some neighborhoods that you like and then consider the schools carefully. While I think any MCPS high school would be ok, some school clusters are better than others.

The wife and in-laws view is truly outdated.