Why is Lewis such an undesirable high school?

[Anonymous]

Academically kids will likely perform the same wherever they are no matter the school rating. The families we know that opted out of Lewis did so because they had a child that may fall in with the wrong crowd. Studious kids who are driven and have high grades aren't going to be influenced by bad behavior from other students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Academically kids will likely perform the same wherever they are no matter the school rating. The families we know that opted out of Lewis did so because they had a child that may fall in with the wrong crowd. Studious kids who are driven and have high grades aren't going to be influenced by bad behavior from other students.

People like to tell themselves this but it isn't true. Students rise to the level of their peers - and when their peers are not good, then academic kids will not rise.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Academically kids will likely perform the same wherever they are no matter the school rating. The families we know that opted out of Lewis did so because they had a child that may fall in with the wrong crowd. Studious kids who are driven and have high grades aren't going to be influenced by bad behavior from other students.

People like to tell themselves this but it isn't true. Students rise to the level of their peers - and when their peers are not good, then academic kids will not rise.

+1. All the people saying it’ll be fine should send their kids to Lewis. I hope for their sake that they are right, but I would never be willing to gamble my kids’ futures like that.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Academically kids will likely perform the same wherever they are no matter the school rating. The families we know that opted out of Lewis did so because they had a child that may fall in with the wrong crowd. Studious kids who are driven and have high grades aren't going to be influenced by bad behavior from other students.

People like to tell themselves this but it isn't true. Students rise to the level of their peers - and when their peers are not good, then academic kids will not rise.

It's true for the kids we personally know who have graduated from Lewis and a few who are currently there.

I understand not wanting your kid to go, but just move if you don't like the boundary changes. All this melting down on DCUM is getting silly.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Academically kids will likely perform the same wherever they are no matter the school rating. The families we know that opted out of Lewis did so because they had a child that may fall in with the wrong crowd. Studious kids who are driven and have high grades aren't going to be influenced by bad behavior from other students.

People like to tell themselves this but it isn't true. Students rise to the level of their peers - and when their peers are not good, then academic kids will not rise.

It's true for the kids we personally know who have graduated from Lewis and a few who are currently there.

I understand not wanting your kid to go, but just move if you don't like the boundary changes. All this melting down on DCUM is getting silly.

DP. What a condescending and ignorant comment.

I hope you get redistricted. They are going a lot bigger than people think.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Academically kids will likely perform the same wherever they are no matter the school rating. The families we know that opted out of Lewis did so because they had a child that may fall in with the wrong crowd. Studious kids who are driven and have high grades aren't going to be influenced by bad behavior from other students.

People like to tell themselves this but it isn't true. Students rise to the level of their peers - and when their peers are not good, then academic kids will not rise.

It's true for the kids we personally know who have graduated from Lewis and a few who are currently there.

I understand not wanting your kid to go, but just move if you don't like the boundary changes. All this melting down on DCUM is getting silly.

Glad to hear but it wasn't true for the kids we personally know who graduated from Lee. I suppose it could have changed significantly since the name change?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Academically kids will likely perform the same wherever they are no matter the school rating. The families we know that opted out of Lewis did so because they had a child that may fall in with the wrong crowd. Studious kids who are driven and have high grades aren't going to be influenced by bad behavior from other students.

People like to tell themselves this but it isn't true. Students rise to the level of their peers - and when their peers are not good, then academic kids will not rise.

It's true for the kids we personally know who have graduated from Lewis and a few who are currently there.

I understand not wanting your kid to go, but just move if you don't like the boundary changes. All this melting down on DCUM is getting silly.

DP. What a condescending and ignorant comment.

I hope you get redistricted. They are going a lot bigger than people think.

What's condescending about what is written?

If our house gets redistricted and we don't like the schools, we will move. It's really not that big of a deal.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Academically kids will likely perform the same wherever they are no matter the school rating. The families we know that opted out of Lewis did so because they had a child that may fall in with the wrong crowd. Studious kids who are driven and have high grades aren't going to be influenced by bad behavior from other students.

People like to tell themselves this but it isn't true. Students rise to the level of their peers - and when their peers are not good, then academic kids will not rise.

It's true for the kids we personally know who have graduated from Lewis and a few who are currently there.

I understand not wanting your kid to go, but just move if you don't like the boundary changes. All this melting down on DCUM is getting silly.

DP. What a condescending and ignorant comment.

I hope you get redistricted. They are going a lot bigger than people think.

What's condescending about what is written?

If our house gets redistricted and we don't like the schools, we will move. It's really not that big of a deal.

It's a big deal if you have a sell a house, move and buy a new house. People who got a 3 percent mortgage aren't going to want to sell so they can buy a house a mile away with a 6 percent mortgage. It's a big deal because it has the potential to cost families a lot of money. Less of a concern if you rent, however.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Academically kids will likely perform the same wherever they are no matter the school rating. The families we know that opted out of Lewis did so because they had a child that may fall in with the wrong crowd. Studious kids who are driven and have high grades aren't going to be influenced by bad behavior from other students.

People like to tell themselves this but it isn't true. Students rise to the level of their peers - and when their peers are not good, then academic kids will not rise.

