Maret, Sidwell or GDS

[Anonymous]

Why and in what ways is Maret not a pressure cooker?

[Anonymous]

Also, are any of these schools actually "pressure cookers" prior to the high school years?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Also, are any of these schools actually "pressure cookers" prior to the high school years?

Wouldn't call Sidwell a pressure cooker in the middle school years, but the workload can feel intense at times in the 7th and 8th grade as they are preparing the kids for high school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It is for the parent who couldn’t be bothered to read all the threads on the subject.

Skip the threads you don't like and avoid posting useless judgmental comments

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Also, are any of these schools actually "pressure cookers" prior to the high school years?

No

And def not for lower schools.

[Anonymous]

If these schools are pressure cookers for at most 4 out of 12 or 13 years, what's the big deal? Why would parents want to avoid sending their kids there, especially when moving to a non-pressure cooker school is always an option if necessary?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:GDS best fit of the three you mention but not a great fit nonettheless

Most kids at GDS are super-motivated.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:GDS best fit of the three you mention but not a great fit nonettheless

Most kids at GDS are super-motivated.

Sure but the work is a notch below the other two which I think is great/ better to have less burnout and a little less learning.

[Anonymous]

Meow.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:GDS best fit of the three you mention but not a great fit nonettheless

Most kids at GDS are super-motivated.

Sure but the work is a notch below the other two which I think is great/ better to have less burnout and a little less learning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Meow.

I wondered when the snark would appear and sure enough it did not fail.

[Anonymous]

Maret is well below the other two in terms of prestige and infrastructure. They don't even have their own playing fields and have been doing shady deals to use a DC public park at a low cost because one of the Council Member's sons attended Maret and arranged for a sweetheart deal.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/social-issues/why-dont-we-get-the-field-use-of-playing-field-pits-an-elite-private-school-against-dc-public-schools/2019/08/31/5081b5de-ca5c-11e9-a1fe-ca46e8d573c0_story.html

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Maret is well below the other two in terms of prestige and infrastructure. They don't even have their own playing fields and have been doing shady deals to use a DC public park at a low cost because one of the Council Member's sons attended Maret and arranged for a sweetheart deal.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/social-issues/why-dont-we-get-the-field-use-of-playing-field-pits-an-elite-private-school-against-dc-public-schools/2019/08/31/5081b5de-ca5c-11e9-a1fe-ca46e8d573c0_story.html

The Deadspin article is a better read on the Maret's use of public facilities--something parents should consider before choosing Maret.
https://deadspin.com/the-legendary-public-rec-center-in-a-private-schools-po-1837648863
https://dcist.com/story/19/08/30/public-field-private-use-an-elite-school-has-had-special-access-to-a-d-c-field-for-almost-a-decade/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Maret is well below the other two in terms of prestige and infrastructure. They don't even have their own playing fields and have been doing shady deals to use a DC public park at a low cost because one of the Council Member's sons attended Maret and arranged for a sweetheart deal.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/social-issues/why-dont-we-get-the-field-use-of-playing-field-pits-an-elite-private-school-against-dc-public-schools/2019/08/31/5081b5de-ca5c-11e9-a1fe-ca46e8d573c0_story.html

Oh so it was an inside job

[Anonymous]

GDS is the one with no cafeteria, right? Glass houses