McLean School - Any cons?

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Anonymous wrote:Have you seen their sports teams? LOL.

Definitely a reason not to choose a school

My DD left McLean after middle school because of the sports. She went to a competitive high school that is talked about quite a bit on this forum with a top athletic program. She’s now an athletic recruit for college. Had she stayed at McLean, it would not have been possible. PVAC is the weakest athletic conference in the region. If it doesn’t matter to your kid, then go for it.

[Anonymous]

We also left Mclean for public at the beginning of high school. It just became too expensive for us.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, the boys basketball team won the PVAC and the girls made it to the finals. My DD is thriving at the Upper School. ADHD with some quirkiness that made public a nightmare. McLean School has been truly transformational for her and is great for bright kids with mild learning differences. Lots of supportive teachers and counselors. Even the cool kids are accepting of kids with differences.

The PVAC teams would lose to many public MS teams.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, the boys basketball team won the PVAC and the girls made it to the finals. My DD is thriving at the Upper School. ADHD with some quirkiness that made public a nightmare. McLean School has been truly transformational for her and is great for bright kids with mild learning differences. Lots of supportive teachers and counselors. Even the cool kids are accepting of kids with differences.

The PVAC teams would lose to many public MS teams.

Sandy Spring Friends, Burke, Field, McLean - all PVAC schools. If you want a school for sports, none of those will be a top choice for you. But if you have a smart kid with some specific learning or social needs, any of them might be a good fit. Tbh, few kids are such athletic stars that you should choose a school purely on that basis.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, the boys basketball team won the PVAC and the girls made it to the finals. My DD is thriving at the Upper School. ADHD with some quirkiness that made public a nightmare. McLean School has been truly transformational for her and is great for bright kids with mild learning differences. Lots of supportive teachers and counselors. Even the cool kids are accepting of kids with differences.

The PVAC teams would lose to many public MS teams.

Sandy Spring Friends, Burke, Field, McLean - all PVAC schools. If you want a school for sports, none of those will be a top choice for you. But if you have a smart kid with some specific learning or social needs, any of them might be a good fit. Tbh, few kids are such athletic stars that you should choose a school purely on that basis.

Who said that is the sole or primary factor? We want a great experience for our kid, and he is a good athlete. Therefore, we never considered a PVAC school because the athletics at those schools are putrid. Perfectly fine for many kids, but not those who value athletics as a component of their education.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, the boys basketball team won the PVAC and the girls made it to the finals. My DD is thriving at the Upper School. ADHD with some quirkiness that made public a nightmare. McLean School has been truly transformational for her and is great for bright kids with mild learning differences. Lots of supportive teachers and counselors. Even the cool kids are accepting of kids with differences.

The PVAC teams would lose to many public MS teams.

Sandy Spring Friends, Burke, Field, McLean - all PVAC schools. If you want a school for sports, none of those will be a top choice for you. But if you have a smart kid with some specific learning or social needs, any of them might be a good fit. Tbh, few kids are such athletic stars that you should choose a school purely on that basis.

Who said that is the sole or primary factor? We want a great experience for our kid, and he is a good athlete. Therefore, we never considered a PVAC school because the athletics at those schools are putrid. Perfectly fine for many kids, but not those who value athletics as a component of their education.

You.are.insufferable. And hysterical!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:DC will be entering 7th grade in the fall

You wish.

LOL. What are you, like 13 years old? Your parents should be doing a better job of monitoring your screen time.

If you were a good parent, you wouldn't waste tour money by sending your kid there.

Because...?

Is it not obvious to you? It is to everyone else.

Unable to communicate your thoughts, it seems?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, the boys basketball team won the PVAC and the girls made it to the finals. My DD is thriving at the Upper School. ADHD with some quirkiness that made public a nightmare. McLean School has been truly transformational for her and is great for bright kids with mild learning differences. Lots of supportive teachers and counselors. Even the cool kids are accepting of kids with differences.

My daughter was there for 4 years before leaving. There were no cool kids.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:DC will be entering 7th grade in the fall

You wish.

LOL. What are you, like 13 years old? Your parents should be doing a better job of monitoring your screen time.

If you were a good parent, you wouldn't waste tour money by sending your kid there.

Because...?

Is it not obvious to you? It is to everyone else.

Unable to communicate your thoughts, it seems?

I’m not the PP but most kids are there because they cannot manage in a typical public or private school environment. You are paying a ton of money for them to feel safe in their learning environment. It is an artificial environment but authentic if that’s where your kid flourishes for $50K a year.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:DC will be entering 7th grade in the fall

You wish.

LOL. What are you, like 13 years old? Your parents should be doing a better job of monitoring your screen time.

