Silver Spring ES? MS?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Oh dear, we’re zoned for ESS.

Everyone on our street goes there and seems nice.

Put more stock in the opinions of your neighbors than of random DCUM people.

+1 My kids went through ESS and had a great experience. It's a nice little community, and small enough that kids can get to know teachers/staff. There has always been churn at MCPS elementary schools, but that's common in large school districts where a teacher can hop around until they get their dream job in terms of grade level and geography.

For what it is worth, my kids left ESS academically and socially well prepared for next steps. One went to the local MS and one to a magnet MS and in both cases the education they received at ESS prepared them for the academics of their respective programs.

This is exactly what I’m hearing from neighbors whose kids go there now as well.

Lol wow, imagine having a job and someone saying, "my neighbors kids visited there and said it was great so it MUST be true! The employees don't know what they are talking about!"

A teacher's life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh dear, we’re zoned for ESS.

Everyone on our street goes there and seems nice.

Put more stock in the opinions of your neighbors than of random DCUM people.

+1 My kids went through ESS and had a great experience. It's a nice little community, and small enough that kids can get to know teachers/staff. There has always been churn at MCPS elementary schools, but that's common in large school districts where a teacher can hop around until they get their dream job in terms of grade level and geography.

For what it is worth, my kids left ESS academically and socially well prepared for next steps. One went to the local MS and one to a magnet MS and in both cases the education they received at ESS prepared them for the academics of their respective programs.

So your kids used to go there and had a good experience, so you think you’re the authority now on how it’s run now? The complete absurdity of this site. You have no idea how much a school can change just in a day due to who is in charge. Listen to the people living it NOW, in real time. Believe people now. No one is lying about working conditions, meanwhile your kid had a good experience so everyone else is wrong?

It seems perfectly appropriate for folks to speak to their own experiences. No one is claiming to be an expert or authority, just sharing their impressions and those of their neighbors and friends. FWIW, my first child attended under the previous principal, but the other one attended under the tenure of both the old and new administration. Yes, there have been some growing pains, but I'm also aware that we originally benefited from an administrator with 20+ years of experience. I don't expect that to be replicated immediately, even notwithstanding some of the demographic factors that may have made the previous administrator(s) a better fit.

I'm also not sure how you think we're supposed to listen to employees. Are teachers standing on the corner sharing their grievances at pick-up? I certainly hope not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh dear, we’re zoned for ESS.

Everyone on our street goes there and seems nice.

Put more stock in the opinions of your neighbors than of random DCUM people.

+1 My kids went through ESS and had a great experience. It's a nice little community, and small enough that kids can get to know teachers/staff. There has always been churn at MCPS elementary schools, but that's common in large school districts where a teacher can hop around until they get their dream job in terms of grade level and geography.

For what it is worth, my kids left ESS academically and socially well prepared for next steps. One went to the local MS and one to a magnet MS and in both cases the education they received at ESS prepared them for the academics of their respective programs.

This is exactly what I’m hearing from neighbors whose kids go there now as well.

Lol wow, imagine having a job and someone saying, "my neighbors kids visited there and said it was great so it MUST be true! The employees don't know what they are talking about!"

A teacher's life.

Are teachers trying to drive families away from the school? I was not aware.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh dear, we’re zoned for ESS.

Everyone on our street goes there and seems nice.

Put more stock in the opinions of your neighbors than of random DCUM people.

+1 My kids went through ESS and had a great experience. It's a nice little community, and small enough that kids can get to know teachers/staff. There has always been churn at MCPS elementary schools, but that's common in large school districts where a teacher can hop around until they get their dream job in terms of grade level and geography.

For what it is worth, my kids left ESS academically and socially well prepared for next steps. One went to the local MS and one to a magnet MS and in both cases the education they received at ESS prepared them for the academics of their respective programs.

So your kids used to go there and had a good experience, so you think you’re the authority now on how it’s run now? The complete absurdity of this site. You have no idea how much a school can change just in a day due to who is in charge. Listen to the people living it NOW, in real time. Believe people now. No one is lying about working conditions, meanwhile your kid had a good experience so everyone else is wrong?

