Relocating Kentlands/Lakelands schools

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:LPMS has some of the struggles of most public middle schools. My kid went there and had good teachers and absolutely no issues. Private school is no better education and only have less issues since they can throw out kids that aren't as privileged as your little snowflake. I'd rather teach my kids to navigate real life.

Something tells me you didn’t have a terrific education, considering you can’t use “less” vs “fewer” correctly.

And you sound like a miserable nasty person

Nah, just someone who doesn’t generalize about entire categories of schools.

But my kid did go to LPMS so maybe I have more to contribute to the topic than you do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:LPMS has some of the struggles of most public middle schools. My kid went there and had good teachers and absolutely no issues. Private school is no better education and only have less issues since they can throw out kids that aren't as privileged as your little snowflake. I'd rather teach my kids to navigate real life.

Something tells me you didn’t have a terrific education, considering you can’t use “less” vs “fewer” correctly.

And you sound like a miserable nasty person

Nah, just someone who doesn’t generalize about entire categories of schools.

But my kid did go to LPMS so maybe I have more to contribute to the topic than you do.

But not to private school, even though you pretend to know they all provide the same education as public school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:LPMS has some of the struggles of most public middle schools. My kid went there and had good teachers and absolutely no issues. Private school is no better education and only have less issues since they can throw out kids that aren't as privileged as your little snowflake. I'd rather teach my kids to navigate real life.

Something tells me you didn’t have a terrific education, considering you can’t use “less” vs “fewer” correctly.

And you sound like a miserable nasty person

Nah, just someone who doesn’t generalize about entire categories of schools.

But my kid did go to LPMS so maybe I have more to contribute to the topic than you do.

But not to private school, even though you pretend to know they all provide the same education as public schools.

[Anonymous]

LMS seems to be in the news lately for fighting. OP - check out Wootton cluster. Cabin John or Frost is a much better MS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:LPMS has some of the struggles of most public middle schools. My kid went there and had good teachers and absolutely no issues. Private school is no better education and only have less issues since they can throw out kids that aren't as privileged as your little snowflake. I'd rather teach my kids to navigate real life.

How do you know private school is no better? 😂 You have never attended one and neither have your children.

[Anonymous]

I have been wondering why Rachel Carson ES at Kentlands/Lakelands is quite good & Quince Orchard HS seems not bad, but why Lakelands MS seems to have big problem. I am most concerned about bullying & violence. Why the PTA or principal/administration do something about it at Lakelands MS?

My 3 kids are in Rachel Carson ES, and I am satisfied with the principal/administration/PTA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have been wondering why Rachel Carson ES at Kentlands/Lakelands is quite good & Quince Orchard HS seems not bad, but why Lakelands MS seems to have big problem. I am most concerned about bullying & violence. Why the PTA or principal/administration do something about it at Lakelands MS?

My 3 kids are in Rachel Carson ES, and I am satisfied with the principal/administration/PTA.

Because it's middle school and it's a tough age. You combine that with social media and restorative justice practices, then no wonder middle school is a sh*t show. It's honestly almost all middle schools. It gets better in high school as the kids mature.

[Anonymous]

WhoopsC wrote:Thanks to all of you who have provided your experiences with LPMS (and QO - those are welcome too!). I'm not really looking to learn about what moms are wearing or what they drink. I'd love to keep this conversation kind, respectful and focused on an honest perspective of the schools in this neighborhood.

Boy, did you pick the wrong message board for that!

