DC Shut out of privates: Cooper MS?

[Anonymous]

Check out St. Patricks. It's a K-8 so I doubt they get many applicants for 7th. Now would be the ideal time to check as about 1/3 of the class leaves after 6th and things may be in flux for the next two weeks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Private schools are likely to have more drugs, since their students have more money. It's just that no one collects data on drug incidents at the private schools.

Cooper has the demographics of a private school, so it has more drugs that a typical area public school. That's just a fact.

The above is also a fact.

[Anonymous]

There is no "TJ feeder part "of Fairfax. That is not a thing.

[Anonymous]

What's the average class size at Cooper?
How much homework is the average kid doing per night?

I heard about 1.5 hrs per night for 6th graders at Churchill ES, which seems like a lot. Does it get more or stay steady at Cooper?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What's the average class size at Cooper?
How much homework is the average kid doing per night?

I heard about 1.5 hrs per night for 6th graders at Churchill ES, which seems like a lot. Does it get more or stay steady at Cooper?

My son never has that much homework at Cooper, nor did he have that much at Colvin Run Elementary.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What's the average class size at Cooper?
How much homework is the average kid doing per night?

I heard about 1.5 hrs per night for 6th graders at Churchill ES, which seems like a lot. Does it get more or stay steady at Cooper?

My son never has that much homework at Cooper, nor did he have that much at Colvin Run Elementary.

Is he a fast worker? My son isn't, and his homework takes forever sometimes. (we're at Churchill now)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have a current student at Cooper now, a Cooper graduate and a rising 7th grader. You will love Cooper -- it has a warm environment and caring administration and faculty. Ignore the trolls above.

+1
I have had three kids go through Cooper and one who is in 7th grade there right now. It's a great school full of smart, fun, compassionate kids and teachers. Highly recommend it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Private schools are likely to have more drugs, since their students have more money. It's just that no one collects data on drug incidents at the private schools.

Cooper has the demographics of a private school, so it has more drugs that a typical area public school. That's just a fact.

OML. Did you not read the stats in 00:43?? Let me reiterate: Cooper had ONE drug incident in 2012, compared to many more at Kilmer, Longfellow, and Carson. Those of you trying to paint Cooper as something it's not are ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sometimes schools live up (or down) to their reputation. I know Cooper parents who are concerned about drugs in the MS (and have kids whose peers are into drugs), Thoreau parents who are concerned about bullying (and have kids who were badly bullied). We are in the TJ feeder part of Western FFX which has a reputation for hyperintense, super competitive tiger parents. And guess what? The school has a cohort of hyperintense, super competitive tiger parents.

Deny it all you want, but even the "best" FCPS MSs have a downside, and can do better.

Why don't you give us the name of your middle school? We'll look it up on that handy-dandy link and find out exactly what problems your school has. I imagine it goes a lot farther than just "competitive tiger parents."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Sometimes schools live up (or down) to their reputation. I know Cooper parents who are concerned about drugs in the MS (and have kids whose peers are into drugs), Thoreau parents who are concerned about bullying (and have kids who were badly bullied). We are in the TJ feeder part of Western FFX which has a reputation for hyperintense, super competitive tiger parents. And guess what? The school has a cohort of hyperintense, super competitive tiger parents.

Deny it all you want, but even the "best" FCPS MSs have a downside, and can do better.

I sent three kids through Thoreau, including one with special needs. I never heard of any bullying there. I thought it was a terrific school.

Are you the one claiming there is a "drug problem" at Cooper?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What's the average class size at Cooper?
How much homework is the average kid doing per night?

I heard about 1.5 hrs per night for 6th graders at Churchill ES, which seems like a lot. Does it get more or stay steady at Cooper?

My son never has that much homework at Cooper, nor did he have that much at Colvin Run Elementary.

+1
My daughter went to both of those schools and had very little homework at each.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sometimes schools live up (or down) to their reputation. I know Cooper parents who are concerned about drugs in the MS (and have kids whose peers are into drugs), Thoreau parents who are concerned about bullying (and have kids who were badly bullied). We are in the TJ feeder part of Western FFX which has a reputation for hyperintense, super competitive tiger parents. And guess what? The school has a cohort of hyperintense, super competitive tiger parents.

Deny it all you want, but even the "best" FCPS MSs have a downside, and can do better.

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Rocky Run Middle School
4400 Stringfellow Rd, Chantilly, VA 20151

School Safety Report Card
Offenses
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
Alcohol, Tobacco, And Other Drug Offenses
0
6
0
Disorderly Or Disruptive Behavior Offenses
8
2
5
Offenses Against Staff
0
0
0
Offenses Against Student
0
0
2
Other Offenses Against Persons
6
10
4
Property Offenses
0
3
3


Are you referring to Rocky Run, PP? If so, their record doesn't look so good. "Offenses Against Persons" - 20 in the last five years, in addition to 6 drug incidents and 15 disorderly or disruptive behavior incidents. Ouch. Looks like there's more going on than simply competitive parents.

I suggest that before you slam a school for a non-existent drug problem, you check out the problems within your own school.

[Anonymous]

Cooper's looking better and better:

Cooper Middle School
977 Balls Hill Rd, McLean, VA 22101

School Safety Report Card
Offenses
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
Alcohol, Tobacco, And Other Drug Offenses
1
0
0
Disorderly Or Disruptive Behavior Offenses
1
1
2
Offenses Against Staff
0
0
0
Offenses Against Student
0
0
0
Other Offenses Against Persons
1
0
1
Property Offenses
0
2
0
Technology Offenses
0
0
0
Weapons Offenses
0
0
0
All Other Offenses
0
2
0

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cooper's looking better and better:

Cooper Middle School
977 Balls Hill Rd, McLean, VA 22101

School Safety Report Card
Offenses
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
Alcohol, Tobacco, And Other Drug Offenses
1
0
0
Disorderly Or Disruptive Behavior Offenses
1
1
2
Offenses Against Staff
0
0
0
Offenses Against Student
0
0
0
Other Offenses Against Persons
1
0
1
Property Offenses
0
2
0
Technology Offenses
0
0
0
Weapons Offenses
0
0
0
All Other Offenses
0
2
0

All this tells me is that the school doesn't report incidents.

[Anonymous]

Oh, FFS.