Robert Frost middle school

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Our experience: amazing and engaged teachers who love to teach. Hands down awesome academics. But I found the social culture to be toxic. Overly permissive parents. Girls dress provocatively with no consequence. School admin seems disengaged. Too many kids. Has a Lord of the Flies feel. Wouldn't go if I had it to do over again.

What consequence do you think there should be for girls who "dress provocatively"?

Enforce the Dress Code: send kids home who violate it or make them wear a baggy sweatshirt that says "My parents allowed me to leave the house looking like I'm auditioning for a part in Pretty Baby."

You sure do have strong opinions about clothing worn by girl students who are not your daughters.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:IMHO, the administration at Frost does nothing to teach responsible use of technology, or appropriate dress, or inclusion. Lots of parents re-living their middle school angst by trying to have the most popular kids. Bar/Bat mitzvah scene is out of control--kids who were invited all wear their shirts on Monday after the weekend parties so it's abundantly clear who was/wasn't invited. Some girls stay home on Mondays so they don't have to face it. School. Does. Nothing. Cruel social-climbing parents and kids.

This goes on at almost every middle school on the western side of the county (including Pyle, Hoover, Cabin John, Lakelands, Ridgeview, Julius West, etc.) There is nothing that the school can do about it. These are private parties given outside of school time and the invitations are sent via the mail, not distributed in school. I know it can be very cruel to the kids who are not invited, but the school has no say in any of it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:IMHO, the administration at Frost does nothing to teach responsible use of technology, or appropriate dress, or inclusion. Lots of parents re-living their middle school angst by trying to have the most popular kids. Bar/Bat mitzvah scene is out of control--kids who were invited all wear their shirts on Monday after the weekend parties so it's abundantly clear who was/wasn't invited. Some girls stay home on Mondays so they don't have to face it. School. Does. Nothing. Cruel social-climbing parents and kids.

This goes on at almost every middle school on the western side of the county (including Pyle, Hoover, Cabin John, Lakelands, Ridgeview, Julius West, etc.) There is nothing that the school can do about it. These are private parties given outside of school time and the invitations are sent via the mail, not distributed in school. I know it can be very cruel to the kids who are not invited, but the school has no say in any of it.

I forgot to include North Bethesda and Tilden. Same story at all of them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:IMHO, the administration at Frost does nothing to teach responsible use of technology, or appropriate dress, or inclusion. Lots of parents re-living their middle school angst by trying to have the most popular kids. Bar/Bat mitzvah scene is out of control--kids who were invited all wear their shirts on Monday after the weekend parties so it's abundantly clear who was/wasn't invited. Some girls stay home on Mondays so they don't have to face it. School. Does. Nothing. Cruel social-climbing parents and kids.

This just made me feel really sad envisioning if my now pre-k kid turns out to be one of the kids feeling left out. Do you think this happens everywhere??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:IMHO, the administration at Frost does nothing to teach responsible use of technology, or appropriate dress, or inclusion. Lots of parents re-living their middle school angst by trying to have the most popular kids. Bar/Bat mitzvah scene is out of control--kids who were invited all wear their shirts on Monday after the weekend parties so it's abundantly clear who was/wasn't invited. Some girls stay home on Mondays so they don't have to face it. School. Does. Nothing. Cruel social-climbing parents and kids.

This just made me feel really sad envisioning if my now pre-k kid turns out to be one of the kids feeling left out. Do you think this happens everywhere??

Unfortunately, yes for the most part and I agree that it really sucks! As a parent with a kid who was Bar Mitzvah'd, all we could do was buck the trend and not give out clothing at the end of the party. But, DS took a lot of pressure (and he in turn applied it on us), to give out shirts. I still give my kid crap every time I see him wearing a shirt with his school friend's name on it. One day he'll look back and realize how stupid it was.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:IMHO, the administration at Frost does nothing to teach responsible use of technology, or appropriate dress, or inclusion. Lots of parents re-living their middle school angst by trying to have the most popular kids. Bar/Bat mitzvah scene is out of control--kids who were invited all wear their shirts on Monday after the weekend parties so it's abundantly clear who was/wasn't invited. Some girls stay home on Mondays so they don't have to face it. School. Does. Nothing. Cruel social-climbing parents and kids.

This goes on at almost every middle school on the western side of the county (including Pyle, Hoover, Cabin John, Lakelands, Ridgeview, Julius West, etc.) There is nothing that the school can do about it. These are private parties given outside of school time and the invitations are sent via the mail, not distributed in school. I know it can be very cruel to the kids who are not invited, but the school has no say in any of it.

