Why are Whitman's English Scores So Bad?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s because the test doesn’t count for their grades so a bunch of selfish, entitled kids blew it off. The math PARCC was required for graduation.

Why are they selfish and entitled because they didn’t push themselves for yet another test, one that doesn’t matter?

DP.. so then the low PARCC scores at say... Einstein HS doesn't mean much, too, then, right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s because the test doesn’t count for their grades so a bunch of selfish, entitled kids blew it off. The math PARCC was required for graduation.

Why are they selfish and entitled because they didn’t push themselves for yet another test, one that doesn’t matter?

DP.. so then the low PARCC scores at say... Einstein HS doesn't mean much, too, then, right?

+1, lol! And who pushes themselves to study for PARCC? My non-Whitman kid doesn't study for standardized state tests and does well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s because the test doesn’t count for their grades so a bunch of selfish, entitled kids blew it off. The math PARCC was required for graduation.

Why are they selfish and entitled because they didn’t push themselves for yet another test, one that doesn’t matter?

DP.. so then the low PARCC scores at say... Einstein HS doesn't mean much, too, then, right?

No silly, everyone knows that when rich white kids fail it’s becuse they do it on purpose, and when everyone else fails it means they’re lazy, their parents don’t believe in education, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s because the test doesn’t count for their grades so a bunch of selfish, entitled kids blew it off. The math PARCC was required for graduation.

Why are they selfish and entitled because they didn’t push themselves for yet another test, one that doesn’t matter?

+1 So Whitman kids are selfish and entitled, but BCC, Wootton and WJ kids aren't. Um. Ok. Maybe we could just use the explanation we usually use: the kids just didn't perform as well on the test because they're not as strong students as in other schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s because the test doesn’t count for their grades so a bunch of selfish, entitled kids blew it off. The math PARCC was required for graduation.

Why are they selfish and entitled because they didn’t push themselves for yet another test, one that doesn’t matter?

DP.. so then the low PARCC scores at say... Einstein HS doesn't mean much, too, then, right?

No silly, everyone knows that when rich white kids fail it’s becuse they do it on purpose, and when everyone else fails it means they’re lazy, their parents don’t believe in education, etc.

right.. same as when a rich white kid acts up in school it's because the kid has SN. If a poor brown kid acts up in school it's because the kid is bad and it's due to bad parenting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's a popular school district with embassy, World Bank, and IMF workers so not as many native English speakers compared to some other W schools.

That’s a load of crap. There is no ESOl program at Whitman and all of the European students who come to Whitman are fluent in English. They get virtually no students from Latin America like 20 other high schools.

[Anonymous]

Whitman kids are savvy enough to know that the PARCC is meaningless and a waste of effort. Kids know that the faster they get through the "test," the faster they can get to their books and movies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Whitman kids are savvy enough to know that the PARCC is meaningless and a waste of effort. Kids know that the faster they get through the "test," the faster they can get to their books and movies.

So why did they pass the math section??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wasn't the official story that Whitman kids blew off the test since it meant nothing to them personally...used the time to study for AP exams?

Shouldn't that apply to the math scores as well, then?

I love the excuses, though. If non W schools have poor test scores that can't be because some kids blew off the test, but if W schools did, then it must be because they blew off the test.

This is very similar to if kids in poorer schools act up, it's due to terrible parenting, but if W kids act up, then it's because the kid has some SN.

Such a bitter betty.

[Anonymous]

Sounds like a student boycott or prank?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s because the test doesn’t count for their grades so a bunch of selfish, entitled kids blew it off. The math PARCC was required for graduation.

Why are they selfish and entitled because they didn’t push themselves for yet another test, one that doesn’t matter?

DP.. so then the low PARCC scores at say... Einstein HS doesn't mean much, too, then, right?

No silly, everyone knows that when rich white kids fail it’s becuse they do it on purpose, and when everyone else fails it means they’re lazy, their parents don’t believe in education, etc.

This is part of the false narrative the real-estate industry pushes to drive up home values. Every MCPS school has a high-achieving cohort the difference is the degree to which poverty the impacts test averages. Honestly, some focus schools may in fact do a better job since the classes are much smaller.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Whitman kids are savvy enough to know that the PARCC is meaningless and a waste of effort. Kids know that the faster they get through the "test," the faster they can get to their books and movies.

So why did they pass the math section??

No one has addressed this yet. It's been asked three times. I'm really curious too.

[Anonymous]

So Sherwood having much higher English scores, and much higher ESOL population and more low income students..... means what?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Whitman kids are savvy enough to know that the PARCC is meaningless and a waste of effort. Kids know that the faster they get through the "test," the faster they can get to their books and movies.

Surely you meant pot and alcohol?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s because the test doesn’t count for their grades so a bunch of selfish, entitled kids blew it off. The math PARCC was required for graduation.

Why are they selfish and entitled because they didn’t push themselves for yet another test, one that doesn’t matter?

DP.. so then the low PARCC scores at say... Einstein HS doesn't mean much, too, then, right?

No silly, everyone knows that when rich white kids fail it’s becuse they do it on purpose, and when everyone else fails it means they’re lazy, their parents don’t believe in education, etc.

This is part of the false narrative the real-estate industry pushes to drive up home values. Every MCPS school has a high-achieving cohort the difference is the degree to which poverty the impacts test averages. Honestly, some focus schools may in fact do a better job since the classes are much smaller.

Plus much better on your kids confidence and success to be a Big Fish in a Little Pond of ESOL and FARMs.
More real world as well. So sick of these elites from nonSES diverse schools and companies telling truly diverse public schools what to “try out.”