It seems perfectly appropriate for folks to speak to their own experiences. No one is claiming to be an expert or authority, just sharing their impressions and those of their neighbors and friends. FWIW, my first child attended under the previous principal, but the other one attended under the tenure of both the old and new administration. Yes, there have been some growing pains, but I'm also aware that we originally benefited from an administrator with 20+ years of experience. I don't expect that to be replicated immediately, even notwithstanding some of the demographic factors that may have made the previous administrator(s) a better fit.

I'm also not sure how you think we're supposed to listen to employees. Are teachers standing on the corner sharing their grievances at pick-up? I certainly hope not.

So.... I'm not sure how you think we're supposed to listen on anyone on this board. Are parents/teachers/paras/etc sharing grievances at pick up? This is why the board exists. Use your brain.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh dear, we’re zoned for ESS.

Everyone on our street goes there and seems nice.

Put more stock in the opinions of your neighbors than of random DCUM people.

+1 My kids went through ESS and had a great experience. It's a nice little community, and small enough that kids can get to know teachers/staff. There has always been churn at MCPS elementary schools, but that's common in large school districts where a teacher can hop around until they get their dream job in terms of grade level and geography.

For what it is worth, my kids left ESS academically and socially well prepared for next steps. One went to the local MS and one to a magnet MS and in both cases the education they received at ESS prepared them for the academics of their respective programs.

This is exactly what I’m hearing from neighbors whose kids go there now as well.

Lol wow, imagine having a job and someone saying, "my neighbors kids visited there and said it was great so it MUST be true! The employees don't know what they are talking about!"

A teacher's life.

Are teachers trying to drive families away from the school? I was not aware.

Nope. You can go on your corporate websites and complain about work. So can teachers. The magic of logic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh dear, we’re zoned for ESS.

Everyone on our street goes there and seems nice.

Put more stock in the opinions of your neighbors than of random DCUM people.

+1 My kids went through ESS and had a great experience. It's a nice little community, and small enough that kids can get to know teachers/staff. There has always been churn at MCPS elementary schools, but that's common in large school districts where a teacher can hop around until they get their dream job in terms of grade level and geography.

For what it is worth, my kids left ESS academically and socially well prepared for next steps. One went to the local MS and one to a magnet MS and in both cases the education they received at ESS prepared them for the academics of their respective programs.

This is exactly what I’m hearing from neighbors whose kids go there now as well.

Lol wow, imagine having a job and someone saying, "my neighbors kids visited there and said it was great so it MUST be true! The employees don't know what they are talking about!"

A teacher's life.

Are teachers trying to drive families away from the school? I was not aware.

Nope. You can go on your corporate websites and complain about work. So can teachers. The magic of logic.

I’ve got no problem with that. In fact I have every sympathy. However, you seem bothered by people sharing positive experiences with the school because of the challenges teachers are dealing with. I’m not sure what teachers are doing if it isn’t trying to promote a positive school environment for children and families. By many accounts they have been very successful in that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh dear, we’re zoned for ESS.

Everyone on our street goes there and seems nice.

Put more stock in the opinions of your neighbors than of random DCUM people.

+1 My kids went through ESS and had a great experience. It's a nice little community, and small enough that kids can get to know teachers/staff. There has always been churn at MCPS elementary schools, but that's common in large school districts where a teacher can hop around until they get their dream job in terms of grade level and geography.

For what it is worth, my kids left ESS academically and socially well prepared for next steps. One went to the local MS and one to a magnet MS and in both cases the education they received at ESS prepared them for the academics of their respective programs.

This is exactly what I’m hearing from neighbors whose kids go there now as well.

Your neighbors' kids' arent dealing with admin on a day to day basis. What about this don't you get? It's been said-a great school, going through a really bad time. You don't even have a voice here it sounds like so maybe just listen to people in the building. It's amazing really when people just cannot seem to LISTEN. Sounds like dealing with elementary school kids....

