What do you love/not love about SSSAS?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We accepted a LS slot slot this year. On one hand, this thread gives me hope that it's a more progressive environment than I anticipated. On the other, the screen time issue in LS is a red flag as it the bullying in MS and LAX culture in HS. Thanks to everyone who has shared thoughts on here. I'll be sure to share mine when we've had some more experience with the school.

I'm not an SSSAS parent, but when I read about the things that you mention: progressive environment, screen time in LS, bullying in MS and LAX culture in HS, I put it all together and come up with - a lazy, incompetent administration that has gotten away from a mission of educating kids.

Boom!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We were a prospective family and ultimately declined admission after talking to a current family we know and trust. Their child is in 8th grade and dealing with real social challenges at SSSAS (so much do that the family applied out for high school). The school seems nice on the surface and we were impressed during the admissions process, but I think there are some real issues in terms of the school environment.

Can you elaborate? What kind of school environment issues?

Bullying, social pressure, and cliquey behavior that excludes some kids. That was my takeaway from the conversation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our DS attended SSSAS for 8 years. We were thrilled when we were accepted, and the school was fabulous for the first few years. Fabulous education, fabulous teachers, fabulous environment. I was an enthusiastic school volunteer. However, a few years in, the focus of the school started to change. Grades were eliminated until 6th grade, and even at that time, the teachers were very generous with their grading, and homework was minimal. (We all want to believe that our child is brilliant, but my child put in zero effort, rarely turned in assignments on time, and was on the honor roll.) I just expected a more rigorous curriculum from the school. The math curriculum is at the level (or below) of public schools, and the writing instruction is average. Bullying also became a problem in middle school (from students that had been attending the same school together for almost 7 years), and there were no consequences for extremely cruel children that went so far as to encourage self-harm. We had mixed feelings about leaving as we became close with many of the families, but we decided that the best choice for our child was to leave.

I call troll. There isn’t an “honor roll” at SSSAS.

There absolutely is an honor roll and has been for years. They don’t call it that but you obviously know what posters are referring to

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We accepted a LS slot slot this year. On one hand, this thread gives me hope that it's a more progressive environment than I anticipated. On the other, the screen time issue in LS is a red flag as it the bullying in MS and LAX culture in HS. Thanks to everyone who has shared thoughts on here. I'll be sure to share mine when we've had some more experience with the school.

I'm not an SSSAS parent, but when I read about the things that you mention: progressive environment, screen time in LS, bullying in MS and LAX culture in HS, I put it all together and come up with - a lazy, incompetent administration that has gotten away from a mission of educating kids.

Boom!

Exactly! I’d go further to say it’s even worse bc the admin is fully aware of the bullying, cliques, emphasis on brands, mean girl behavior about brands, blatant use of phones throughout the day, competitive behavior about who has what phone, etc, yet admin does nothing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We accepted a LS slot slot this year. On one hand, this thread gives me hope that it's a more progressive environment than I anticipated. On the other, the screen time issue in LS is a red flag as it the bullying in MS and LAX culture in HS. Thanks to everyone who has shared thoughts on here. I'll be sure to share mine when we've had some more experience with the school.

I'm not an SSSAS parent, but when I read about the things that you mention: progressive environment, screen time in LS, bullying in MS and LAX culture in HS, I put it all together and come up with - a lazy, incompetent administration that has gotten away from a mission of educating kids.

Boom!

Exactly! I’d go further to say it’s even worse bc the admin is fully aware of the bullying, cliques, emphasis on brands, mean girl behavior about brands, blatant use of phones throughout the day, competitive behavior about who has what phone, etc, yet admin does nothing.

Mean girl behavior about brands? I assume this is high school since the middle school kids wear a uniform? And competitive behavior about phones? What a nightmare…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We accepted a LS slot slot this year. On one hand, this thread gives me hope that it's a more progressive environment than I anticipated. On the other, the screen time issue in LS is a red flag as it the bullying in MS and LAX culture in HS. Thanks to everyone who has shared thoughts on here. I'll be sure to share mine when we've had some more experience with the school.

I'm not an SSSAS parent, but when I read about the things that you mention: progressive environment, screen time in LS, bullying in MS and LAX culture in HS, I put it all together and come up with - a lazy, incompetent administration that has gotten away from a mission of educating kids.

Boom!

Exactly! I’d go further to say it’s even worse bc the admin is fully aware of the bullying, cliques, emphasis on brands, mean girl behavior about brands, blatant use of phones throughout the day, competitive behavior about who has what phone, etc, yet admin does nothing.

Mean girl behavior about brands? I assume this is high school since the middle school kids wear a uniform? And competitive behavior about phones? What a nightmare…

There is no uniform in MS, only in LS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow this thread is full of misinformation I don’t even know where to start. The grading for equity thing is completely false and was NOT in the state of the school webinar. They have policies promoting diversity equity and inclusion - none of which entail grading a black student differently than a white student. Seriously that’s some Fox News propaganda. Ugh. I’m embarrassed parents that dumb are part of the school community and even more embarrassed one of them is actively posting here.

