Pros and Cons of Norwood

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They thought Sidwell was too rigorous. It's a very tough school and not a good fit for everybody.

Anonymous wrote:I'm surprised that so few chose Sidwell. Anyone know why?

Anonymous wrote:I'm the PP the poster is responding to. That is exactly what I meant, 16:52. Thanks for being clearer. And yes, one did go to Sidwell of those 10, and of the other 9, if memory serves they went to 9 different schools. 2 were Sidwell siblings, by the way.

WHERE did you get that info?
Look, the biggest issue is the darn commute. Which by the way, gets worse every year!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They thought Sidwell was too rigorous. It's a very tough school and not a good fit for everybody.
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Snort! Too funny. Or pitiful. You apparently have no clue about these kids that went elsewhere, but thank you for your input nevertheless.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They thought Sidwell was too rigorous. It's a very tough school and not a good fit for everybody.
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Snort! Too funny. Or pitiful. You apparently have no clue about these kids that went elsewhere, but thank you for your input nevertheless.



Not sure if "too rigorous" is the phrase I heard. But it is close. I know of parents at other schools whose dc's declined Sidwell because the grading has a reputation for being punitive and somewhat arbitrary.

[Anonymous]

My guess is this is some sort of drinking game, how many posts will it take to turn a legitimate thread into a fight over Sidwell...

[Anonymous]

pp Very funny. I'll play gulp.

[Anonymous]

There is ALWAYS some banter about Sidwell. And there is always some parent obsessing about where their school ranks in comparison to Sidwell or gnashing their teeth because Sidwell is a top tier school. After all, why has a Norwood thread morphed into yet another Sidwell thread? Sidwell is THE most talked about school on this entire board and the topic of countless threads--it's almost like some sort of obsession.

But at some point, you would think people would move on and be happy with their own school. Let it go, people, let it go...

Anonymous wrote:My guess is this is some sort of drinking game, how many posts will it take to turn a legitimate thread into a fight over Sidwell...