You have 0 credibility. There is no reason I should believe you have any insight into this. It just seems like another troll post.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh dear, we’re zoned for ESS.

Everyone on our street goes there and seems nice.

Put more stock in the opinions of your neighbors than of random DCUM people.

+1 My kids went through ESS and had a great experience. It's a nice little community, and small enough that kids can get to know teachers/staff. There has always been churn at MCPS elementary schools, but that's common in large school districts where a teacher can hop around until they get their dream job in terms of grade level and geography.

For what it is worth, my kids left ESS academically and socially well prepared for next steps. One went to the local MS and one to a magnet MS and in both cases the education they received at ESS prepared them for the academics of their respective programs.

This is exactly what I’m hearing from neighbors whose kids go there now as well.

Lol wow, imagine having a job and someone saying, "my neighbors kids visited there and said it was great so it MUST be true! The employees don't know what they are talking about!"

A teacher's life.

Are teachers trying to drive families away from the school? I was not aware.

Nope. You can go on your corporate websites and complain about work. So can teachers. The magic of logic.

I’ve got no problem with that. In fact I have every sympathy. However, you seem bothered by people sharing positive experiences with the school because of the challenges teachers are dealing with. I’m not sure what teachers are doing if it isn’t trying to promote a positive school environment for children and families. By many accounts they have been very successful in that.

+1 It sounds like an employee with a grievance. That's fine. Sometimes employees have grievances, but that's often not the whole story nor does it always impact the experience of clients (in this case parents and kids).

The wonderful thing about MCPS as an employer is that there's always another school you can move to with minimal bureaucracy. If one isn't a good fit, move on, but don't come on here reacting poorly to families just talking about how their child likes school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh dear, we’re zoned for ESS.

Everyone on our street goes there and seems nice.

Put more stock in the opinions of your neighbors than of random DCUM people.

+1 My kids went through ESS and had a great experience. It's a nice little community, and small enough that kids can get to know teachers/staff. There has always been churn at MCPS elementary schools, but that's common in large school districts where a teacher can hop around until they get their dream job in terms of grade level and geography.

For what it is worth, my kids left ESS academically and socially well prepared for next steps. One went to the local MS and one to a magnet MS and in both cases the education they received at ESS prepared them for the academics of their respective programs.

This is exactly what I’m hearing from neighbors whose kids go there now as well.

Your neighbors' kids' arent dealing with admin on a day to day basis. What about this don't you get? It's been said-a great school, going through a really bad time. You don't even have a voice here it sounds like so maybe just listen to people in the building. It's amazing really when people just cannot seem to LISTEN. Sounds like dealing with elementary school kids....

You have 0 credibility. There is no reason I should believe you have any insight into this. It just seems like another troll post.

Trolls just waste their time on MoCo school posts...Give me a break. Lived experiences. Be glad you haven't dealt with it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh dear, we’re zoned for ESS.

Everyone on our street goes there and seems nice.

Put more stock in the opinions of your neighbors than of random DCUM people.

+1 My kids went through ESS and had a great experience. It's a nice little community, and small enough that kids can get to know teachers/staff. There has always been churn at MCPS elementary schools, but that's common in large school districts where a teacher can hop around until they get their dream job in terms of grade level and geography.

For what it is worth, my kids left ESS academically and socially well prepared for next steps. One went to the local MS and one to a magnet MS and in both cases the education they received at ESS prepared them for the academics of their respective programs.

This is exactly what I’m hearing from neighbors whose kids go there now as well.

Lol wow, imagine having a job and someone saying, "my neighbors kids visited there and said it was great so it MUST be true! The employees don't know what they are talking about!"

A teacher's life.

Are teachers trying to drive families away from the school? I was not aware.

Nope. You can go on your corporate websites and complain about work. So can teachers. The magic of logic.

I’ve got no problem with that. In fact I have every sympathy. However, you seem bothered by people sharing positive experiences with the school because of the challenges teachers are dealing with. I’m not sure what teachers are doing if it isn’t trying to promote a positive school environment for children and families. By many accounts they have been very successful in that.