It's true for the kids we personally know who have graduated from Lewis and a few who are currently there.

I understand not wanting your kid to go, but just move if you don't like the boundary changes. All this melting down on DCUM is getting silly.

DP. What a condescending and ignorant comment.

I hope you get redistricted. They are going a lot bigger than people think.

What's condescending about what is written?

If our house gets redistricted and we don't like the schools, we will move. It's really not that big of a deal.

I’m just going to hazard a guess that you and your kids don’t have any close friends in your community. 🙄

Wow, how on earth did I get that right?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Academically kids will likely perform the same wherever they are no matter the school rating. The families we know that opted out of Lewis did so because they had a child that may fall in with the wrong crowd. Studious kids who are driven and have high grades aren't going to be influenced by bad behavior from other students.

People like to tell themselves this but it isn't true. Students rise to the level of their peers - and when their peers are not good, then academic kids will not rise.

It's true for the kids we personally know who have graduated from Lewis and a few who are currently there.

I understand not wanting your kid to go, but just move if you don't like the boundary changes. All this melting down on DCUM is getting silly.

DP. What a condescending and ignorant comment.

I hope you get redistricted. They are going a lot bigger than people think.

What's condescending about what is written?

If our house gets redistricted and we don't like the schools, we will move. It's really not that big of a deal.

It's a big deal if you have a sell a house, move and buy a new house. People who got a 3 percent mortgage aren't going to want to sell so they can buy a house a mile away with a 6 percent mortgage. It's a big deal because it has the potential to cost families a lot of money. Less of a concern if you rent, however.

Haven't rented since college. We've bought and sold homes many times. It really isn't hard.

If it's a financial burden for you to go through that process then you are likely closer financially to those families you are trying to avoid at Lewis than you'd like to admit.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Academically kids will likely perform the same wherever they are no matter the school rating. The families we know that opted out of Lewis did so because they had a child that may fall in with the wrong crowd. Studious kids who are driven and have high grades aren't going to be influenced by bad behavior from other students.

People like to tell themselves this but it isn't true. Students rise to the level of their peers - and when their peers are not good, then academic kids will not rise.

It's true for the kids we personally know who have graduated from Lewis and a few who are currently there.

I understand not wanting your kid to go, but just move if you don't like the boundary changes. All this melting down on DCUM is getting silly.

DP. What a condescending and ignorant comment.

I hope you get redistricted. They are going a lot bigger than people think.

What's condescending about what is written?

If our house gets redistricted and we don't like the schools, we will move. It's really not that big of a deal.

I’m just going to hazard a guess that you and your kids don’t have any close friends in your community. 🙄

Wow, how on earth did I get that right?

You are wrong. We have this thing called a car. Also, get this... Your children can make new friends. Mind shattering stuff.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Academically kids will likely perform the same wherever they are no matter the school rating. The families we know that opted out of Lewis did so because they had a child that may fall in with the wrong crowd. Studious kids who are driven and have high grades aren't going to be influenced by bad behavior from other students.

People like to tell themselves this but it isn't true. Students rise to the level of their peers - and when their peers are not good, then academic kids will not rise.

There are exceptions, of course, because some students essentially teach themselves. But for the most part this is true, based on our experience with different FCPS pyramids.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Academically kids will likely perform the same wherever they are no matter the school rating. The families we know that opted out of Lewis did so because they had a child that may fall in with the wrong crowd. Studious kids who are driven and have high grades aren't going to be influenced by bad behavior from other students.

People like to tell themselves this but it isn't true. Students rise to the level of their peers - and when their peers are not good, then academic kids will not rise.

It's true for the kids we personally know who have graduated from Lewis and a few who are currently there.

I understand not wanting your kid to go, but just move if you don't like the boundary changes. All this melting down on DCUM is getting silly.

DP. What a condescending and ignorant comment.

I hope you get redistricted. They are going a lot bigger than people think.

What's condescending about what is written?

If our house gets redistricted and we don't like the schools, we will move. It's really not that big of a deal.

I’m just going to hazard a guess that you and your kids don’t have any close friends in your community. 🙄

Wow, how on earth did I get that right?

You are wrong. We have this thing called a car. Also, get this... Your children can make new friends. Mind shattering stuff.

So no, you don’t have close friends or any sense of community. Makes total sense that you would be fine with moving.

Also, you weren’t addressing me with your last comment, but we’d also want to keep our sub 2% mortgage in the community we love. We’ll save hundreds of thousands of dollars that way. Our savings is well into the seven figures, so your math just ain’t mathing.

Probably best to tuck your tail and go hang out with all of your “close friends.”

[Anonymous]

So the anti-Lewis crowd on this thread and others on this site would have Lewis set aside as a permanent high-poverty school for THOSE people...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So the anti-Lewis crowd on this thread and others on this site would have Lewis set aside as a permanent high-poverty school for THOSE people...

No. If you have been following the issue for years, Lewis has been an issue for a long time. There have been various more-or-less-serious proposed solutions including turning it into an IB magnet or closing it entirely. The new school board seems to be going with the rezoning solution, which is probably the worst solution that will be chaotic and ineffective.