Sidwell Friends School parent tries to sabotage another student to get an edge for her kid

[Anonymous]

+1. Writer somehow makes it about her. So pretentious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:+1. Writer somehow makes it about her. So pretentious.

LOL. Yes, that is the point of the article.

[Anonymous]

the school might cover up the suspension of a well-connected student for sneaking booze into a school event

I hope they do

If this is the extent of bad behavior it's silly for that to alter a chance at a college acceptance

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

the school might cover up the suspension of a well-connected student for sneaking booze into a school event

I hope they do

If this is the extent of bad behavior it's silly for that to alter a chance at a college acceptance

The school is supposed to report suspensions. But in the case of, say, a well-connected applicant at Harvard, Yale or Michigan, it probably wouldn’t matter a bit.

[Anonymous]

I hope for any applicant, if that was the extent of bad behavior, it wouldn't matter. No other concerns, it shouldn't be of much interest

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:+1. Writer somehow makes it about her. So pretentious.

Journalists have become a joke.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:+1. Writer somehow makes it about her. So pretentious.

Journalists have become a joke.

It’s an essay reflecting on her experience, not breaking news. She’s not my favorite writer, but these reactions are off-base.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

the school might cover up the suspension of a well-connected student for sneaking booze into a school event

I hope they do

If this is the extent of bad behavior it's silly for that to alter a chance at a college acceptance

The school is supposed to report suspensions. But in the case of, say, a well-connected applicant at Harvard, Yale or Michigan, it probably wouldn’t matter a bit.

You are incredibly transparent and don’t even realize you’ve made it very clear the personal axe you are grinding on behalf of your child. You’re embarrassing yourself and if you think you’re being anonymous, how wrong you are. Your snowflake didn’t get in ED. No one “took” your DC’s spot. Maybe time to look inward and stop your sad trolling.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:+1. Writer somehow makes it about her. So pretentious.

She’s a great writer. I don’t always love her perspective on issues, but she got this one right.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:+1. Writer somehow makes it about her. So pretentious.

Journalists have become a joke.

It’s an essay reflecting on her experience, not breaking news. She’s not my favorite writer, but these reactions are off-base.

Fair point.

I should have said, Newspapers have become a joke.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm sorry, but this demonstrates that the lame duck Sidwell college counseling director is a prima donna:

:'While I often arrive at the office well before 8:00 a.m., that does not mean a parent should ever be waiting for me in the vestibule, parking lot, or outside my office door," Gallagher wrote.

Experienced teachers and staff know that if a matter is urgent, a parent may stop in before school to try to have a quick word or set a later time to talk. While I agree about not lurking in the the parking lot, the rest is silly and indicates a certain stubbornness and frankly a lazy approach to engagement on the part of the writer.

While I am in the camp of "not OK to lurk and accost anyone in a parking lot" are there that many parents at Sidwell that behave like this that it becomes necessary to call the behavior out in a letter to the class? In fact the whole letter seems a little heavy handed. How many times does something like this really happen?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm sorry, but this demonstrates that the lame duck Sidwell college counseling director is a prima donna:

:'While I often arrive at the office well before 8:00 a.m., that does not mean a parent should ever be waiting for me in the vestibule, parking lot, or outside my office door," Gallagher wrote.

Experienced teachers and staff know that if a matter is urgent, a parent may stop in before school to try to have a quick word or set a later time to talk. While I agree about not lurking in the the parking lot, the rest is silly and indicates a certain stubbornness and frankly a lazy approach to engagement on the part of the writer.

While I am in the camp of "not OK to lurk and accost anyone in a parking lot" are there that many parents at Sidwell that behave like this that it becomes necessary to call the behavior out in a letter to the class? In fact the whole letter seems a little heavy handed. How many times does something like this really happen?

I doubt much since kids that age prefer minimal to no parent presence in the Upper School. I can see that if a parent is there for drop off, it's convenient to try to ask a question, make an appointment at the college counseling office.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm sorry, but this demonstrates that the lame duck Sidwell college counseling director is a prima donna:

:'While I often arrive at the office well before 8:00 a.m., that does not mean a parent should ever be waiting for me in the vestibule, parking lot, or outside my office door," Gallagher wrote.

Experienced teachers and staff know that if a matter is urgent, a parent may stop in before school to try to have a quick word or set a later time to talk. While I agree about not lurking in the the parking lot, the rest is silly and indicates a certain stubbornness and frankly a lazy approach to engagement on the part of the writer.

While I am in the camp of "not OK to lurk and accost anyone in a parking lot" are there that many parents at Sidwell that behave like this that it becomes necessary to call the behavior out in a letter to the class? In fact the whole letter seems a little heavy handed. How many times does something like this really happen?

The letter was over the top and frankly career-ending, at least at Sidwell.

[Anonymous]

Why does any parent need to meet with the high school counselor? They're worthless. As long as they upload their recommendation / school report to Common App, we had zero use for them. And my kids were at top privates. Some of you parents are acting like lunatics. Simmer down.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why does any parent need to meet with the high school counselor? They're worthless. As long as they upload their recommendation / school report to Common App, we had zero use for them. And my kids were at top privates. Some of you parents are acting like lunatics. Simmer down.

Someone needs to write the official school recommendation for the student. If that isn't the high school counselor, then who is it?