I forgot to include North Bethesda and Tilden. Same story at all of them.

I was under the impression that Tilden crowd is a bit more inclusive than others.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:IMHO, the administration at Frost does nothing to teach responsible use of technology, or appropriate dress, or inclusion. Lots of parents re-living their middle school angst by trying to have the most popular kids. Bar/Bat mitzvah scene is out of control--kids who were invited all wear their shirts on Monday after the weekend parties so it's abundantly clear who was/wasn't invited. Some girls stay home on Mondays so they don't have to face it. School. Does. Nothing. Cruel social-climbing parents and kids.

This just made me feel really sad envisioning if my now pre-k kid turns out to be one of the kids feeling left out. Do you think this happens everywhere??

Unfortunately, yes for the most part and I agree that it really sucks! As a parent with a kid who was Bar Mitzvah'd, all we could do was buck the trend and not give out clothing at the end of the party. But, DS took a lot of pressure (and he in turn applied it on us), to give out shirts. I still give my kid crap every time I see him wearing a shirt with his school friend's name on it. One day he'll look back and realize how stupid it was.

Holy moley. My kids are just getting to this time - they won't have bar mitvahs but many of their friends will. They have lots of social circles though, so maybe being excluded from 1-2 parties won't feel like the end of the world...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:IMHO, the administration at Frost does nothing to teach responsible use of technology, or appropriate dress, or inclusion. Lots of parents re-living their middle school angst by trying to have the most popular kids. Bar/Bat mitzvah scene is out of control--kids who were invited all wear their shirts on Monday after the weekend parties so it's abundantly clear who was/wasn't invited. Some girls stay home on Mondays so they don't have to face it. School. Does. Nothing. Cruel social-climbing parents and kids.

This just made me feel really sad envisioning if my now pre-k kid turns out to be one of the kids feeling left out. Do you think this happens everywhere??

Unfortunately, yes for the most part and I agree that it really sucks! As a parent with a kid who was Bar Mitzvah'd, all we could do was buck the trend and not give out clothing at the end of the party. But, DS took a lot of pressure (and he in turn applied it on us), to give out shirts. I still give my kid crap every time I see him wearing a shirt with his school friend's name on it. One day he'll look back and realize how stupid it was.

Holy moley. My kids are just getting to this time - they won't have bar mitvahs but many of their friends will. They have lots of social circles though, so maybe being excluded from 1-2 parties won't feel like the end of the world...

This is not new. I am 34 and this same exact thing happened when I was in school in a different state. It is not exclusive of this area. It literally happens at every middle school that has a sizeable Jewish population. The shirt thing was the same when I was in middle school.

[Anonymous]

I have a 7th and 8th grader at Frost. I love the school and Dr Jones is awesome and available to parents and students. I have been in contact with a number of teachers thanks to my son and they worked together and with me to resolve the issue.

Yes it is a party year for 7th graders due to bat or bar mitzvahs all year but it's okay if you don't get invited. My kids were invited by kids they knew and not invited by kids they did not know. Neither seems to care.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:IMHO, the administration at Frost does nothing to teach responsible use of technology, or appropriate dress, or inclusion. Lots of parents re-living their middle school angst by trying to have the most popular kids. Bar/Bat mitzvah scene is out of control--kids who were invited all wear their shirts on Monday after the weekend parties so it's abundantly clear who was/wasn't invited. Some girls stay home on Mondays so they don't have to face it. School. Does. Nothing. Cruel social-climbing parents and kids.

This goes on at almost every middle school on the western side of the county (including Pyle, Hoover, Cabin John, Lakelands, Ridgeview, Julius West, etc.) There is nothing that the school can do about it. These are private parties given outside of school time and the invitations are sent via the mail, not distributed in school. I know it can be very cruel to the kids who are not invited, but the school has no say in any of it.

I forgot to include North Bethesda and Tilden. Same story at all of them.

I was under the impression that Tilden crowd is a bit more inclusive than others.

Can you elaborate on how Tilden is more inclusive? We may be looking at it for next year...also when is it supposed to be relocated?

[Anonymous]

The new Tilden MS is expected to open in the fall of 2020.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Can you elaborate on how Tilden is more inclusive? We may be looking at it for next year...also when is it supposed to be relocated?

There were some older comments in this forum. I can't find it right now, but my impression was based on that. I have kids in elementary so don't have first hand information.