Why is everyone at SR leaving?
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Anonymous
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UCLA
Michigan University of Chicago WashU Georgia Tech UVA Georgetown Other great schools. Many with scholarships. Last year Harvard, Northwestern. The T10 or bust poster is a nut. |
Anonymous
| We got in but the school seemed too focused on athletics. |
Anonymous
| First and foremost, making the choice to a private school is a unique experience for you and your child. There are so many different options in this area depending on your child's needs and strengths. That being said, private SCHOOL is also an investment. We can hold multiple truths in the same space. SR can be a great place for your child who focuses on athletics, but it may not be a great choice if you are looking for high-caliber academic offerings. Based on their curricular offerings, they need to refresh and revamp their academics desperately. Yes, some students get into Ivys but they have also more likely have been recruited to play sports, which may explain why the high focus on social media. Each school has to play to its strengths, and strong academics is not necessarily one at SR at the moment. To echo an earlier comment, the learning profile of students at SR has dramatically changed with a larger number of students needed learning support. At this moment, SR does not have the structures to support the students that need help in the Upper School and are burying their heads in the sand about the addressing this. |
Anonymous
| Academic and curricular programming always needs to evolve in schools. I'm wondering what SR's curriculum looks like right now, when they have most recently updated it, and what benchmark standards they are using. When schools don't tend to their core program and train their teachers accordingly, rigor and academic excellence quickly dilutes. |
Anonymous
Which CCC? There are three… |
Anonymous
Unfortunately many students enroll because of the academics, and if what you say is true, they are being ripped off. That said, my daughter was admitted to many good schools (all but one) and is happy with her outcome. Was she challenged? I would say only i the AP courses, but she is also a very hard worker. Getting straight As in the first two years was pretty easy for her and I did suspect some level of grade inflation there. She was in honors everything. |
Anonymous
You say this based in what knowledge? (imho, curriculum should not change often. Empty academic fads are ubiquitous.) |
Anonymous
| I applied for a faculty position there in February. It took a very long time to hear back from them. Finally, I got a call for an initial screening and eventually a campus visit. The day of the visit felt chaotic and disorganized, and some of the people I went to interview with didn't even have my materials or know what position I was interviewing for. I decided to withdraw from the process because I couldn't imagine things being better if I were to secure employment there. How things appear as a visitor or guest is supposed to be representative of the best you have to offer, and I didn't feel that SR did a good job of that. |
Anonymous
| That's too bad -- the school needs to upgrade some of its faculty and it sounds like not doing so is a self-inflicted wound. |
Anonymous
Most of the cum laude society students had multiple great admissions including some ivies. The top students chose the schools that were right for them based on intended majors, scholarships, school atmosphere. I personally think that's a good thing that the girls were not "ivy or bust." The ivy attendees were both athletic recruits -- not the top students. |
Anonymous
| School has never been known for its academics. |
Anonymous
I don't think SR has ever tried to position itself as an academic powerhouse. The issue is now it is known as the "sporty mean girl school". Yikes. |
Anonymous
Have you not heard them talk about rigor? It’s all smoke and mirrors |
Anonymous
| +1 |
Anonymous
No. There is just one. Chevy. |