Churchill students

[Anonymous]

We live in one of the more modest neighborhoods in the Churchill district. And yes, there are a ton of parents who, for instance, buy each of their twin 16 year olds a Mercedes or Tesla when they get their license. Nice enough kids, but filthy rich.

If I were to do it again, I think I'd look at Wootton, instead. My feeling is that it is more academically oriented and less filthy rich. But still quite a good school. (But that's me looking from the outside, so I don't know.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We live in one of the more modest neighborhoods in the Churchill district. And yes, there are a ton of parents who, for instance, buy each of their twin 16 year olds a Mercedes or Tesla when they get their license. Nice enough kids, but filthy rich.

If I were to do it again, I think I'd look at Wootton, instead. My feeling is that it is more academically oriented and less filthy rich. But still quite a good school. (But that's me looking from the outside, so I don't know.)

Dont down play your wealth. Please define modest neighbothood. 1.5 M? The median house price is less than 1M in Potomac. Many of the families have two working parents to pay the mortgage and don't take fancy vocation.
How do your neighnothood have a ton of parents with twins? Amazing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We live in one of the more modest neighborhoods in the Churchill district. And yes, there are a ton of parents who, for instance, buy each of their twin 16 year olds a Mercedes or Tesla when they get their license. Nice enough kids, but filthy rich.

If I were to do it again, I think I'd look at Wootton, instead. My feeling is that it is more academically oriented and less filthy rich. But still quite a good school. (But that's me looking from the outside, so I don't know.)

Dont down play your wealth. Please define modest neighbothood. 1.5 M? The median house price is less than 1M in Potomac. Many of the families have two working parents to pay the mortgage and don't take fancy vocation.
How do your neighnothood have a ton of parents with twins? Amazing.

DP.. that's still wealthy compared to most of MoCo. Define "fancy vacation"? Just because both parents work to afford that area doesn't mean they are not wealthy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:IMHO, a school is more influenced by the families of students than its facilities. One of the reasons that the W' schools stand out, is the fact that a very large proportion of families in those schools consider education very important and, more importantly, are putting real effort to help the students succeed in their education.

Not every family is taking the same approach. It is true that, sometimes, the peer-pressure can be overwhelming, both for the students and the parents. But I take it as an opportunity for us, both the students and the parents, to learn how to be true to ourselves and do the right things that we believe in.

In terms of family income, this area is higher, and there are plenty of wealthy families. But due to the high housing cost, many, if not most, families are just living a "middle class" lifestyle that one can afford at a much lower income in other places (say, some university town.)

oh please.. I live in 20854, Rockville, and most people even in this part (the poorer part of 20854 zoned for RM) don't live regular middle class lifestyles. I grew up lower/middle income in a working class area. I know what real middle class is, and people who live in 20854, even if they are driving Honda minivans are nowhere near how the real middle class lives.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:IMHO, a school is more influenced by the families of students than its facilities. One of the reasons that the W' schools stand out, is the fact that a very large proportion of families in those schools consider education very important and, more importantly, are putting real effort to help the students succeed in their education.

Not every family is taking the same approach. It is true that, sometimes, the peer-pressure can be overwhelming, both for the students and the parents. But I take it as an opportunity for us, both the students and the parents, to learn how to be true to ourselves and do the right things that we believe in.

In terms of family income, this area is higher, and there are plenty of wealthy families. But due to the high housing cost, many, if not most, families are just living a "middle class" lifestyle that one can afford at a much lower income in other places (say, some university town.)

oh please.. I live in 20854, Rockville, and most people even in this part (the poorer part of 20854 zoned for RM) don't live regular middle class lifestyles. I grew up lower/middle income in a working class area. I know what real middle class is, and people who live in 20854, even if they are driving Honda minivans are nowhere near how the real middle class lives.

With a very few exceptions, no area zoned for Churchill is middle class.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:IMHO, a school is more influenced by the families of students than its facilities. One of the reasons that the W' schools stand out, is the fact that a very large proportion of families in those schools consider education very important and, more importantly, are putting real effort to help the students succeed in their education.

Not every family is taking the same approach. It is true that, sometimes, the peer-pressure can be overwhelming, both for the students and the parents. But I take it as an opportunity for us, both the students and the parents, to learn how to be true to ourselves and do the right things that we believe in.

In terms of family income, this area is higher, and there are plenty of wealthy families. But due to the high housing cost, many, if not most, families are just living a "middle class" lifestyle that one can afford at a much lower income in other places (say, some university town.)

oh please.. I live in 20854, Rockville, and most people even in this part (the poorer part of 20854 zoned for RM) don't live regular middle class lifestyles. I grew up lower/middle income in a working class area. I know what real middle class is, and people who live in 20854, even if they are driving Honda minivans are nowhere near how the real middle class lives.

With a very few exceptions, no area zoned for Churchill is middle class.

Are you a communist looking for a target to destroy or what? In the seven lock areas there so many townhouses and tiny sf houses that are clearly middle classes, not to mention Scottland.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:IMHO, a school is more influenced by the families of students than its facilities. One of the reasons that the W' schools stand out, is the fact that a very large proportion of families in those schools consider education very important and, more importantly, are putting real effort to help the students succeed in their education.

Not every family is taking the same approach. It is true that, sometimes, the peer-pressure can be overwhelming, both for the students and the parents. But I take it as an opportunity for us, both the students and the parents, to learn how to be true to ourselves and do the right things that we believe in.

In terms of family income, this area is higher, and there are plenty of wealthy families. But due to the high housing cost, many, if not most, families are just living a "middle class" lifestyle that one can afford at a much lower income in other places (say, some university town.)

oh please.. I live in 20854, Rockville, and most people even in this part (the poorer part of 20854 zoned for RM) don't live regular middle class lifestyles. I grew up lower/middle income in a working class area. I know what real middle class is, and people who live in 20854, even if they are driving Honda minivans are nowhere near how the real middle class lives.

With a very few exceptions, no area zoned for Churchill is middle class.

The boundaries were gerrymandered specifically to exclude the riff raff.

[Anonymous]

More like the area sits in a desirable location which over time caused a rise in home prices that kept low SES families out.

The corresponding rise in school test scores created a positive feedback loop driving real estate prices even higher, further cementing its status as a high SES area.

No gerrymandering necessary. It’s not like there’s a bunch of poor communities nearby that need to be specifically excluded.