Why does BCC get so much hatred?

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Anonymous wrote:I don't know that B-CC gets a lot of hatred. I do think that all of MCPS has issues these days. I know lots of kids who are not getting the basic academic counseling they need at B-CC. Parents at the other schools provide that for their kids.

Academic counseling. What is that?

It's something that needs to exist at schools that draw from neighborhoods that aren't wealthy. It's unbelievable how screwed up MCPS is that they don't even look at what kids are signing up for to see if it puts them on a track to graduate.

Its something that should exist for all students regardless. Not just to put them on track to graduate, but to ensure they are taking a well rounded curriculum for THEM, and not just dong whatever seems most advance or keeping up with others. But because counselors have 100’s of kids and are also responsible for behavior and mental health it doesn’t get done or not done well.

The school system has grown a lot but it seems like some of the issues in academic counseling could be solved with automation. For example, don't let kids sign up for too many PE classes when they need another Fine Arts credit to graduate on time. The system should prevent kids from doing that. I am truly disgusted with what happens to kids who have limited home support. They end up in summer school or worse for no good reason other than nobody could be bothered helping them prepare their schedule.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't know that B-CC gets a lot of hatred. I do think that all of MCPS has issues these days. I know lots of kids who are not getting the basic academic counseling they need at B-CC. Parents at the other schools provide that for their kids.

Academic counseling. What is that?

It's something that needs to exist at schools that draw from neighborhoods that aren't wealthy. It's unbelievable how screwed up MCPS is that they don't even look at what kids are signing up for to see if it puts them on a track to graduate.

Must be a rich school thing as our school does not have that.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't know that B-CC gets a lot of hatred. I do think that all of MCPS has issues these days. I know lots of kids who are not getting the basic academic counseling they need at B-CC. Parents at the other schools provide that for their kids.

Academic counseling. What is that?

It's something that needs to exist at schools that draw from neighborhoods that aren't wealthy. It's unbelievable how screwed up MCPS is that they don't even look at what kids are signing up for to see if it puts them on a track to graduate.

Its something that should exist for all students regardless. Not just to put them on track to graduate, but to ensure they are taking a well rounded curriculum for THEM, and not just dong whatever seems most advance or keeping up with others. But because counselors have 100’s of kids and are also responsible for behavior and mental health it doesn’t get done or not done well.

The school system has grown a lot but it seems like some of the issues in academic counseling could be solved with automation. For example, don't let kids sign up for too many PE classes when they need another Fine Arts credit to graduate on time. The system should prevent kids from doing that. I am truly disgusted with what happens to kids who have limited home support. They end up in summer school or worse for no good reason other than nobody could be bothered helping them prepare their schedule.

The guidance counselors review the kids schedules.

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Anonymous wrote:I personally felt suffocated in the affluent homogenous bubble and prefer the creativity and international feel when there is economic and cultural diversity. To each their own though.

If you felt that way and were sincere you’d pick a different school and not live in a million dollar or more house.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't know that B-CC gets a lot of hatred. I do think that all of MCPS has issues these days. I know lots of kids who are not getting the basic academic counseling they need at B-CC. Parents at the other schools provide that for their kids.

Academic counseling. What is that?

It's something that needs to exist at schools that draw from neighborhoods that aren't wealthy. It's unbelievable how screwed up MCPS is that they don't even look at what kids are signing up for to see if it puts them on a track to graduate.

Its something that should exist for all students regardless. Not just to put them on track to graduate, but to ensure they are taking a well rounded curriculum for THEM, and not just dong whatever seems most advance or keeping up with others. But because counselors have 100’s of kids and are also responsible for behavior and mental health it doesn’t get done or not done well.

The school system has grown a lot but it seems like some of the issues in academic counseling could be solved with automation. For example, don't let kids sign up for too many PE classes when they need another Fine Arts credit to graduate on time. The system should prevent kids from doing that. I am truly disgusted with what happens to kids who have limited home support. They end up in summer school or worse for no good reason other than nobody could be bothered helping them prepare their schedule.

The guidance counselors review the kids schedules.

In theory

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Anonymous wrote:I don't know that B-CC gets a lot of hatred. I do think that all of MCPS has issues these days. I know lots of kids who are not getting the basic academic counseling they need at B-CC. Parents at the other schools provide that for their kids.

Academic counseling. What is that?

It's something that needs to exist at schools that draw from neighborhoods that aren't wealthy. It's unbelievable how screwed up MCPS is that they don't even look at what kids are signing up for to see if it puts them on a track to graduate.

Its something that should exist for all students regardless. Not just to put them on track to graduate, but to ensure they are taking a well rounded curriculum for THEM, and not just dong whatever seems most advance or keeping up with others. But because counselors have 100’s of kids and are also responsible for behavior and mental health it doesn’t get done or not done well.

The school system has grown a lot but it seems like some of the issues in academic counseling could be solved with automation. For example, don't let kids sign up for too many PE classes when they need another Fine Arts credit to graduate on time. The system should prevent kids from doing that. I am truly disgusted with what happens to kids who have limited home support. They end up in summer school or worse for no good reason other than nobody could be bothered helping them prepare their schedule.

The guidance counselors review the kids schedules.

In theory

At our school, they just get mad at you for bothering them.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't know that B-CC gets a lot of hatred. I do think that all of MCPS has issues these days. I know lots of kids who are not getting the basic academic counseling they need at B-CC. Parents at the other schools provide that for their kids.

