Catholic School with Academic Rigor

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Anonymous[b wrote:]The Heights - opposite end of the political spectrum from HTS, but an excellent school with nice facilities.

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The Heights is also academically rigorous. DS was a non-catholic when he attended.

Would you say this about the lower school there as well? Seemed like a lot of outdoor recess and not a ton of instruction but not sure

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Anonymous[b wrote:]The Heights - opposite end of the political spectrum from HTS, but an excellent school with nice facilities.

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The Heights is also academically rigorous. DS was a non-catholic when he attended.

Would you say this about the lower school there as well? Seemed like a lot of outdoor recess and not a ton of instruction but not sure

^ The extended outdoor recess for the young boys at the “valley” is the WHOLE point of the lower school.
Brings up a deeper discussion of how our current schools are failing our boys. The current education system is designed for girls who can sit still, highlight and listen. Boys learn differently and for thr most part cannot sit for 8 hrs straight, they need to move get fresh air and the go back to the books and get another recess run around burn excess energy and then go back to learning

As an example, Our local public school Churchill gives only 30 min of recess time which is INSANE. Not enough time especially for that boys

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Anonymous wrote:Catholic schools have a lot more rigor than public schools. How do I know this? Well for one thing, they actually taught students during the pandemic.

Well, you seem to have a great deal of disdain for public schools so saying your school is more rigorous isn’t saying a lot, is it? By your standard.

Yes the bar is quite low when it comes to public schools.

Depends on which specific schools are being compared.

I am comparing it to my home school district which is Winston Churchill in Potomac. Despite its W school designation, it is quite a disappointment to many of my neighbors who wished they had gone the private route.

Great. Compare to TJ or Bronx Science.

There are always exceptions, but you have to agree that the majority of public schools are failing miserably.

Have you been to the majority of public schools? No, didn’t think so.

Point is you cannot make this sweeping generalization. Stupid to try.

Second point is that if you are claiming your school is rigorous, then show it’s rigorous. Staying open during the pandemic doesn’t show it’s rigorous. What’s the curriculum? Is there foreign language offered and how many options? What level of math is available and is instruction differentiated? What texts are used in English language arts? Are there science labs available? Wet labs? Etc.

Where to start? Yes, my DD's school is more rigorous than the public schools in the area...specifically MCPS because I am very familiar with MCPS as my older son went there until I pulled him out for HS. I have many friends who still have kids there. Curriculum in my daughter's school has higher standards than MCPS. Namely, one cannot get an A for the semester unless they have a 93 average. There are no quarters, just semesters, so you have to have a 93 grade at the end of the semester. At MCPS, you can have an 84 average and still get an A for the semester (79 for first quarter and 89 for second quarter equals 84 average).

Foreign languages offered: Spanish, French, Latin. I don't know of many public schools that offer Latin.

Math goes up to Multivariable Calculus. It is an honors class. I don't know what you mean by differentiated...there are honors, regular, and AP level classes in math. I believe MCPS has now gotten away from regular classes and now all students take honors...such a joke.

Texts for English. My daughter is reading English Literature in her sophomore year and will move on to AP English courses in later years.

Science...daughter is taking Chemistry this year and there are many many labs. Yes wet ones too.

I will add this is HS obviously, but when daughter was in her small parochial school, she was taking Alg. II in 8th grade and was in a class of 12 students. She was required to participate in a science fair all three years of middle school (placed twice). She also took Spanish for 8 years there. She learned cursive and phonics. She had text books, work books, and homework even in elementary school. She learned how to interact with adults with a high level of respect. She learned about her faith.

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Anonymous wrote:Funny how nobody ever mentions in these threads the PARENTS’ responsibility to educate their kids. They just want to farm everything out to schools. If you want more rigor, then give them more rigor AT HOME.

Ever hear of a library? And most schools give home access to all of the learning apps, etc. So maybe get off you phones and skip the stupid wine bar and focus on your kids.

The most academically successful kids will have had a lot of one-on-one time with their parents, getting close editing of papers, debate, etc. Schools have little to do with it.

This is an absolutely whacko response. It is quite literally the job of schools to teach kids. Yes I have to supplement but that’s because our public school has absurdly low expectations. Parental effort would be much better spent finding a school that, you know, teaches. Because that’s otherwise six wasted hours in a day. PS - I, my siblings, and many successful friends never had to be tutored 1:1 by our parents because we had the good fortune to attend strong public schools.

Ok. Keep outsourcing your kids’ education to 24 yo’s who probably graduated toward the bottom of their HSA classes themselves. Best of luck with that. Yes, most schools are essentially glorified daycares. Accept it.

or crazy thought, look for a better school?

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Anonymous[b wrote:]The Heights - opposite end of the political spectrum from HTS, but an excellent school with nice facilities.

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The Heights is also academically rigorous. DS was a non-catholic when he attended.

Would you say this about the lower school there as well? Seemed like a lot of outdoor recess and not a ton of instruction but not sure

^ The extended outdoor recess for the young boys at the “valley” is the WHOLE point of the lower school.
Brings up a deeper discussion of how our current schools are failing our boys. The current education system is designed for girls who can sit still, highlight and listen. Boys learn differently and for thr most part cannot sit for 8 hrs straight, they need to move get fresh air and the go back to the books and get another recess run around burn excess energy and then go back to learning

As an example, Our local public school Churchill gives only 30 min of recess time which is INSANE. Not enough time especially for that boys

This is such a sexist response. Girls are also not meant to sit 8 hours straight in a day. Both boys and girls need fresh air and to move around to focus better throughout the day. This is also beneficial for adults.