Is Rachel Carson dangerous?
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Anonymous
That’s actually not true. My child was on a mixed team that included both AAP kids and non AAP kids. But obviously the my didn’t share the same periods. They did have the same teachers for their core subjects. |
Anonymous
What would you suggest? My 170 IQ kid (a Carson student) who went to Princeton would have found regular classes a complete waste of time. She was very sociable and got along with virtually everyone. But she needed to be in at least a modestly challenging academic environment. Go to private school? I come from poverty and was a first generation college student. I was a scholarship D1 athlete who believed in mental toughness and resilience. I believe in public schools, and strain to avoid private schools. By the way I found the teachers at Carson to be excellent and put significant emphasis on character and conduct, driving home that being smart only counts for so much. One of the economic factors that drives productivity is investing in the top ten percent, as much as it may bother you. I worked a summer in the 80’s at Duke’s Talent Identification Program, back when meritocracies were not discouraged. Yes the middle school kids in the program, shared with Hopkins, were in a bubble that summer, but they flourished. I did sports instruction for them, and received letters from parents that it was the first time they enjoyed PE without any bullying. In this vein your complaints about a bubble ring hollow. Put another way, is it the case your feelings are more important than outcomes? |
Anonymous
I’m not quite sure how the teams are made but there does seem to be some correlation with academic levels. URMs don’t seem evenly distributed. Carson has many non-URM minority students. |
Anonymous
DS is in AAP at Carson. His specials all of his non-core classes are mixed. AAP is not segregated to one team, we know some of the kids from his class that were AAP and they are in different teams while taking AAP classes. Anyone in Algebra 1 H is in mixed classes. I have no idea if one Team is consists of all AAP or not. DS is in 3 AAP classes and all the others are a mix of kids. |
Anonymous
How is this person still employed???! |
Anonymous
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Good one, PP. Have you ever met middle school boys? Smart or not, they are a-holes. The one that bullied my daughter in MS, he was in AAP. F*** you, lady. |
Anonymous
You missed my point. I didn’t say AAP kids couldn’t be bullies. I said generally they can spot serious troublemakers. Actually most good kids know who the troublemakers are in any given class to grade level. It is highly unlikely that the AAP crew are going to commit assault crimes outside of school. They are less likely to be involved in gangs. The kids that are in gangs and are down a bad path - they are not going to be in AAP. Sorry. I’m relating it back to earlier in the thread when someone asked if Carson was safe. It’s relatively safe. |
Anonymous
| Franklin is a much better school |
Anonymous
Oh God no! |
Anonymous
I sent kids through both Carson and Franklin (both AAP), and I'd choose Franklin every time if I had to make that choice again. We were much more impressed with Franklin, both academically and socially. |
Anonymous
My child is not AAP. Most children are not AAP. |
Anonymous
That's what Honors classes are for, PP. Obviously. How on earth did she manage in high school where Honors and AP classes are available to the general population (gasp!!)? |
Anonymous
| OP here. I find it interesting that everyone is assuming my child is AAP. My child is NOT AAP. |
Anonymous
Most children at Carson are, though, as it’s a huge AAP center. And this thread is about whether Carson is safe. Compared to most other FCPS middle schools, yes, Carson is safe. Are there a few bad apples? Absolutely. But generally the ones committing crimes are not going to be the AAP students. |
Anonymous
Where did you get that idea? |