+1 It sounds like an employee with a grievance. That's fine. Sometimes employees have grievances, but that's often not the whole story nor does it always impact the experience of clients (in this case parents and kids).

The wonderful thing about MCPS as an employer is that there's always another school you can move to with minimal bureaucracy. If one isn't a good fit, move on, but don't come on here reacting poorly to families just talking about how their child likes school.

No one is reacting poorly to families with good experiences. If you were capable of reading, it was obvious the post wasnt about the school itself, it was about the working conditions. The PP stated their kids having good experiences years ago is irrelevant. Nice try at being patronizing and condescending though. Didn't work, but cute.

[Anonymous]

I don't have a voice in this, but it just sounds like someone someone from Admin is on here gaslighting when they should be working.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh dear, we’re zoned for ESS.

Everyone on our street goes there and seems nice.

Put more stock in the opinions of your neighbors than of random DCUM people.

+1 My kids went through ESS and had a great experience. It's a nice little community, and small enough that kids can get to know teachers/staff. There has always been churn at MCPS elementary schools, but that's common in large school districts where a teacher can hop around until they get their dream job in terms of grade level and geography.

For what it is worth, my kids left ESS academically and socially well prepared for next steps. One went to the local MS and one to a magnet MS and in both cases the education they received at ESS prepared them for the academics of their respective programs.

#GrudgyIsBack

This is exactly what I’m hearing from neighbors whose kids go there now as well.

Lol wow, imagine having a job and someone saying, "my neighbors kids visited there and said it was great so it MUST be true! The employees don't know what they are talking about!"

A teacher's life.

Are teachers trying to drive families away from the school? I was not aware.

Nope. You can go on your corporate websites and complain about work. So can teachers. The magic of logic.

I’ve got no problem with that. In fact I have every sympathy. However, you seem bothered by people sharing positive experiences with the school because of the challenges teachers are dealing with. I’m not sure what teachers are doing if it isn’t trying to promote a positive school environment for children and families. By many accounts they have been very successful in that.

+1 It sounds like an employee with a grievance. That's fine. Sometimes employees have grievances, but that's often not the whole story nor does it always impact the experience of clients (in this case parents and kids).

The wonderful thing about MCPS as an employer is that there's always another school you can move to with minimal bureaucracy. If one isn't a good fit, move on, but don't come on here reacting poorly to families just talking about how their child likes school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh dear, we’re zoned for ESS.

Everyone on our street goes there and seems nice.

Put more stock in the opinions of your neighbors than of random DCUM people.

+1 My kids went through ESS and had a great experience. It's a nice little community, and small enough that kids can get to know teachers/staff. There has always been churn at MCPS elementary schools, but that's common in large school districts where a teacher can hop around until they get their dream job in terms of grade level and geography.

For what it is worth, my kids left ESS academically and socially well prepared for next steps. One went to the local MS and one to a magnet MS and in both cases the education they received at ESS prepared them for the academics of their respective programs.

This is exactly what I’m hearing from neighbors whose kids go there now as well.

Lol wow, imagine having a job and someone saying, "my neighbors kids visited there and said it was great so it MUST be true! The employees don't know what they are talking about!"

A teacher's life.

Are teachers trying to drive families away from the school? I was not aware.

Nope. You can go on your corporate websites and complain about work. So can teachers. The magic of logic.

I’ve got no problem with that. In fact I have every sympathy. However, you seem bothered by people sharing positive experiences with the school because of the challenges teachers are dealing with. I’m not sure what teachers are doing if it isn’t trying to promote a positive school environment for children and families. By many accounts they have been very successful in that.

+1 It sounds like an employee with a grievance. That's fine. Sometimes employees have grievances, but that's often not the whole story nor does it always impact the experience of clients (in this case parents and kids).

The wonderful thing about MCPS as an employer is that there's always another school you can move to with minimal bureaucracy. If one isn't a good fit, move on, but don't come on here reacting poorly to families just talking about how their child likes school.

#GrudgyIsBack!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh dear, we’re zoned for ESS.

