College admissions: GPA and Homework/no homework schools

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Homework is not an equitable practice and has been largely eliminated or discouraged in DMV public schools.

What??

My DS has 1-3 hours of homework/night all 4 years at HS (and sometimes more) in his non-DMV private. What is the rationale for "retaking" tests. Our DS only takes them once, I thought that was typical.

Having light or no homework must allow a lot more time for kids to participate in ECs, sports, job at deeper level. Interesting.

The retake policy simply aligns with the One Fairfax policy and seeks a more equitable grading approach for tests.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Homework is not an equitable practice and has been largely eliminated or discouraged in DMV public schools.

Yep. It has been eliminated and the majority of public schools in virginia.

NP.

I check thr forum and this appears to be generally true:

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1296020.page#30932550

You may be "checking" it, but you're not comprehending what is posted.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Homework is not an equitable practice and has been largely eliminated or discouraged in DMV public schools.

Yep. It has been eliminated and the majority of public schools in virginia.

NP.

I check thr forum and this appears to be generally true:

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1296020.page#30932550

You may be "checking" it, but you're not comprehending what is posted.

+1 PP looks at a single thread in the FCPS forum, that is about HW in elementary schools and makes the statement that "homework has been eliminated and [sic] the majority of public schools in virginia."

There are so many days, I feel like DCUM is making me so much dumber having to look at posts from people whose critical thinking skills are nil.

[Anonymous]

Just chiming in from the hinterlands far from DC....I am sure these private schools provide a great education; at the same time, I dont think that is a fair characterization of public school. My public HS kids (a solid but not top district) have hours of homework each night. Lots of reading (while books), writing, and math and as well as projects. They probably do about 2.5 hours each day on a regular basis plus some days more. They regularly put a lot of time into HW on Sundays as well. Granted, they are in honors classes so gen ed may be less. Kids don't really get study halls due to requirements for 5 core, other reqs (gym, health, etc) and electives.

Students at their HS are allowed to retake tests once. It involves a meeting with the teacher afterschool and then another afterschool meeting to retake. Retake is capped at 85/100 score. I have made my kids retake a few tests -less for the grade but more to make sure they actually have understood the content (particularly in math because it builds).

I have heard of a reputable private school nearby that allows unlimited retakes, which kids do until they get an A. But I'm sure that is not most private schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Homework is not an equitable practice and has been largely eliminated or discouraged in DMV public schools.

Yep. It has been eliminated and the majority of public schools in virginia.

NP.

I check thr forum and this appears to be generally true:

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1296020.page#30932550

You may be "checking" it, but you're not comprehending what is posted.

+1 PP looks at a single thread in the FCPS forum, that is about HW in elementary schools and makes the statement that "homework has been eliminated and [sic] the majority of public schools in virginia."

There are so many days, I feel like DCUM is making me so much dumber having to look at posts from people whose critical thinking skills are nil.

+2 Why would you look at a post that is about homework in elementary school and make the conclusion that public school students applying to college (aka high school students) have no homework?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid is a sophomore and at a Catholic high school; he came from public. His public school friends have essentially no homework. I don’t understand and I’ve talked to the parents and they don’t really understand either. I think it’s a post-Covid hang over. It may change as they take more APs later in high school but literally we’re talking many nights with no homework. They get it done in class and retake tests, turn things in late without consequences. And many of them are taking honors classes.

Meanwhile, my son is taking several honors classes, and he also cannot retake tests or turn things in late without consequences to his grades. I feel like this is good for him and will help him in the long run—though he does have ADHD and it takes him 2-3 hours each night on homework. Projects are hard but we’re working through it.

My question really comes to college admissions, and what people have found as to how colleges view a NOVA Catholic high school that is stricter/more work vs public? His GPA is lower than some of his friends in public school, especially unweighted because he is taking harder classes, and his grades are As and Bs. (Many of friends have all As, some weighted, some not). I know overall they value rigor but he has friends taking several honors classes at the public doing essentially no homework and getting all As. Aka do they view these as apples to apples?

We’ll be staying at the Catholic. The public high school doesn’t make sense because it is large and chaotic, and my son struggled with that a lot in middle. And he’s happy at the Catholic high school, made friends etc.

Big talker, huh?

[Anonymous]

OP, which public school are you talking about? In FCPS middle schools and high schools, kids most certainly do have homework — a lot of it.

[Anonymous]

OP, I mean this kindly, but it sounds like you are trying to justify your decision to send your child to private school — at least it comes off that way — so maybe your neighbor friends are just humoring you about the homework.

High schoolers likely would not pass AP tests if they had no homework, and there are plenty of public high school kids who get 4s and 5s on the AP tests. My public-school DD tested out of 17 credits going into college.

[Anonymous]

This is your question: How colleges view a NOVA Catholic high school that is stricter/more work vs public?

It comes down to lower GPA at Catholic, lower chance of admissions to public and private universities as well as lower merit scholarships at less selective schools that will accept your child.

While that is the downside, the upside is that your child will be much more prepared than if they had gone to the local public that isn't a match for them.

Don't try to rationalize that colleges are going to somehow give your child an admissions boost for attending a rigorous Catholic school without retakes and without grade inflation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Homework is not an equitable practice and has been largely eliminated or discouraged in DMV public schools.

False

Certainly not the HSs.

Voucher a-holes pushing lies.

Most assuredly not the case in CA public HS

[Anonymous]

So silly. Of course public schools in Nova have homework.
(My kid still up now doing it)
I’m so over the private school superiority complex.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, which public school are you talking about? In FCPS middle schools and high schools, kids most certainly do have homework — a lot of it.

MCPS too. OP sounds more than a bit uninformed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Homework is not an equitable practice and has been largely eliminated or discouraged in DMV public schools.

Yep. It has been eliminated and the majority of public schools in virginia.

NP.

I check thr forum and this appears to be generally true:

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1296020.page#30932550

You may be "checking" it, but you're not comprehending what is posted.

+1 PP looks at a single thread in the FCPS forum, that is about HW in elementary schools and makes the statement that "homework has been eliminated and [sic] the majority of public schools in virginia."

There are so many days, I feel like DCUM is making me so much dumber having to look at posts from people whose critical thinking skills are nil.

It was better before the MAGA infestation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Homework is not an equitable practice and has been largely eliminated or discouraged in DMV public schools.

False

Certainly not the HSs.

Voucher a-holes pushing lies.

Most assuredly not the case in CA public HS

Which HS does your kid attend in CA?