Toggle navigation
Toggle navigation
Home
DCUM Forums
Nanny Forums
Events
About DCUM
Advertising
Search
Recent Topics
Hottest Topics
FAQs and Guidelines
Privacy Policy
Your current identity is: Anonymous
Login
Preview
Subject:
Forum Index
»
Private & Independent Schools
Reply to "The elite private schools are getting rid of grades altogether."
Subject:
Emoticons
More smilies
Text Color:
Default
Dark Red
Red
Orange
Brown
Yellow
Green
Olive
Cyan
Blue
Dark Blue
Violet
White
Black
Font:
Very Small
Small
Normal
Big
Giant
Close Marks
[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The elite privates really shouldn’t have grades. To simply get admitted into an elite is an accomplishment — and once in, the rigor, depth and expectations are vastly superior to anything “taught” in a public, where kids are given all As for having a pulse. It’s just not fair.[/quote] That’s just…yuck.[/quote] Okay a couple of comments to restore sanity. 1. Many (most?) kids in local “elite” private schools were admitted in very early grades. They didn’t “accomplish” much of anything except being born to affluent parents and maybe being a little precocious at that tender age. 2. Public HSs do not hand out As like candy. Public schools may have their flaws (we chose private) but a kid going to one of the better MCPS or FCPS HSs and getting all As will be a very good student. A lot of these kids would be near the top of elite privates as well, especially if you include TJ and magnet programs. [/quote]
Options
Disable HTML in this message
Disable BB Code in this message
Disable smilies in this message
Review message
Search
Recent Topics
Hottest Topics