Everyone on our street goes there and seems nice.

Put more stock in the opinions of your neighbors than of random DCUM people.

+1 My kids went through ESS and had a great experience. It's a nice little community, and small enough that kids can get to know teachers/staff. There has always been churn at MCPS elementary schools, but that's common in large school districts where a teacher can hop around until they get their dream job in terms of grade level and geography.

For what it is worth, my kids left ESS academically and socially well prepared for next steps. One went to the local MS and one to a magnet MS and in both cases the education they received at ESS prepared them for the academics of their respective programs.

This is exactly what I’m hearing from neighbors whose kids go there now as well.

Lol wow, imagine having a job and someone saying, "my neighbors kids visited there and said it was great so it MUST be true! The employees don't know what they are talking about!"

A teacher's life.

Are teachers trying to drive families away from the school? I was not aware.

Nope. You can go on your corporate websites and complain about work. So can teachers. The magic of logic.

I’ve got no problem with that. In fact I have every sympathy. However, you seem bothered by people sharing positive experiences with the school because of the challenges teachers are dealing with. I’m not sure what teachers are doing if it isn’t trying to promote a positive school environment for children and families. By many accounts they have been very successful in that.

+1 It sounds like an employee with a grievance. That's fine. Sometimes employees have grievances, but that's often not the whole story nor does it always impact the experience of clients (in this case parents and kids).

The wonderful thing about MCPS as an employer is that there's always another school you can move to with minimal bureaucracy. If one isn't a good fit, move on, but don't come on here reacting poorly to families just talking about how their child likes school.

No one is reacting poorly to families with good experiences. If you were capable of reading, it was obvious the post wasnt about the school itself, it was about the working conditions. The PP stated their kids having good experiences years ago is irrelevant. Nice try at being patronizing and condescending though. Didn't work, but cute.

What post? There have been a lot of comments about ESS, and I do not believe PP responded to a comment about working conditions with a reflection of their kids’ former experience.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh dear, we’re zoned for ESS.

Everyone on our street goes there and seems nice.

Put more stock in the opinions of your neighbors than of random DCUM people.

+1 My kids went through ESS and had a great experience. It's a nice little community, and small enough that kids can get to know teachers/staff. There has always been churn at MCPS elementary schools, but that's common in large school districts where a teacher can hop around until they get their dream job in terms of grade level and geography.

For what it is worth, my kids left ESS academically and socially well prepared for next steps. One went to the local MS and one to a magnet MS and in both cases the education they received at ESS prepared them for the academics of their respective programs.

This is exactly what I’m hearing from neighbors whose kids go there now as well.

Lol wow, imagine having a job and someone saying, "my neighbors kids visited there and said it was great so it MUST be true! The employees don't know what they are talking about!"

A teacher's life.

Are teachers trying to drive families away from the school? I was not aware.

Nope. You can go on your corporate websites and complain about work. So can teachers. The magic of logic.

I’ve got no problem with that. In fact I have every sympathy. However, you seem bothered by people sharing positive experiences with the school because of the challenges teachers are dealing with. I’m not sure what teachers are doing if it isn’t trying to promote a positive school environment for children and families. By many accounts they have been very successful in that.

+1 It sounds like an employee with a grievance. That's fine. Sometimes employees have grievances, but that's often not the whole story nor does it always impact the experience of clients (in this case parents and kids).

The wonderful thing about MCPS as an employer is that there's always another school you can move to with minimal bureaucracy. If one isn't a good fit, move on, but don't come on here reacting poorly to families just talking about how their child likes school.

No one is reacting poorly to families with good experiences. If you were capable of reading, it was obvious the post wasnt about the school itself, it was about the working conditions. The PP stated their kids having good experiences years ago is irrelevant. Nice try at being patronizing and condescending though. Didn't work, but cute.

What post? There have been a lot of comments about ESS, and I do not believe PP responded to a comment about working conditions with a reflection of their kids’ former experience.

Please learn to read then come back. If you can't click back a few threads to find a post, now we know where the learned helplessness comes from.