St Stephens is a fabulous school. Clearly not for those who want to live in a Trumpy, conservative bubble however.

Wrong. I took a screenshot of Ms. Davis' PPT slide so I could consider it further after the webinar concluded. The first bullet point was "Assessing/Grading for Equity." Second from bottom was "Recognizing, Examining and Confronting Bias." During virtual learning, I listened to a teacher pushing the LGBT agenda during 6th grade English class using this graphic. Completely inappropriate for English class. SSSAS has lost its way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow this thread is full of misinformation I don’t even know where to start. The grading for equity thing is completely false and was NOT in the state of the school webinar. They have policies promoting diversity equity and inclusion - none of which entail grading a black student differently than a white student. Seriously that’s some Fox News propaganda. Ugh. I’m embarrassed parents that dumb are part of the school community and even more embarrassed one of them is actively posting here.

St Stephens is a fabulous school. Clearly not for those who want to live in a Trumpy, conservative bubble however.

Wrong. I took a screenshot of Ms. Davis' PPT slide so I could consider it further after the webinar concluded. The first bullet point was "Assessing/Grading for Equity." Second from bottom was "Recognizing, Examining and Confronting Bias." During virtual learning, I listened to a teacher pushing the LGBT agenda during 6th grade English class using this graphic. Completely inappropriate for English class. SSSAS has lost its way.

You can’t make something not exist by pretending it doesn’t exist, Gov. DeSantis.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow this thread is full of misinformation I don’t even know where to start. The grading for equity thing is completely false and was NOT in the state of the school webinar. They have policies promoting diversity equity and inclusion - none of which entail grading a black student differently than a white student. Seriously that’s some Fox News propaganda. Ugh. I’m embarrassed parents that dumb are part of the school community and even more embarrassed one of them is actively posting here.

St Stephens is a fabulous school. Clearly not for those who want to live in a Trumpy, conservative bubble however.

Wrong. I took a screenshot of Ms. Davis' PPT slide so I could consider it further after the webinar concluded. The first bullet point was "Assessing/Grading for Equity." Second from bottom was "Recognizing, Examining and Confronting Bias." During virtual learning, I listened to a teacher pushing the LGBT agenda during 6th grade English class using this graphic. Completely inappropriate for English class. SSSAS has lost its way.

Thanks for sharing. OMFG!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"white boys are no longer their desired demographic as evidenced by their recent Admissions promo video" is either trolling or an audition tape for the Proud Boys.

omg just leave her alone. Sometimes its just too much of everything and everyone here. But we all need to be politically correct.

[Anonymous]

If you are so opposed to that unicorn graphic that you had to post it here to complain, please, please just leave the school already.

Yes, SSSAS is welcoming of trans students, and black students, and all types of students. That’s what we want, as parents who have been there many years and have many years ahead of us as well.

There are schools that will align with your anti-gay views. SSSAS is not one of them.
I for one am so grateful that SSSAS has caring, engaged, and truly exceptional faculty so that my children learn about these things in the best possible environment, from experts and thoughtful, intellectual people.

You should stop spending your time complaining on an anonymous board. Really, what’s your goal here?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: All of you who are complaining about SSSAS seem like entitled white folks who are scared of being stripped of their white superiority and all that this entails.
SSSAS is open-minded, inclusive and progressive and you hate it. Go somewhere else. Please.

This

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you are so opposed to that unicorn graphic that you had to post it here to complain, please, please just leave the school already.

Yes, SSSAS is welcoming of trans students, and black students, and all types of students. That’s what we want, as parents who have been there many years and have many years ahead of us as well.

There are schools that will align with your anti-gay views. SSSAS is not one of them.
I for one am so grateful that SSSAS has caring, engaged, and truly exceptional faculty so that my children learn about these things in the best possible environment, from experts and thoughtful, intellectual people.

You should stop spending your time complaining on an anonymous board. Really, what’s your goal here?

ummm....the goal is the answer the OP's original post.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We accepted a LS slot slot this year. On one hand, this thread gives me hope that it's a more progressive environment than I anticipated. On the other, the screen time issue in LS is a red flag as it the bullying in MS and LAX culture in HS. Thanks to everyone who has shared thoughts on here. I'll be sure to share mine when we've had some more experience with the school.

I'm not an SSSAS parent, but when I read about the things that you mention: progressive environment, screen time in LS, bullying in MS and LAX culture in HS, I put it all together and come up with - a lazy, incompetent administration that has gotten away from a mission of educating kids.

Boom!

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: All of you who are complaining about SSSAS seem like entitled white folks who are scared of being stripped of their white superiority and all that this entails.
SSSAS is open-minded, inclusive and progressive and you hate it. Go somewhere else. Please.

This

I’m black and this place sounds like an effing nightmare. Get over yourself with the anyone-who-disagrees-with-me-needs-to-check-their-white-privilege boring nonsense.