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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have one child there, so my perspective is limited. They are involved in a few clubs and sports and take advanced classes. So far they're enjoying the hs experience, finding classes challenging and maintaining balance between school family and friend time. They've got access to teachers when extra help is needed. Does that mean it's not a pressure-cooker? No. But I don't think any one family's experience can really give you the detail you're seeking. Talk to your neighbors (in person) to see what their kids have experienced. And a request for subsequent posters, if you definitively believe that your child's NoVa public high school is not a pressure cooker environment, please share details on why. That's great and I'm sure many on this thread would try to replicate whatever is working in your kid's school.[/quote]

I would flip this and ask why people use the term "pressure cooker" and why they think that's an appropriate term to bandy about when it's often a buzzword used to denigrate kids for the perceived sin of working hard, especially if they are Asian.  [/quote]

I'm the OP. Thanks for this - I was not aware that "pressure cooker" had a negative connotation. I'll learn more about that and find an alternative. I suppose my understanding of the environment I was asking about is if it's competitive to a toxic level. My HS was one of those - so many depressed and anxious people that could never be "good enough." So much pressure to perform and get into top schools without much care for student wellbeing. Punishing amounts of homework. That's what I meant. It wasn't a place where my kids - one with special needs and the other very anxious (both kids very bright) would thrive.[/quote]
Meridian is no pressure cooker, but with smaller class sizes that Arlington and FCPS, your kids will get more attention similar to the way the would at many private schools.[/quote]

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