When someone mentions "W" schools, what schools specifically are they talking about?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Donde esta wootton escuela?

Esta en el futuro. Es donde tus hijos y nietos iran para disfrutar una educacion buena, bilingue y gratuita.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Donde esta wootton escuela?

Esta en el futuro. Es donde tus hijos y nietos iran para disfrutar una educacion buena, bilingue y gratuita.

I wish that people wouldn't rely on Google Translate.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Donde esta wootton escuela?

Esta en el futuro. Es donde tus hijos y nietos iran para disfrutar una educacion buena, bilingue y gratuita.

I wish that people wouldn't rely on Google Translate.

Dear lady, can you actually read Spanish?

Tonto el que lo lea.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Donde esta wootton escuela?

Esta en el futuro. Es donde tus hijos y nietos iran para disfrutar una educacion buena, bilingue y gratuita.

I wish that people wouldn't rely on Google Translate.

Dear lady, can you actually read Spanish?

Tonto el que lo lea.

Why yes, I can. Without Google Translate. And the sentences above sound to me like sentences a native Spanish speaker did not write.

[Anonymous]

Truly only Winston Churchill and Walt Whitman. All the rest are "wannabes"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As a graduate of a W school I can their lead over non W schools has been shrinking over the years and the shine is wearing off due tot he high stress put on the students. One of the W schools actually has part of the day for relaxation to reduce stress, seriously-wtf, this is supposed to be a great time in a kids life, why put so much pressure on them.

WJ, B-CC Einstein, Blair, Northwest, Sherwood used to be awful school and now they are right up with the W schools.

btw there is only one W school and that is and always has been Whitman but as I said the shine is not so bright anymore with the latest drug arrests and assaults a simple read of the weekly police report will show you that.

EXACTLY

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This thread makes me laugh and cry...

Mostly laugh, I hope.

-another poster in a non-wealthy/white, therefore gang-infested cluster

I'm a parent at one of the W/BCC schools. If I had to do it again, my kid would be somewhere else.

The W/BCC schools have a different environment than other schools. Not better, different. The pressure is incredible, and IMO unhealthy for kids. I really wish I'd made a different choice.

I'm in a non W area and I am grateful that my kids don't have the additional pressures that exist at those schools. They are in academically rigorous schools without the additional pressures of wealth, everyone striving to get into an Ivy League school, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Donde esta wootton escuela?

another proof MCPS got a problem...

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Wooton is a faux w school. The originals are Whitman WJ and Churchill. Throw bcc there. Wooton is in the next (very close) tier and yes Blair and Einstein, with rm, are now there too.

/Whitman grad

I disagree, I think Wootton has always been considered better than WJ. WJ has improved significantly status-wise over the past 15 years. Oh yeah, and I went to WJ and graduated in '98.

Wootton is 47% white and <5% FARMS. Walter Johnson is 56% white and 8% FARMS. So Walter Johnson is whiter, but Wootton is wealthier (or more accurately, less poor). Which is more important for W status, white or wealthy?

Both. Which is why neither of these schools are true W schools

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Donde esta wootton escuela?

Esta en el futuro. Es donde tus hijos y nietos iran para disfrutar una educacion buena, bilingue y gratuita.

I wish that people wouldn't rely on Google Translate.

Dear lady, can you actually read Spanish?

Tonto el que lo lea.

Why yes, I can. Without Google Translate. And the sentences above sound to me like sentences a native Spanish speaker did not write.

Lady, you are crazy. (I may be crazy too for engaging you, but my native tongue is Spanish. It seems you have quite a lot to learn)

[Anonymous]

Look folks, it's Churchill and then The Rest of the County. Everyone knows that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Look folks, it's Churchill and then The Rest of the County. Everyone knows that.

LOL, I went to Churchill and yes it is a bit snobby but is overall a very good school. Kids genuinely care about college applications, which means a lot of competition for spots at the Ivys. We had nicknames for all the W schools expect Chruchill.

[Anonymous]

I am appalled when people say that the "W" stands for "White". The world is changing and it is shameful that people strive to put their children in elitist bubbles and then raise them to believe that this is desirable in some way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am appalled when people say that the "W" stands for "White". The world is changing and it is shameful that people strive to put their children in elitist bubbles and then raise them to believe that this is desirable in some way.

You say elitist, I say functioning. I am sorry but kids around here can do the math to realize that not everyone will become a NBA or NFL player let alone a rapper. Best to prepare for elite jobs by living amoung the elite and in elite schools. Sure not everyone makes it but it is a chance.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I am appalled when people say that the "W" stands for "White". The world is changing and it is shameful that people strive to put their children in elitist bubbles and then raise them to believe that this is desirable in some way.

You say elitist, I say functioning. I am sorry but kids around here can do the math to realize that not everyone will become a NBA or NFL player let alone a rapper. Best to prepare for elite jobs by living among the elite and in elite schools. Sure not everyone makes it but it is a chance.

Your reference to athletes and rappers smack of a racist point of view. However, living among the "elites" does not guarantee anything but postal code envy from some. Academic excellence does not come from being an elite. It is hard work and brain power. But whatever floats your boat, I guess.