Silver Springs schools?
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Anonymous
I'm one! moved from Silver Spring (Colesville) to Olney never looked back! love the ES, am thrilled with the MS, and I know the HS is solid, as there's a nice balance of SES Too many FARMs = disaster in a HS. I will not sacrifice my kids to prove that I'm "socially aware." |
Anonymous
| Moved away from SS and Blair. The difference was just amazing. Best decision ever. |
Anonymous
| I had a friend move from Silver spring to olney...kept telling me that there want "that element" at Sherwood. I wouldn't necessarily compare the DCC schools to Whitman or Churchill, but they are certainly comparable to Blake, Sherwood, and magruder. And probably better than Damascus and Seneca valley. |
Anonymous
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The interesting thing for me is that my friends who moved from SS to Potomac so their kids could go to Churchill have found that their kids didn't do particularly well in college admissions. Bright affluent kids jostling to succeed among nothing but other bright affluent kids have trouble standing out when it comes to admissions, and yet they experience the same sex, drug and alcohol pressures they'd encounter in any high school. (Maybe worse, in some ways.)
Things don't always go the way you expect them to. |
Anonymous
+1 not to mention the insane mortgages they pay to be in that school area often means sacrifices in other areas.and honestly anyone one who has lived in SS, at least within the beltway can speak to the excellent peer group. Really great educated families. |
Anonymous
I agree. I'd rather have the money for college and I don't think my kids in such an environment. |
Anonymous
As one who teaches in the NEC, the DCC is comparable to the NEC and to Magruder - but NOT to Sherwood. See for yourself. High FARMs affects instruction, and that isn't to say that kids who come from poverty CAN'T learn. They can. But it oftentimes takes longer b/c attendance becomes an issue (either from being disengaged or having to work or being responsible for the care of younger siblings). If attendance has been an issue, then basic skills are missing. And if these students are placed in on level courses - without being given remedial classes - they fall through the cracks, and no teacher - no matter how dedicated and gifted with instructional methods - can catch up that many kids. So as a parent AND educator, my own children are in an environment where teachers can teach. I will work hard to do the best I can for our struggling population, but I will not let my children suffer. And FWIW, you buy for the high school - not for the elementary. I have friends right now kicking themselves for making the wrong move. Sherwood - 15% FARMs Magruder - 33% Blake - 34% Blair - 36% Einstein - 41% Kennedy - 54% Northwood - 47% Paint Branch - 34% Springbrook - 44% Wheaton - 58% Damascus - 16% Seneca V - 35% |
Anonymous
Gotta stay away from poor people they are all uneducated criminals. Not moving because a particular school has specific issues that are not compatible with the educational experience we want for our kids. Nope, we just lump all lower income people together as ignorant thugs. You are a sickening person. |
Anonymous
oh well Think what you want. We are not rich by any means. We bought our home for slightly under $600K, and it needs work. Both of us work FT, but won't tell you what we do, as your head would explode. It's enough to say that I understand how high rates of poverty affect instruction in the classroom. So no, I won't let my children suffer b/c the school system can't figure out a way to make things EQUITABLE. Equity doesn't mean equal. Kids in the DCC and NEC need more resources and should be provided the best teachers. And those teachers should be compensated at a higher rate for working harder than any teacher in a W school. I never used thugs. You're the one who compared "lower income people" to "ignorant thugs." Freudian? Speaking the truth doesn't mean I'm a racist bitch. But if people feel the need to stay PC, society may as well continue to cover that boil with a band aid. The boil is still there and won't heal until it's exposed. But for some reason, I don't think you're smart enough to get it. |
Anonymous
It's probably a good thing you teach in a more affluent school. All students deserve teachers who believe they can succeed, and who understand that being born to a lower income family is not equivalent to having a lower IQ or to being less able to learn. |
Anonymous
+1. I shared with my neighbor and friend who teaches at our nearby DCC school and we both thanked our lucky stars you are nowhere near us. And fwiw she tells me your sentiment is not shared by the vast majority of MoCo high school teachers. Perhaps you should consider counseling. |
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You need to stop this "I shared with my neighbor and friend" crap. This is an anonymous forum and that means nothing.
i learned the hard way that in the DCC parents expect less and are happy with far less. i was at a DCC high school for a career fair and i saw the TV runnning a slideshow saying it was a "world-class school." it made no sense to me. how can the administration claim it is world-class when it does not compare well with "W" schools? it is not a matter of hating diversity. it is a matter of DCC being happy with a lower level of education and parents who want a better education being made to feel unwelcome. |
Anonymous
| Do you have any proof that individual classes or the curriculum is different at a DCC school? Is IB different at Einstein than at BCC? Is AP History less rigorous? |
Anonymous
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u can live in your world demanding "proof" or live with the reality of what u see. The standards of instruction are lower, way lower.
and yes, AP History was horrble at a DCC school. the teacher was way over his head teaching a simple subject. As you seem to be implying, the DCC and NEC parents are happy with what they get at their schools. that is okay with me. i want more and i can get it outside the NEC and DCC. the intolerance for any other view that "everything is great" in the NEC and DCC is another reason why i left. |
Anonymous
You sound like quite a peach. |