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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My Mother in Law is a teacher at Briggs Chaney Middle School in Burtonsville.  She has been a teacher for a long time and she never has anything positive to say about the school or her students.  From what she says, its a VERY rough school.  Many students don't have supportive parents that can provide basic necessities, like a coat in the winter.   I would look elsewhere if I were you. [/quote]

Nice teacher! Rather than complain she should do more to inspire change :roll:

I had 3 kids go thru Briggs Chaney Middle School which I presume has similar demographics as Banneker. As with all schools in the area - kids self-segregate. There were bad apples but my kids found their group of similar minded friends and did well. Not once were any involved in bad behavior or fights. This stuff happened but it was handled quickly.

The fact that there are students at these schools that have parents that don't care is sad and it certainly impacts the kids in many ways. For example, these kids tend to have lack of motivation in group projects but that meant the dedicated kids would take over and lead the projects which was a great learning experience. My son was directing his other team members and learning the skills to manage differnt types of personalities and hold them accountable for their failure and inspire them to succeed. I always wonder how his experience would have been different if his entire group wanted to lead and had the motivation to do well. My kids are active in team and individual sports and attend various summer camps so they have opportunities to be exposed to a wide variety of kids and experiences. We of course monitored from afar and made sure they weren't pulled into the wrong direction which never really materialized. A child that comes from a loving and supportive environment isn't going to be easily persuaded to be bad.

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