Is Rachel Carson dangerous?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Seems like when the hundreds of Franklin AAP kids go back there, as they should, Carson will be a fairly typical FCPS middle school. It coasts on the reputation of the AAP kids.

No thanks! RC can keep them.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Seems like when the hundreds of Franklin AAP kids go back there, as they should, Carson will be a fairly typical FCPS middle school. It coasts on the reputation of the AAP kids.

No thanks! RC can keep them.

LOL you don’t want kids whose base school is Franklin at their base school? What are you worried about?

The emails regarding language have been a shame. I am not surprised because I know that it was an issue at Halloween with some kids. Several were saying that another kid had given them permission to use the N word. DS has not heard that language but a few other kids have. I have no idea what has been said to the kids parents or if they are the kids that the emails reference.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seems like when the hundreds of Franklin AAP kids go back there, as they should, Carson will be a fairly typical FCPS middle school. It coasts on the reputation of the AAP kids.

No thanks! RC can keep them.

LOL you don’t want kids whose base school is Franklin at their base school? What are you worried about?

The emails regarding language have been a shame. I am not surprised because I know that it was an issue at Halloween with some kids. Several were saying that another kid had given them permission to use the N word. DS has not heard that language but a few other kids have. I have no idea what has been said to the kids parents or if they are the kids that the emails reference.

Racist language has been going on for years at middle schools. It is absolutely not unique to Carson.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:DC 7th grader hasn’t mentioned anything. I asked an 8th grader’s mom and she didn’t mention anything neither. I don’t let DC stay after 2:15pm ( unless teacher want them to stay for school events, then I pick her up right after). I don’t let her ride the late school bus just to be safe.

Just to be safe from what?

The mean streets of Herndon

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Seems like when the hundreds of Franklin AAP kids go back there, as they should, Carson will be a fairly typical FCPS middle school. It coasts on the reputation of the AAP kids.

NP here but we would be thrilled to get rid of the Franklin Kids at Carson. There's a lot of attitude and bullying from the AAP kids and it would be great if they (especially the ones from Navy) went back to their base school.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DC 7th grader hasn’t mentioned anything. I asked an 8th grader’s mom and she didn’t mention anything neither. I don’t let DC stay after 2:15pm ( unless teacher want them to stay for school events, then I pick her up right after). I don’t let her ride the late school bus just to be safe.

Sad your kid is missing out on the amazing clubs and socialization of MS.

DC doesn’t have time, usually there’re lots of school assignments and exams to study for. She sleeps 6-7 hours daily during school days.

No offense but if you child has to work that hard in middle school, maybe advanced academics aren't in their future, push too hard and he/she might just crack at some point down the line.

Maybe a little socialization would do more to set them up for success in life. Don't underestimate the value of soft skills when it comes to success in adulthood.

[Anonymous]

my 18 year old senior got asked out by a 30 year old there when she was in hs

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Lots of posts about bus threats, bathroom vandalism/sex/vaping. Is this a dangerous middle school?

no

Yes they do.
-MS Teacher at a few schools in the past 20 years

Sorry, teacher are you saying this is normal?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:my 18 year old senior got asked out by a 30 year old there when she was in hs

Your 18 year old was not attending Carson, it is a MS.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DC 7th grader hasn’t mentioned anything. I asked an 8th grader’s mom and she didn’t mention anything neither. I don’t let DC stay after 2:15pm ( unless teacher want them to stay for school events, then I pick her up right after). I don’t let her ride the late school bus just to be safe.

Sad your kid is missing out on the amazing clubs and socialization of MS.

DC doesn’t have time, usually there’re lots of school assignments and exams to study for. She sleeps 6-7 hours daily during school days.

No offense but if you child has to work that hard in middle school, maybe advanced academics aren't in their future, push too hard and he/she might just crack at some point down the line.

Maybe a little socialization would do more to set them up for success in life. Don't underestimate the value of soft skills when it comes to success in adulthood.

The poster doesn’t say what classes her kid is taking. There are lots of valid reasons for kids to be struggling with school that won’t prevent a kid from doing well in MS, HS or College. Some kids need a bit more time to complete work and absorb the information. It sounds like the Posters child is working hard at school. Hopefully that will pay off for the child.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DC 7th grader hasn’t mentioned anything. I asked an 8th grader’s mom and she didn’t mention anything neither. I don’t let DC stay after 2:15pm ( unless teacher want them to stay for school events, then I pick her up right after). I don’t let her ride the late school bus just to be safe.

Sad your kid is missing out on the amazing clubs and socialization of MS.

DC doesn’t have time, usually there’re lots of school assignments and exams to study for. She sleeps 6-7 hours daily during school days.

I hope you're a troll. If not, you should consider removing your child from AAP and Honors classes, she clearly does not belong in them. Mine doesn't have to work nearly this hard - Carson AAP.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DC 7th grader hasn’t mentioned anything. I asked an 8th grader’s mom and she didn’t mention anything neither. I don’t let DC stay after 2:15pm ( unless teacher want them to stay for school events, then I pick her up right after). I don’t let her ride the late school bus just to be safe.

Sad your kid is missing out on the amazing clubs and socialization of MS.

DC doesn’t have time, usually there’re lots of school assignments and exams to study for. She sleeps 6-7 hours daily during school days.

I hope you're a troll. If not, you should consider removing your child from AAP and Honors classes, she clearly does not belong in them. Mine doesn't have to work nearly this hard - Carson AAP.

It’s adhd related but not academic, waiting for testing.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DC 7th grader hasn’t mentioned anything. I asked an 8th grader’s mom and she didn’t mention anything neither. I don’t let DC stay after 2:15pm ( unless teacher want them to stay for school events, then I pick her up right after). I don’t let her ride the late school bus just to be safe.

Sad your kid is missing out on the amazing clubs and socialization of MS.

DC doesn’t have time, usually there’re lots of school assignments and exams to study for. She sleeps 6-7 hours daily during school days.

No offense but if you child has to work that hard in middle school, maybe advanced academics aren't in their future, push too hard and he/she might just crack at some point down the line.

Maybe a little socialization would do more to set them up for success in life. Don't underestimate the value of soft skills when it comes to success in adulthood.

I always tell DD to fill the blank don’t spend so much time but she won’t listen. I tell her grades are not important just don’t get F, but even for a 28/30 test she insisted to retake. Taking forever to polish a sentence, so hours a paragraph. Equal amount of workload, younger DC’s able to finish in 1/3 or 1/2 time of DD’s, but with messy work, and just can’t get as good grades as DD even both in advanced.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Not in our experience. I have a 12th grader and a 9th grader who both went through Rachel Carson.
Both of my kids were in AAP classes.
When the 9th grader started 7th grade, he actually came home from school and said — wow, these teachers are like real professionals!
Yeah he was unimpressed with elementary school.

Same! Our elementary school sucked in comparison to our experience at Carson. At Carson we finally had teachers who knew their subject and were professional!

You must not have been acquainted with the teacher who video records shorts on her phone all day during her classes. She’s all over social media. 🙄

[Anonymous]

Yes! It’s much more dangerous than say, Hughes Middle School or Poe Middle School in Annandale. Lol.