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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Look at Mason Crest. Amazing elementary school, nice neighborhood (Broyhill Crest) with nice SFH's just around 500K. MS sucks but HS not terrible. [/quote]
+1. Mason Crest parent, here.  It's a great school. Involved parents, enthusiastic young teachers, and great administrators. We will miss it as we get out of dodge to avoid Glasgow. [/quote]

You think Stuart isn't terrible?  The same kids at Glasgow go on to Stuart.  I agree you should avoid Glasgow, but I think Stuart is just as bad.  [/quote]

And you are basing this on the color of these kids' skin?

Eff off.  FCPS has installed far more talented and hardworking administrators at those schools than some of the very average caretakers who've been in charge at schools like Madison and Robinson in recent years.[/quote]

I'm actually not basing anything on the color of these kids' skin.  No one can ever speak the truth about these schools without being call racist.  The teachers are mediocre.  The administrators are nice, but that doesn't change the fact that Glasgow and Stuart are not great schools.  [/quote]

What is your basis to claim the teachers are mediocre? See PP.[/quote]

Having teachers who post answer keys with clearly wrong answers, have teachers who DC and friends talk about being checked out, having math taught by teacher who had never taught math before....What's the basis of your opinion of the schools?[/quote]

Administrators who are some of the best in the region, hard-working teachers who work overtime (ex: weekend SOL workshops), a growing IB program, more competitive sports teams, parents who pupil place their kids there now, and a general sense of optimism that things have been steadily improving ever since Calhoun left and Gros took over.[/quote]

I don't think a growing IB program is a plus for the school. Also, more competitive sports teams mean nothing if the academics aren't where they should be.  Yes, things are improving, but the optimism stems from things like becoming fully accredited only about a year ago.  Maybe that's something to celebrate for you, but in a school system like FCPS, being fully accredited should be a given, not a cause for celebration.[/quote]

A larger IB program is a plus at an IB school and stronger sports teams speak to greater student engagement.  Given the alternative, the fact that things are improving is good news for all the communities that feed into the school. [/quote]

It is good news that it's now accredited....Improvement of a really bad school doesn't mean it's a good school.  [/quote]

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