Is Sidwell really Sadwell?

[Anonymous]

The joke among local private school kids is,”Sadwell, no friends.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The joke among local private school kids is,”Sadwell, no friends.”

And Sidwell kids know, “they hate us ‘cause they ain’t us.” No one talks about top DC private schools without mentioning Sidwell.

[Anonymous]

Has the workload improved at all? Is there any more joy there? I thought the school was trying to work on this.

[Anonymous]

The only things that’s “sad” are the Sidwell stalkers. Up your game a bit. I’m bored

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:2 kids at Sidwell. I think the school is not the problem. Everywhere has college anxiety. That’s everywhere. But for my other Sidwell parents on the line, let’s be honest. The social culture (especially among girls) is toxic. There are cliques. Mean girls. Bullying. Mental cruelty. Kids who are excluded from friend groups. This non-stop mean social culture amongst entitled high school kids is nasty. We stay because the school is academically really good. Some of the best teachers. The Upper School principal is legendary and a role model. I just wish the kids would be like him. We can’t wait to leave because the kids at this place are Spoiled, narcissistic brats. And yes let’s talk about the secret mental health audit and survey.

“There are cliques. Mean girls. Bullying. Mental cruelty. Kids who are excluded from friend groups.”

1. How does this differ from any affluent school in the DMV, public or private?
2. What, exactly, should Sidwell do about cliques, mean boys/girls, and social exclusion? How can Sidwell crack the code on a tale as old as time?
3. Please explain how Sidwell can make students befriend students they otherwise wouldn’t want to befriend?
4. Finally, good on Sidwell for commissioning a mental health audit. How many other private schools have done that recently (especially places with multiple recent suicides. I’m looking at you, Landon and Harvard-Westlake).

Did they share the findings of the survey with the community? If not, then I fail to see the value of doing it.

Honestly, I cannot recall seeing the findings of the survey beyond hearing some general oblique mentions of it. Did I miss the email that sent the full survey results to the community? Who sent it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:2 kids at Sidwell. I think the school is not the problem. Everywhere has college anxiety. That’s everywhere. But for my other Sidwell parents on the line, let’s be honest. The social culture (especially among girls) is toxic. There are cliques. Mean girls. Bullying. Mental cruelty. Kids who are excluded from friend groups. This non-stop mean social culture amongst entitled high school kids is nasty. We stay because the school is academically really good. Some of the best teachers. The Upper School principal is legendary and a role model. I just wish the kids would be like him. We can’t wait to leave because the kids at this place are Spoiled, narcissistic brats. And yes let’s talk about the secret mental health audit and survey.

“There are cliques. Mean girls. Bullying. Mental cruelty. Kids who are excluded from friend groups.”

1. How does this differ from any affluent school in the DMV, public or private?
2. What, exactly, should Sidwell do about cliques, mean boys/girls, and social exclusion? How can Sidwell crack the code on a tale as old as time?
3. Please explain how Sidwell can make students befriend students they otherwise wouldn’t want to befriend?
4. Finally, good on Sidwell for commissioning a mental health audit. How many other private schools have done that recently (especially places with multiple recent suicides. I’m looking at you, Landon and Harvard-Westlake).

Did they share the findings of the survey with the community? If not, then I fail to see the value of doing it.

Honestly, I cannot recall seeing the findings of the survey beyond hearing some general oblique mentions of it. Did I miss the email that sent the full survey results to the community? Who sent it?

If it's the same survey we had, there was a zoom meeting to cover results. Sidwell has a tendency to say they are jumping in on a hot issue (flavor of the moment), but then never really follow through. Even if they implement a policy, teachers have so much independence that the policy doesn't work in practice. The kids won't speak up (and most parents too) because they have no confidence anything will change and they don't want to push back on the teacher. This could change with new HS leadership though. That'd be nice.

[Anonymous]

OMG losers just give it up already.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OMG losers just give it up already.

Nice to see those overachieving Sidwell students using their previous study time trolling dcurban lol

[Anonymous]

If you are actually smart, the workload at Sidwell is honestly not much. Sidwell families like to pretend how rigorous they are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you are actually smart, the workload at Sidwell is honestly not much. Sidwell families like to pretend how rigorous they are.

This is not true - smart kids are also working hard....especially non-hooked taking highest rigor and gunning for 4.0.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you are actually smart, the workload at Sidwell is honestly not much. Sidwell families like to pretend how rigorous they are.

This is not true - smart kids are also working hard....especially non-hooked taking highest rigor and gunning for 4.0.

What rigor?

Did you take Calculus at 9th, Multi variable Calculus at 10th, Linear Algebra at 11th, Astrophysics and Organic Chemistry at 12th?

What percentage of the students finishing Calculus at graduation?

What is the average SAT score there?

Don't pretend something is rigorous without any solid metrics.

[Anonymous]

Yes I did

[Anonymous]

After reading three pages of posts, I'm in disbelief that people pay money for this ride. Sad indeed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:After reading three pages of posts, I'm in disbelief that people pay money for this ride. Sad indeed.

Says someone who could never afford the ride. Yes, sad indeed (for you and your children).

[Anonymous]

Oh wow, you’re an even bigger loser. Who let you in?

Like I said, OMG losers just give it up already.