[Anonymous]

There is a boundary study coming that will include middle schools in that area so do yourself a favor and look more at the neighborhood and less at the specific school. My kids went to Ridgeview and had a very good experience there. I know kids who went to Lakelands Park and had a good experience and kids who went to Frost and had the same. Since these are public schools yes there will be some issues you would not likely get in private but if you are an involved parent who stays involved and present then your kid should be fine. My advice is move to an area you can afford and where you like the vibe and feel it meshes with your own. The kids from the area will be the kids at the school your child attends unless the ‘vibe’ of the area is to send kids to private in which case rethink your decision since that area does not support public education and the kids from that area will not be there and the parents from that area will not be helping make that local public school successful. (Or if that area does fit your ideal then be prepared to also send your child to private school.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is a boundary study coming that will include middle schools in that area so do yourself a favor and look more at the neighborhood and less at the specific school. My kids went to Ridgeview and had a very good experience there. I know kids who went to Lakelands Park and had a good experience and kids who went to Frost and had the same. Since these are public schools yes there will be some issues you would not likely get in private but if you are an involved parent who stays involved and present then your kid should be fine. My advice is move to an area you can afford and where you like the vibe and feel it meshes with your own. The kids from the area will be the kids at the school your child attends unless the ‘vibe’ of the area is to send kids to private in which case rethink your decision since that area does not support public education and the kids from that area will not be there and the parents from that area will not be helping make that local public school successful. (Or if that area does fit your ideal then be prepared to also send your child to private school.)

+1. Any changes to MS and/or HS boundaries won't be decided until February/March 2026.

If the decision won't he decided till February/March 2026, when will that be happening for the actual rezone? I have a 3rd grader this fall.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is a boundary study coming that will include middle schools in that area so do yourself a favor and look more at the neighborhood and less at the specific school. My kids went to Ridgeview and had a very good experience there. I know kids who went to Lakelands Park and had a good experience and kids who went to Frost and had the same. Since these are public schools yes there will be some issues you would not likely get in private but if you are an involved parent who stays involved and present then your kid should be fine. My advice is move to an area you can afford and where you like the vibe and feel it meshes with your own. The kids from the area will be the kids at the school your child attends unless the ‘vibe’ of the area is to send kids to private in which case rethink your decision since that area does not support public education and the kids from that area will not be there and the parents from that area will not be helping make that local public school successful. (Or if that area does fit your ideal then be prepared to also send your child to private school.)

+1. Any changes to MS and/or HS boundaries won't be decided until February/March 2026.

If the decision won't he decided till February/March 2026, when will that be happening for the actual rezone? I have a 3rd grader this fall.

Starting Fall 2027

[Anonymous]

Oh MCPS bureaucrats will dither on redistrict decision - all the while speaking of ‘equity’ - ad infinitum. NIMBY parents will pressure pols to leave schools alone - a single ‘equity’ firm out of state will be paid a million - and nothing (except suppression of property prices and solid families fleeing) will be accomplished
-Alumni of earlier Wootton ‘study’

[Anonymous]

The Woottom study was the hot topic before Covid hit.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Or go to Christ Episcopal School - 10 minutes up the street in downtown Rockville. Many of their grads go on to MCPS specialized and IB programs. It is worth the investment. We were in MCPS through elementary school and moved to CES for middle school. Great academics, daily recess (yes for middle schoolers!) and daily P.E.

Not really a good option for Jewish families, of which there are a lot in Kentlands/Lakelands.

I am Jewish and support my child going to Catholic school if it provides a better general education. So I disagree that it’s not a good option for Jewish families (maybe backwards, unassimilated Orthodox Jewish families).

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Or go to Christ Episcopal School - 10 minutes up the street in downtown Rockville. Many of their grads go on to MCPS specialized and IB programs. It is worth the investment. We were in MCPS through elementary school and moved to CES for middle school. Great academics, daily recess (yes for middle schoolers!) and daily P.E.

Not really a good option for Jewish families, of which there are a lot in Kentlands/Lakelands.

Not everyone is Jewish in the Kentlands/Lakelands. AND believe it or not, there are some Jewish families enrolled at the school.

We looked at CES. They told us they didn’t have any families where both sides are Jewish.

Did you mean to write "aren't"? CESJDS has tons of interfaith families. It's a pluralistic school. My son is a student there and has a handful of classmates with only one Jewish parent