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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]GO. BURGUNDY.

The social climate there is unbelievable. Especially with older kids, if your 7th/8th grader is fine dumbing themselves down, not trying, and vaping, Browne is for you. My DC got bullied at Browne. It depends on the class, but honest to god our DC did not mix well at all. Kids will ridicule your child if they aren't a good fit, and the teachers don't do jack.

Please go Burgundy. [/quote]

Wow! We’re at Browne now and have concerns, wish I could pick your brain. The social scene is very tough at Browne given the small size and our kids are definitely victims of bullies with little action from the teachers or administration. Also, the caliber of students they admit or allow to stay is astounding. One parent commented to me that this place is turning into a refuge for SSSAS rejects and PG county parents escaping their public school system. The most disruptive students with very clear behavioral issues are allowed to stay because the school has such low enrollment. Current 3rd grade class has only 7 kids. [/quote]

I completely agree with you. Browne does send their kids to good high schools (mine got into a top DC private) and have sent one kid to TJ, although to his credit, he was extremely smart and could have gotten in w/out Browne. Another went to Maret; brother of the TJ kid. When my child was in the middle school, DC had an English teacher that called her class retarded and proceeded to compare kids using the "grammar gorilla" scale, with the lowest being a lemur. As a parent I was astounded. She got fired, then was replaced by a mediocre teacher.

Dodge a bullet with Browne by not sending your kids there. Kids who have big-donor parents are often the most successful, socially. As someone mentioned, small class sizes make bad class dynamics hard to escape from.

Glad my kid is now at high school. DC feels like Browne didn't prepare her well enough, but DC is doing well. To  current parents of Browne who hate it for their kids, academically and socially: If it's not too late, LEAVE. If it is, then wait out the storm; it gets better. [/quote]

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