Not OP. But thanks for pointing out - this is not diversity. In addition - since there is a socioeconomic situation with these neighborhoods blacks/africans/hispanics are disproportionately represented as poor which send the wrong message. If you want diversity you would not be in these schools. |
I did not get this at all from the OP comment. I too grew up in MoCo in one of the poorest neighborhoods. So yes I was exposed to gangs and teen pregancy and severe amounts of drug abuse. I have friends with severe disablities due to long term drug use. It is sad. I have friends that had opportunities to have full rides to college but chose not to go because those rich kids suck and I can make more money if I go straight to work. I think some kids can get a great education in every single school in MoCo if the kid is smart and motivated and lucky. Yes - life has a bit of luck involved. So no I am not a bigot but I do want to do the best I can to limit the negative influences to my children. If you grew up in my neighborhood you would see this as a well informed opinion. |
I think several of the neighborhoods that feed in to Einstein are quite lovely. Hell Einstein has a Kensington address and parts of Kensington feed to Einstein. I will admit that I don't know much about Wheaton or Kennedy but I would absolutely consider Kensington and Einstein as a place to purchase a home. I think Einstein has a great arts program and is a relatively small school for MoCo. It seems like there are lots of opportunities for the B student to find their niche at Einstein rather than going someplace where 90% of the kids take APs and a student not taking APs would feel out of place. |
Ok. You got me! I'm elitist, not racist, but maybe homophobic ( I added that for good measure)....is there anything else I should add to the list? Pardon me if I want better for my children. Go away if you can't answer my simple, innocent question. If it makes you feel better to call me names for wanting a better life for my kids and more opportunities for them, then go right ahead. I'm VERY comfortable in my own skin amd in the decisions that I make. Regarding the comment someone made about Whitman's scores being lower because of the special needs students - now THAT is a gross comment. Hope my SN kid doesn't poison yours. ADHD is contagious ya know! |
Right on! |
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Don't want to suffer retaliation by identifying myself. Honors is the new regular. T |
Nice to hear Whitman has the unified sports (I knew Urbana had it but did not know about Whitman) and the Best Buddies program (I knew Paul IV had this but did not know about Whitman).
Thanks for sharing! |
Maybe but if the B student is one of the best students in the class you can be sure they won't get any extra help but if they are one of two or three struggling they will get extra help. It's very complicated finding a good fit for a B student - depending why they get B's. |
NP here, and I think the Einstein booster is the problem here. Are you suggesting that unless we all agree to send our kids to the school of your choosing, we are by definition racists/elitists/anti-poor? I'll raise you an epithet: facist. The OP states that she grew up in SS and has direct experience with the local schools. It's her prerogative, and if she really did grow up here then she has a better basis in making that judgment than most parents who are thinking about schools when they buy a house. BTW I don't have kids in either the Whitman or Churchill districts, I just think it's absurd to tell a parent who can afford those districts that buying there de facto makes them racist. |
Socially, this was my experience, as HS is more than coursework. Churchill is the least diverse economically and culturally. It churns out lots of sheltered daddy's little prince/princess types. Lots of kids with unlimited spending budgets and wardrobes. There are more kids driving new luxury cars here than anywhere else in montgomery county. The guy who developed 90210 created it based on his life at Churchill. Whitman is an intense pressure cooker for many. Not much economic diversity here either. There are lots of diplomatic and IMF/World bank kids here some exposure to people from other parts of the world is possible. Kids here tend to be slightly less sheltered and more down to earth than at Churchill. You will see more kids driving new VWs and Toyotas here. BCC is more of an urban setting and has some actual diversity. It is an excellent school and I think kids going here are less sheltered and are at somewhat of a social advantage for this. This is the best part of Bethesda in terms of access to the city. Kids here are more likely to be seen driving bicycles, Vespas, or a parent's hand me down car. Definitely hipper than the other two schools.... -A Whitman Graduate |
I'm with the 2nd poster, not the 1st. Show me where anyone posted that if you send your kid to EWK, then you don't care about education? And OP has personal experience with these schools, which is something I don't have and, I'm guessing the 1st PP doesn't have either, so why does 1st PP think she can abrogate OP's own experiences? |
First of all, I didn't call anyone a racist. My only point was that it's unfair to call one person a pot-stirer for bringing up race and to applaud another poster for saying that Einstein, Wheaton, and Kennedy schools suck and people who send their kids to these three schools obviously don't care about their kids education. I think its perfectly rationale for someone to get defensive when the response to "why don't you consider these three DCC schools" is "because she cares about her kids". |
NP here. Went to BCC AND we had a pregnant girl I graduated with AND there was alcohol and drugs at most parties. You cannot shield your child from everything.
THAT being said however, we are buying in Bethesda and avoiding SS because I also do not want my kids going to Einstein, Wheaton or Kennedy. Its not a race or elitist thing. I want my kids to go to a good public school with the stats to prove the success and strength of the students and faculty. Unfortunately those schools are the weaker ones in Moco and I am not willing to put my child in a weaker school district. Plain and simple. Now why those districts do not perform as well...you would have to do the research for yourself. |
This is what I am referring to. There is also another post simply stating that these schools suck. Explain to me how this is not offensive to someone who chooses to send their kids to one of these three schools. And yes I have first hand experience with Einstein and I think my kids are getting a great education there. I am sorry that the OP had a bad experience with the area and she is of course free to choose to live wherever she wants. The whole point of my post was that the debate was getting a little heated and I wanted people to understand why some posters might feel defensive. |