Rachel Carson ES

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Listen, my kid was at RCES at the heart of the overcrowding and when the problematic principal was there. It was not ideal for sure but my kid get a decent education.

I think in the last few years with Covid there is an uptick in private schools for a few reasons. And the old principal did not help things either. And then there are people that will go to private regardless. Not a fan of private school myself but to each their own.

RCES being less overcrowded is a good thing.

“My kid got a decent education” isn’t the most inspiring testimonial. You just reinforced to me that we made the right choice.

It is elementary school. My kids are doing great and I didn't pay tens of thousands of dollars a year for it. Now can now afford to send them to whatever college they want.

Elementary school is still important. We can send our kid to an excellent ES and afford college.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Listen, my kid was at RCES at the heart of the overcrowding and when the problematic principal was there. It was not ideal for sure but my kid get a decent education.

I think in the last few years with Covid there is an uptick in private schools for a few reasons. And the old principal did not help things either. And then there are people that will go to private regardless. Not a fan of private school myself but to each their own.

RCES being less overcrowded is a good thing.

“My kid got a decent education” isn’t the most inspiring testimonial. You just reinforced to me that we made the right choice.

DP. Overcrowding aside, we were very pleased with RCES. Our kids had good teachers and were usually placed with a teacher who was a good fit for their needs. They had some interesting projects in the CES and got to read high level texts. The PTA was active, there were fun school events, parent volunteers were welcomed, and the kids had multiple field trips each year, including some really nice ones. My dc was well prepared for the middle school magnet and is now in a high school magnet. RCES’s counselors and administrators were very thoughtful and accommodating during 504 meetings. The overcrowding was the downside, and that’s been alleviated.

I’m not willing to bet on my kid lucking into the magnet/CES programs. We all know even qualified kids don’t get into those programs.

[Anonymous]

Oh and the overcrowding has been alleviated simply because more people have opted out of MCPS, not because MCPS did anything to resolve it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Listen, my kid was at RCES at the heart of the overcrowding and when the problematic principal was there. It was not ideal for sure but my kid get a decent education.

I think in the last few years with Covid there is an uptick in private schools for a few reasons. And the old principal did not help things either. And then there are people that will go to private regardless. Not a fan of private school myself but to each their own.

RCES being less overcrowded is a good thing.

“My kid got a decent education” isn’t the most inspiring testimonial. You just reinforced to me that we made the right choice.

It is elementary school. My kids are doing great and I didn't pay tens of thousands of dollars a year for it. Now can now afford to send them to whatever college they want.

Elementary school is still important. We can send our kid to an excellent ES and afford college.

Bully for you!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:QO consistently ranks around the same level as schools that are considered good in my home state of California, for context.

that's not saying much since so many CA schools are terrible.

-former Californian who moved out due to the schools. Couldn't justify the high col with the quality of the schools.

Maybe in the city you’re from. But the schools I’m referring to are respected and highly sought after.

well, I lived in the SF Bay Area, in a town more expensive than the DC area. I looked at the courses offered, the programs, and they don't compare to MCPS programming.

And don't get me started on the $1000/child per year "donation" for "extras" like PE, art.

Let me guess.. the schools you are referring to that are "well respected" are in towns that are ridiculously expensive, and propped up by the wealthy parents.

QO is not a horrible school. It's fine, but it doesn't have the $$$ that some of the "well respected" CA schools do. So to compare QO to the "well respected" rich schools says a lot about those "well respected" CA schools more so than QO.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:QO consistently ranks around the same level as schools that are considered good in my home state of California, for context.

that's not saying much since so many CA schools are terrible.

-former Californian who moved out due to the schools. Couldn't justify the high col with the quality of the schools.

Maybe in the city you’re from. But the schools I’m referring to are respected and highly sought after.

well, I lived in the SF Bay Area, in a town more expensive than the DC area. I looked at the courses offered, the programs, and they don't compare to MCPS programming.

And don't get me started on the $1000/child per year "donation" for "extras" like PE, art.

Let me guess.. the schools you are referring to that are "well respected" are in towns that are ridiculously expensive, and propped up by the wealthy parents.

QO is not a horrible school. It's fine, but it doesn't have the $$$ that some of the "well respected" CA schools do. So to compare QO to the "well respected" rich schools says a lot about those "well respected" CA schools more so than QO.

