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Anonymous
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I know there have been some past threads on TC Williams, but they are not very detailed. Can any current parents commonet on what they like/dislike about TC Williams?
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Anonymous
| They have an onsite nursery to take care of students' babies. Nuff said. |
Anonymous
| What you won't find (I hope) is too many parents like the PP. What you will find are families who want their children to meet -- and appreciate -- people from all over the world, from every socioeconomic level, and from a wide variety of cultural backgrounds. Yes, there is a childcare facility at TC; it is a large school that serves the entire high-school age population of the city of Alexandria. I hope my daughter can gain a greater understanding of some of the problems faced by lots of kids in America, including Alexandria, by going to TC. |
Anonymous
Ignorance around every corner...Sad 
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Anonymous
| I mean, "comment." |
Anonymous
| bumping for other feedback/comments |
Anonymous
| For many years, a teacher at TC Williams wrote a column on school life and education issues for the Washington Post. I found his articles to be candid, well written and very thoughtful. His name is Patrick Welsh (or Welch, I can't remember). Anyway, check the Post website for the articles. They're worth a look. |
Anonymous
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Interesting article about sports and TC Williams in the WaPo sports pages today:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/17/AR2009031702112.html |
Anonymous
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So, you'd rather the pregnant girls just disappear for a year?
TC Williams is a very big school in a community with many different types of people and students who have very different needs. A good education can be had there. If you are looking for small, it isn't the place for you. The locals use the school - even many of the well-to-do locals. |
Anonymous
| Students entering 9th grade at TC next year have turned down GDS, Maret, and Potomac. Our neighbor has two children -- one went to Sidwell and then NYU, the other to TC and Harvard. You've got some very high-powered students at TC. |
Anonymous
But do you know why they turned them down? Was it for economic reasons? |
Anonymous
I can't decide what kind of person needs to know the answer to this question. What's the difference why? This poster is making the point that these kids had options and they still chose to attend TC. If they turned these schools down for economic reasons, does that make them less smart? Or maybe you are guessing that only poor and middle class people attend TC? Do us all a favor and send your kids to private school. |
Anonymous
| One reason (aside from the $30,000 price tag) is the commute to DC. |
Anonymous
If you can't afford the private school, then its not actually an option now is it. Burgundy has a $25K price tag per year. That's a big chunk of change for 8 years of school and to be frank if I am investing that kind of money, I expect some kind of return on that in the form of entrance to a top private school. Burgundy seems great but also it is beginning to appear that you pay for an experience and not so much an education. Do the parents feel tapped after 8 years of high tuition and can't pay for private high school? Do parents regret the money they spent on Burgundy and wish they would have applied it towards private school high school tuition. Let's face it, College Admissions are not based on where you went to elementary school. |
Anonymous
Isn't that kind of an obnoxious thing to say? Lots of kids get scholarships, or they apply--and get in--hoping for aid or grants. Some get it, some don't. As long as financing or scholarships are available, private school is an option. If I can't afford my house outright, so I take out a loan, does that mean owning a home is not an option for me? |