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Anonymous
| Left-wingers often are very rigid. GDS, which some GA administrators disparage as "a pseudo-progressive school," is much less rigid, and somehow able to carry out tolerance (and celebrate diversity) rather than just preach it. |
Anonymous
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"Left-wingers are often very rigid."
Wow. If you're going to characterize people like that, please consider the rigidity on the right. Silly. |
Anonymous
| They are incredibly rigid on the right too - that is why it is often said that far left and far right often have a lot of similarities. I'm much farther left than the norm in this area, and so perhaps I'm hypercritical when I see lefties behaving badly, holier-than-thou, etc. That strikes me as GAS to a tee. |
Anonymous
Why did you need to slip in the "silly" comment? I can not understand why on DCUM people get twisted up over one generalization that seems quite benign to me. I am sure that you're not happy with what has been said about GAS, but please try to be polite. |
Anonymous
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omg-give everyone a break. We get it. Some of you think Green Acres isn't a good school. Okay, fine. Now move on.
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Anonymous
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I like GA, and I truly hope they are reading this thread, because I hope the school is around for my kids.
They need new ADs, that would be a start. |
Anonymous
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@17:46 Hardly benign. I think I was being pretty gentle when I said it was silly.
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Anonymous
| Do you think they'll get a new AD before next year? |
Anonymous
| I am considering for older (non-K) grades. What is the story with students who are leaving to create space in older grades (beyond normal attrition)? |
Anonymous
| Are there many leaving? |
Anonymous
| I've also wondered this - and my friends who are there say the classes have thinned out in middle school, though not in lower grades. I don't know the numbers, though. Is that sustainable in the long run? |
Anonymous
I think it was the Washington Post - would be interested in seeing it again, as we are thinking of applying. |
Anonymous
| Did a search on Green Acres on the WaPo website and googled it -- no sign of the article that's mentioned above and a few other times here. |
Anonymous
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Found it ...the first few paragraphs:
Drop in Applications Tests D.C. Area Private Schools By Valerie Strauss Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, March 5, 2008 A shrinking pool of younger students, a souring economy and rising tuition -- approaching $30,000 at several schools -- have resulted in a drop in applications at some Washington area private schools. Several schools, including Edmund Burke in the District, Burgundy Farms Country Day in Alexandria and Green Acres in Rockville, are accepting applications past their deadlines. Others are rethinking the way they do business: Holton-Arms in Bethesda, for instance, is shifting resources to upper grades as the number of elementary school-age students in the region declines. |
Anonymous
| That article was misleading. I'm not a GA parent, but I know applications have actually been up at a number of these schools this year. They have to be accountable for their budgets, but I don't think they are unsustainable. |