Yep. QO is fine. Some of us want more than “fine” for our kids.

[Anonymous]

How often do the kids get art and PE in MCPS? I’ve heard varying info.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Listen, my kid was at RCES at the heart of the overcrowding and when the problematic principal was there. It was not ideal for sure but my kid get a decent education.

I think in the last few years with Covid there is an uptick in private schools for a few reasons. And the old principal did not help things either. And then there are people that will go to private regardless. Not a fan of private school myself but to each their own.

RCES being less overcrowded is a good thing.

“My kid got a decent education” isn’t the most inspiring testimonial. You just reinforced to me that we made the right choice.

DP. Overcrowding aside, we were very pleased with RCES. Our kids had good teachers and were usually placed with a teacher who was a good fit for their needs. They had some interesting projects in the CES and got to read high level texts. The PTA was active, there were fun school events, parent volunteers were welcomed, and the kids had multiple field trips each year, including some really nice ones. My dc was well prepared for the middle school magnet and is now in a high school magnet. RCES’s counselors and administrators were very thoughtful and accommodating during 504 meetings. The overcrowding was the downside, and that’s been alleviated.

I’m not willing to bet on my kid lucking into the magnet/CES programs. We all know even qualified kids don’t get into those programs.

I don’t know how many seats there are in RCES’s local CES now that enrollment has shrunk, but when my kid was there, the top 30% got in, so a kid’s chances of getting in there if they were qualified were high. I’m not claiming that people should bet on their kids getting into middle school magnets, but I wanted OP to know that, coming from RCES, my child was well prepared for it.

[Anonymous]

Isn’t CES only for select subjects? It’s not like an entire separate school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How often do the kids get art and PE in MCPS? I’ve heard varying info.

Once a week each.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Isn’t CES only for select subjects? It’s not like an entire separate school.

At RCES it was 2 classes out the 6 or so and for the whole day. Extra kids got added in for math. Its not anything that special, but better than nothing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Isn’t CES only for select subjects? It’s not like an entire separate school.

CES is humanities-focused. Many CES students are also in compacted math, but that is a separate process.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Listen, my kid was at RCES at the heart of the overcrowding and when the problematic principal was there. It was not ideal for sure but my kid get a decent education.

I think in the last few years with Covid there is an uptick in private schools for a few reasons. And the old principal did not help things either. And then there are people that will go to private regardless. Not a fan of private school myself but to each their own.

RCES being less overcrowded is a good thing.

“My kid got a decent education” isn’t the most inspiring testimonial. You just reinforced to me that we made the right choice.

It is elementary school. My kids are doing great and I didn't pay tens of thousands of dollars a year for it. Now can now afford to send them to whatever college they want.

Elementary school is still important. We can send our kid to an excellent ES and afford college.

Check back when your kid is in high school. Your perspective will be different.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:QO consistently ranks around the same level as schools that are considered good in my home state of California, for context.

that's not saying much since so many CA schools are terrible.

-former Californian who moved out due to the schools. Couldn't justify the high col with the quality of the schools.

Maybe in the city you’re from. But the schools I’m referring to are respected and highly sought after.

well, I lived in the SF Bay Area, in a town more expensive than the DC area. I looked at the courses offered, the programs, and they don't compare to MCPS programming.

And don't get me started on the $1000/child per year "donation" for "extras" like PE, art.

Let me guess.. the schools you are referring to that are "well respected" are in towns that are ridiculously expensive, and propped up by the wealthy parents.

QO is not a horrible school. It's fine, but it doesn't have the $$$ that some of the "well respected" CA schools do. So to compare QO to the "well respected" rich schools says a lot about those "well respected" CA schools more so than QO.

Yep. QO is fine. Some of us want more than “fine” for our kids.

Well my niece went to UNC from QO I think that's fine. And my other one went to Columbia also fine.

QO has an AP Calculus teacher that everyone in his class pretty much gets a 5 on the exam. Yeah again QO is fine.

Perfect no. More than fine yes.

Just like any other school get what you put in.

If you are saying private is better LOL NO

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Tell me more about Rachel Carson! Curious to know about class sizes, recess time, social/emotional curriculum, screens... Thanks in advance for sharing your insights.

OP this is a perfectly fine elementary school.

Given your "social. emotional" ? you should not send your kids there. Religious private would work better.