If you were a good parent, you wouldn't waste tour money by sending your kid there.

Because...?

Is it not obvious to you? It is to everyone else.

Unable to communicate your thoughts, it seems?

I’m not the PP but most kids are there because they cannot manage in a typical public or private school environment. You are paying a ton of money for them to feel safe in their learning environment. It is an artificial environment but authentic if that’s where your kid flourishes for $50K a year.

It's no more expensive than other private schools. If you have a child with learning needs that can't be met in public school, that's a better reason to spend the money than most people at a so called big 3 have. Their kids would do fine anywhere.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, the boys basketball team won the PVAC and the girls made it to the finals. My DD is thriving at the Upper School. ADHD with some quirkiness that made public a nightmare. McLean School has been truly transformational for her and is great for bright kids with mild learning differences. Lots of supportive teachers and counselors. Even the cool kids are accepting of kids with differences.

The PVAC teams would lose to many public MS teams.

Sandy Spring Friends, Burke, Field, McLean - all PVAC schools. If you want a school for sports, none of those will be a top choice for you. But if you have a smart kid with some specific learning or social needs, any of them might be a good fit. Tbh, few kids are such athletic stars that you should choose a school purely on that basis.

Who said that is the sole or primary factor? We want a great experience for our kid, and he is a good athlete. Therefore, we never considered a PVAC school because the athletics at those schools are putrid. Perfectly fine for many kids, but not those who value athletics as a component of their education.

You.are.insufferable. And hysterical!

Have you seen any McLean sports teams? THAT is hysterical.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, the boys basketball team won the PVAC and the girls made it to the finals. My DD is thriving at the Upper School. ADHD with some quirkiness that made public a nightmare. McLean School has been truly transformational for her and is great for bright kids with mild learning differences. Lots of supportive teachers and counselors. Even the cool kids are accepting of kids with differences.

The PVAC teams would lose to many public MS teams.

Sandy Spring Friends, Burke, Field, McLean - all PVAC schools. If you want a school for sports, none of those will be a top choice for you. But if you have a smart kid with some specific learning or social needs, any of them might be a good fit. Tbh, few kids are such athletic stars that you should choose a school purely on that basis.

Who said that is the sole or primary factor? We want a great experience for our kid, and he is a good athlete. Therefore, we never considered a PVAC school because the athletics at those schools are putrid. Perfectly fine for many kids, but not those who value athletics as a component of their education.

You.are.insufferable. And hysterical!

Have you seen any McLean sports teams? THAT is hysterical.

So you must think the same thing about SSFS, Burke, SAAS, et al. That’s okay. I hope your kids and family are doing well.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DC will be entering 7th grade in the fall

You wish.

LOL. What are you, like 13 years old? Your parents should be doing a better job of monitoring your screen time.

If you were a good parent, you wouldn't waste tour money by sending your kid there.

Because...?

Is it not obvious to you? It is to everyone else.

Unable to communicate your thoughts, it seems?

I’m not the PP but most kids are there because they cannot manage in a typical public or private school environment. You are paying a ton of money for them to feel safe in their learning environment. It is an artificial environment but authentic if that’s where your kid flourishes for $50K a year.

Actually, my DD was doing well at her previous private school. The school had no real understanding of learning differences, and that’s not a great thing. My DD would do fine in public, but we’d have to hire an advocate and be on top of things even more than we are now. YMMV.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, the boys basketball team won the PVAC and the girls made it to the finals. My DD is thriving at the Upper School. ADHD with some quirkiness that made public a nightmare. McLean School has been truly transformational for her and is great for bright kids with mild learning differences. Lots of supportive teachers and counselors. Even the cool kids are accepting of kids with differences.

My daughter was there for 4 years before leaving. There were no cool kids.

You, OTOH, sound very cool and adult.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DC will be entering 7th grade in the fall

You wish.

LOL. What are you, like 13 years old? Your parents should be doing a better job of monitoring your screen time.

If you were a good parent, you wouldn't waste tour money by sending your kid there.

Because...?

Is it not obvious to you? It is to everyone else.

Unable to communicate your thoughts, it seems?

I’m not the PP but most kids are there because they cannot manage in a typical public or private school environment. You are paying a ton of money for them to feel safe in their learning environment. It is an artificial environment but authentic if that’s where your kid flourishes for $50K a year.

It's no more expensive than other private schools. If you have a child with learning needs that can't be met in public school, that's a better reason to spend the money than most people at a so called big 3 have. Their kids would do fine anywhere.

Not true. Mclean was a lot more expensive than the private we moved from. It's now over 50K a year PLUS you have to expect to tack ons for any kind of pull-out tutoring. Lots and lots of tack-ons. And the bus. It was just too expensive