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[quote=Anonymous]Somerset-BCC parent here who also chose BCC as it's marginally more diverse, & kids tell me it's slightly less intense than Whitman, which is a Type A pressure cooker according to two families we know well who sent their kids there. The kids talk about the difference - & the Whitman families we know wish they chose BCC. Don't think this gives us a right to plant a 'woke flag' or that there's not ridiculous amounts of pressure on all of our kids, just something to consider. I think the 'we chose BCC' PP was likely just explaining their choice since most ppl assume that you'd choose Whitman if you could afford it & that's not true for all of us.

Being on Metro is much different than being 100% for sure a car commuter -- and allows me to be at work downtown & have my kids be able to hop on metro to get places after school (MS & HS kids). I grew up in an east coast suburban community without easy city access, & wanted my kids to have easier access to the city than I did. Somerset/BCC cluster provides walkability to Metro in ways that some Whitman nhoods do not -- & also provides access to Capital Crescent Trail which gets our kids on bikes/walking safely to Gtown & Bethesda. We liked this.

On a separate note, lest you think I'm a full booster, many Somerset families with older kids will tell you that they vastly preferred the former principal (Laurie Gross) to current principal (Kelly Morris) and the school has changed quite a bit over the last decade. I'm sure there are threads on it but many, many veteran teachers left. Westland principal strong & school smaller since Silver split but fewer curricular offerings; BCC principal mixed but really undercut by recent attempt to crack down on underage drinking completely unsupported by MCPS - so for whatever reason, she's not the strongest leader. Pretty sure there was a recent WaPo article about low staff morale. Teachers at both Westland & BCC (esp BCC) are for the most part strong, altho duds here & there.[/quote]

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