High expectation and no stress-- which high school in mcps is best ?

[Anonymous]

Acadamic excellence needs to make students work hard to reach their potential, but at the same time many oarents are complaining their kids are under too much pressure to take APs or other highly challenge classes and too much homework in ES and MS. Is there a way to achieve excellence without too much homework/stress? Looking for a school cluster is balanced.

[Anonymous]

Wot?

[Anonymous]

Einstein seems great, from observing my neighbors' kids. Smart kids have a peer group, but without the pressure of some of the schools further west.

[Anonymous]

Oops, you are looking for a cluster, not a HS. I'd say Woodlin --> Sligo MS --> Einstein.

[Anonymous]

seems like a non-sequitur

[Anonymous]

All schools teach the same curriculum.

The real difference among schools: the students...and their parents.

Don't be a crazy parent.

[Anonymous]

Not sure if you can have both, Wootton cluster here, a lot of academic bullying by peers and push to take AP classes. Furthermore, there appears to be a tendency to grade the students harder in the W schools. However, the education my child is getting is great. What they are learning at Wootton is almost advanced as the UMD 25 years ago. Academic pressure also seems to prevent the students from dating etc... Good in my opinion. I hope the stress is not too terrible, but I think they will be prepared for college and have it easier later in life. On the negative side they are so academic that they do not know much about the world. I guess there is no perfect school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not sure if you can have both, Wootton cluster here, a lot of academic bullying by peers and push to take AP classes. Furthermore, there appears to be a tendency to grade the students harder in the W schools. However, the education my child is getting is great. What they are learning at Wootton is almost advanced as the UMD 25 years ago. Academic pressure also seems to prevent the students from dating etc... Good in my opinion. I hope the stress is not too terrible, but I think they will be prepared for college and have it easier later in life. On the negative side they are so academic that they do not know much about the world. I guess there is no perfect school.

Wow it's very hard for me to imagine being bullied in high school for not being smart *enough*. And I went to very good schools. But this was 30 years ago, and times appear to have changed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not sure if you can have both, Wootton cluster here, a lot of academic bullying by peers and push to take AP classes. Furthermore, there appears to be a tendency to grade the students harder in the W schools. However, the education my child is getting is great. What they are learning at Wootton is almost advanced as the UMD 25 years ago. Academic pressure also seems to prevent the students from dating etc... Good in my opinion. I hope the stress is not too terrible, but I think they will be prepared for college and have it easier later in life. On the negative side they are so academic that they do not know much about the world. I guess there is no perfect school.

How would you know there seems to be a tendency to grade kids harder in W schools? Do you have experience with same kid at both a W and non-W school?

[Anonymous]

Pp I know multiple educators that express this. Also pressure from the administration regarding the achievement gap.

[Anonymous]

how about Rachel Carson > Lakelands MS > Quince Orchard HS?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:how about Rachel Carson > Lakelands MS > Quince Orchard HS?

Rachel Carson is severely overcrowded, but otherwise meets your criteria I think.

[Anonymous]

OP - your question doesn't make any sense. stress comes from the high expectation. you can't have one without the other.

[Anonymous]

OP here, thanks for your input. We will check out The two clusters recommended. Will pass on any W school. DC wants to pursue music interest but also wants to be top 10% acadamically. Younger kids can fellow the feeding schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not sure if you can have both, Wootton cluster here, a lot of academic bullying by peers and push to take AP classes. Furthermore, there appears to be a tendency to grade the students harder in the W schools. However, the education my child is getting is great. What they are learning at Wootton is almost advanced as the UMD 25 years ago. Academic pressure also seems to prevent the students from dating etc... Good in my opinion. I hope the stress is not too terrible, but I think they will be prepared for college and have it easier later in life. On the negative side they are so academic that they do not know much about the world. I guess there is no perfect school.

What is your basis (evidence) for this statement?