Carson?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does it have CES? I thought it did. Starting kinder next year

Yes, it has a local CES (Center for Enriched Studies) for grades 4 and 5.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It would have higher test scores if not for FARMS kids from (checks notes) 3.5 miles away.its still a nice school.
For the record, Captain Equity Crusader, the kids are not bussed to Rachel Carson because 'they're almost zoned there and will go to QO anyway'
They're bussed there from a leftover idea that integrating students with bussing will lead to a better academic outcome for them. Test scores show thats just not true. Those kids do poorly because they come from families that don't value education. The money spent on bussing and boundary studies would be better spent on programs educating the parents on why academics matter. And then training them how to do stuff like go to the library and read to their children. But that might hurt someone's feelings and then Captain Equity Crusader wouldn't know what to get his panties in a bunch about.

And to clear it up, if anything brings the school down, its the mean girls not the non local farms kids. But I am explaining what the OP would see if they look at the metrics for the school.

Um, "busing", but whatever.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It would have higher test scores if not for FARMS kids from (checks notes) 3.5 miles away.its still a nice school.
For the record, Captain Equity Crusader, the kids are not bussed to Rachel Carson because 'they're almost zoned there and will go to QO anyway'
They're bussed there from a leftover idea that integrating students with bussing will lead to a better academic outcome for them. Test scores show thats just not true. Those kids do poorly because they come from families that don't value education. The money spent on bussing and boundary studies would be better spent on programs educating the parents on why academics matter. And then training them how to do stuff like go to the library and read to their children. But that might hurt someone's feelings and then Captain Equity Crusader wouldn't know what to get his panties in a bunch about.

And to clear it up, if anything brings the school down, its the mean girls not the non local farms kids. But I am explaining what the OP would see if they look at the metrics for the school.

Um, "busing", but whatever.

The last comma belongs inside the quotation marks but a period would have been best.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It would have higher test scores if not for FARMS kids from (checks notes) 3.5 miles away.its still a nice school.
For the record, Captain Equity Crusader, the kids are not bussed to Rachel Carson because 'they're almost zoned there and will go to QO anyway'
They're bussed there from a leftover idea that integrating students with bussing will lead to a better academic outcome for them. Test scores show thats just not true. Those kids do poorly because they come from families that don't value education. The money spent on bussing and boundary studies would be better spent on programs educating the parents on why academics matter. And then training them how to do stuff like go to the library and read to their children. But that might hurt someone's feelings and then Captain Equity Crusader wouldn't know what to get his panties in a bunch about.

And to clear it up, if anything brings the school down, its the mean girls not the non local farms kids. But I am explaining what the OP would see if they look at the metrics for the school.

Um, "busing", but whatever.

The last comma belongs inside the quotation marks but a period would have been best.

Perhaps she was going for a more British feel.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is it or is it not a good school?

Some people seem to imply it would be better without kids being bused in from half way across the county.

It would have higher test scores if not for FARMS kids from (checks notes) 3.5 miles away.its still a nice school.
For the record, Captain Equity Crusader, the kids are not bussed to Rachel Carson because 'they're almost zoned there and will go to QO anyway'
They're bussed there from a leftover idea that integrating students with bussing will lead to a better academic outcome for them. Test scores show thats just not true. Those kids do poorly because they come from families that don't value education. The money spent on bussing and boundary studies would be better spent on programs educating the parents on why academics matter. And then training them how to do stuff like go to the library and read to their children. But that might hurt someone's feelings and then Captain Equity Crusader wouldn't know what to get his panties in a bunch about.

And to clear it up, if anything brings the school down, its the mean girls not the non local farms kids. But I am explaining what the OP would see if they look at the metrics for the school.

Or on educating old racists

[Anonymous]

Both schools are fine. I have two kids in RCarson and I have nothing to compare it to so don’t know what to tell you. Some good teachers, some sucked.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does it have CES? I thought it did. Starting kinder next year

Yes, it has a local CES (Center for Enriched Studies) for grades 4 and 5.

Yes.

[Anonymous]

FYI the local CES is not really anything special. I certainly would not use that as a factor. This is comparing to the programs at Fox Chapel as they were 5 years ago.

Rachel Carson is very overcrowded and the principal is overwhelmed and does not always make the best decisions. In terms of redistricting, most likely if this happens it will be the areas of Lakelands furthest from the school affected. Might not be necessary now though as many have pulled heir kids for private/homeschool this year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:FYI the local CES is not really anything special. I certainly would not use that as a factor. This is comparing to the programs at Fox Chapel as they were 5 years ago.

Rachel Carson is very overcrowded and the principal is overwhelmed and does not always make the best decisions. In terms of redistricting, most likely if this happens it will be the areas of Lakelands furthest from the school affected. Might not be necessary now though as many have pulled heir kids for private/homeschool this year.

But OP doesn’t have the regional program at Fox Chapel from 5 years ago as an option. OP can send child to Dufief and hope child is admitted to a regional CES or OP can send child to RCES, which has a local CES, where the odds of admission are much, much higher. The CES at RCES is not as strong as the regional program, but the local CES is a better option than not being in a CES at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:FYI the local CES is not really anything special. I certainly would not use that as a factor. This is comparing to the programs at Fox Chapel as they were 5 years ago.

Rachel Carson is very overcrowded and the principal is overwhelmed and does not always make the best decisions. In terms of redistricting, most likely if this happens it will be the areas of Lakelands furthest from the school affected. Might not be necessary now though as many have pulled heir kids for private/homeschool this year.

Rces didn't have a CES program 5 years ago. The curriculum is the same in regional as in local.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:FYI the local CES is not really anything special. I certainly would not use that as a factor. This is comparing to the programs at Fox Chapel as they were 5 years ago.

Rachel Carson is very overcrowded and the principal is overwhelmed and does not always make the best decisions. In terms of redistricting, most likely if this happens it will be the areas of Lakelands furthest from the school affected. Might not be necessary now though as many have pulled heir kids for private/homeschool this year.

Pp.. doesn't make the best decisions in what way?

[Anonymous]

What is good things about CES? Is that like AP class for little kids that is above average at their grades?

[Anonymous]

I would seriously doubt the timelines. We lived in Dufief a long time ago and they were promising a new school for YEARS. (Dufief and many of the Wootton schools are old). Remember the MCPS scam is to have UMC pay for LMC and wealthy districts to get good stuff - but never deliver for UMC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would seriously doubt the timelines. We lived in Dufief a long time ago and they were promising a new school for YEARS. (Dufief and many of the Wootton schools are old). Remember the MCPS scam is to have UMC pay for LMC and wealthy districts to get good stuff - but never deliver for UMC.

Yup! We got duped. We bought into the RCES boundary, thinking MCPS would hold to its word and do the Dufief expansion in time for our kid to start K either at Dufief or at a less crowded RCES. We were so naive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would seriously doubt the timelines. We lived in Dufief a long time ago and they were promising a new school for YEARS. (Dufief and many of the Wootton schools are old). Remember the MCPS scam is to have UMC pay for LMC and wealthy districts to get good stuff - but never deliver for UMC.

I missed that scam. Can you provide details on it?