Primary Day, Norwood, Green Acres

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Anonymous wrote:How many new third grade students are accepted to Norwood per year?

Depends on the size of the entering cohort. Most likely very few will be accepted for fall 2012, but there are likely to be more slots for fall 2013.

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Go to Norwood, unless you like Holden- arms or Landon for 3rd grade.

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Anonymous wrote:Forget Green Acres. THE SCHOOL IS A JOKE!

I challenge this quote since you have no basis on anything else you have said about anyone private school that you have mentioned.
We have two children at Green Acres School and one that just graduated to Georgetown Day School with offers from Sidwell and Maret.

Please go crawl back into your hole.

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Anonymous wrote:Forget Green Acres. THE SCHOOL IS A JOKE!

I challenge this quote since you have no basis on anything else you have said about anyone private school that you have mentioned.
We have two children at Green Acres School and one that just graduated to Georgetown Day School with offers from Sidwell and Maret.

Please go crawl back into your hole.

unfortunately, the school does have its weaknesses.

[Anonymous]

Agree about the weaknesses....

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Anonymous wrote:Our kids went to Primary Day and all of them graduated and got into every school they applied to for 3rd grade. The PDS kids alwasy have lots of great choices. The schools know the PDS kids are really well prepared. PDS has an all-purpose room for gym. They have 2 gym teachers and are getting a brand new playground next year. It seems a lot of Norwood's tuition goes to the higher grades. PDS is able to focus all thier tuition money on the primary grades! Our only complaint was no after school care on Fridays. I think that is changing next year, though. I heard they will have after-care 5 days a week.

I hope they don't. I can not believe how many families leave their kids in a school setting even 4 days a week for 10 hours long. If you can not accomodate yourself or a babysitter to come get your child by 3pm one day of the week, that is a failure on your part as a parent. When do you even see your kids?

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Anonymous wrote:Our kids went to Primary Day and all of them graduated and got into every school they applied to for 3rd grade. The PDS kids alwasy have lots of great choices. The schools know the PDS kids are really well prepared. PDS has an all-purpose room for gym. They have 2 gym teachers and are getting a brand new playground next year. It seems a lot of Norwood's tuition goes to the higher grades. PDS is able to focus all thier tuition money on the primary grades! Our only complaint was no after school care on Fridays. I think that is changing next year, though. I heard they will have after-care 5 days a week.

I hope they don't. I can not believe how many families leave their kids in a school setting even 4 days a week for 10 hours long. If you can not accomodate yourself or a babysitter to come get your child by 3pm one day of the week, that is a failure on your part as a parent. When do you even see your kids?

Thank you for reminding me why I'm taking my 40 grand to the bank this year. There is no amount of private school education that's worth dealing with out of touch, close minded, windbags like you.

Tell Marissa Meyer I said hello.

[Anonymous]

Primary Day is ridiculously easy to get into and fwiw both Norwood and PD compete with MCPS for students- not other area privates on a higher tier.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Primary Day is ridiculously easy to get into and fwiw both Norwood and PD compete with MCPS for students- not other area privates on a higher tier.

Just another public school poster that couldn't get her kid into the privates....

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Anonymous wrote:Primary Day is ridiculously easy to get into and fwiw both Norwood and PD compete with MCPS for students- not other area privates on a higher tier.

Just another public school poster that couldn't get her kid into the privates....

Actually no- not even close. My kids are at a big 3. Nice try though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Primary Day is ridiculously easy to get into and fwiw both Norwood and PD compete with MCPS for students- not other area privates on a higher tier.

Just another public school poster that couldn't get her kid into the privates....

Actually no- not even close. My kids are at a big 3. Nice try though.

Calling your bluff - why would you be wasting your time on this topic if your kids are at a big 3?!? Get a life.....

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Anonymous wrote:If your idea of strong academics is learning certain things to perform well on a test, then public school is a great choice. If your idea of strong academics is developing a well-rounded, creative thinker, then private school is worth every penny.

please. I fully understand that these schools want to believe that they are nurturing creativity, but someone show me the evidence. yes, the kids smile a lot, they are happy, but what evidence do we have that they are more creative? and what are they losing in this process of developing creative minds...if you can really develop that...if these schools are really doing that. you takes your chances.
I am not against creativity, but someone needs to show that it can be nurtured, and that these schools are indeed nurturing it and that they have to compromise academics in the process of nurturing it.

It's nice to be able to brag about nurturing abilities that can't be quantified. If they figure out how to measure creativity, maybe the math curricula at private schools will improve.

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Anonymous wrote:Primary Day is ridiculously easy to get into and fwiw both Norwood and PD compete with MCPS for students- not other area privates on a higher tier.

Not true. We picked Norwood over more selective schools because it ability groups.

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I strongly advise against Green Acres. The sweet and thoughtful marketing technique does not translate into a real education for kids. The diversity is abysmal and they have yet to address biases against children of color. While they're having fun playing with your kids, parents have to pay for tutors to teach kids to read. Over half of all elementary students have tutors. The rate is probably higher in middle school. Very bad experience that is shared by a lot of parents.

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As a Green Acres parent, I have to disagree with the above posting.

My DC's grade level is more diverse than our local public school. I love that DC has more of an opportunity to interact with such a diverse international community.

And as to tutors, yes some of the students do have tutors. But definitely not a large amount. This number is grossly exaggerated.

My DC loves school and is learning. We are very happy at Green Acres.