Academic counseling. What is that?

It's something that needs to exist at schools that draw from neighborhoods that aren't wealthy. It's unbelievable how screwed up MCPS is that they don't even look at what kids are signing up for to see if it puts them on a track to graduate.

Its something that should exist for all students regardless. Not just to put them on track to graduate, but to ensure they are taking a well rounded curriculum for THEM, and not just dong whatever seems most advance or keeping up with others. But because counselors have 100’s of kids and are also responsible for behavior and mental health it doesn’t get done or not done well.

The school system has grown a lot but it seems like some of the issues in academic counseling could be solved with automation. For example, don't let kids sign up for too many PE classes when they need another Fine Arts credit to graduate on time. The system should prevent kids from doing that. I am truly disgusted with what happens to kids who have limited home support. They end up in summer school or worse for no good reason other than nobody could be bothered helping them prepare their schedule.

The guidance counselors review the kids schedules.

In theory

At our school, they just get mad at you for bothering them.

At our school, the counselors visit each social studies class during the registration period and review each student's requested courses.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't know that B-CC gets a lot of hatred. I do think that all of MCPS has issues these days. I know lots of kids who are not getting the basic academic counseling they need at B-CC. Parents at the other schools provide that for their kids.

Academic counseling. What is that?

It's something that needs to exist at schools that draw from neighborhoods that aren't wealthy. It's unbelievable how screwed up MCPS is that they don't even look at what kids are signing up for to see if it puts them on a track to graduate.

Its something that should exist for all students regardless. Not just to put them on track to graduate, but to ensure they are taking a well rounded curriculum for THEM, and not just dong whatever seems most advance or keeping up with others. But because counselors have 100’s of kids and are also responsible for behavior and mental health it doesn’t get done or not done well.

The school system has grown a lot but it seems like some of the issues in academic counseling could be solved with automation. For example, don't let kids sign up for too many PE classes when they need another Fine Arts credit to graduate on time. The system should prevent kids from doing that. I am truly disgusted with what happens to kids who have limited home support. They end up in summer school or worse for no good reason other than nobody could be bothered helping them prepare their schedule.

The guidance counselors review the kids schedules.

In theory

At our school, they just get mad at you for bothering them.

At our school, the counselors visit each social studies class during the registration period and review each student's requested courses.

OK great, I'm glad for your school, but do they make sure each student takes what they need to graduate? Because I can assure you I have personalized knowledge of a kid who NEVER had their schedules properly reviewed.

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Anonymous wrote:Bcc pulls from parts of silver spring.

We prefer to call it East Bethesda.

East Bethesda is actually the neighborhood the school is in.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't know that B-CC gets a lot of hatred. I do think that all of MCPS has issues these days. I know lots of kids who are not getting the basic academic counseling they need at B-CC. Parents at the other schools provide that for their kids.

Academic counseling. What is that?

It's something that needs to exist at schools that draw from neighborhoods that aren't wealthy. It's unbelievable how screwed up MCPS is that they don't even look at what kids are signing up for to see if it puts them on a track to graduate.

Its something that should exist for all students regardless. Not just to put them on track to graduate, but to ensure they are taking a well rounded curriculum for THEM, and not just dong whatever seems most advance or keeping up with others. But because counselors have 100’s of kids and are also responsible for behavior and mental health it doesn’t get done or not done well.

The school system has grown a lot but it seems like some of the issues in academic counseling could be solved with automation. For example, don't let kids sign up for too many PE classes when they need another Fine Arts credit to graduate on time. The system should prevent kids from doing that. I am truly disgusted with what happens to kids who have limited home support. They end up in summer school or worse for no good reason other than nobody could be bothered helping them prepare their schedule.

The guidance counselors review the kids schedules.

In theory

At our school, they just get mad at you for bothering them.

At our school, the counselors visit each social studies class during the registration period and review each student's requested courses.

OK great, I'm glad for your school, but do they make sure each student takes what they need to graduate? Because I can assure you I have personalized knowledge of a kid who NEVER had their schedules properly reviewed.

There is a chart online that clearly states what is needed/left. I would think the counselors review that vs. go into each schedule.

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20% of the kids at B-CC are lower middle class or poor. That scares a good chunk of the residents of the area.

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It's silly because your own kid will do very similarly across any MCPS school. Because the ingredients to their success - their intelligence, hard work, and parental resources (money and encouragement) will be the same. Your own kid's shot at an Ivy is the same at Whitman as it is at BCC as it is at Sherwood as it is at Seneca Valley.

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My kids go to Whitman, and we’ve been very happy with the school, but I think we’d be equally happy with BCC. If I had known more about the schools when we moved here, I might have picked something zoned for WJ, but I do like the houses and proximity to the river where we are now in West Bethesda.

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Anonymous wrote:20% of the kids at B-CC are lower middle class or poor. That scares a good chunk of the residents of the area.

Really? My friends and I moved to BCC area instead of Whitman BECAUSE it's more diverse. The people hating on BCC are mostly people at Whitman I think...

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Anonymous wrote:It's silly because your own kid will do very similarly across any MCPS school. Because the ingredients to their success - their intelligence, hard work, and parental resources (money and encouragement) will be the same. Your own kid's shot at an Ivy is the same at Whitman as it is at BCC as it is at Sherwood as it is at Seneca Valley.

Obligatory reminder that "success" and Ivies not everything. Life is short PP, how about prioritizing things like whether kids' time AT the school is enjoyable?