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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I had one go through AAP at Carson and I have one doing honors at Franklin. I’m going to be honest, most of the teachers at Franklin seem mediocre. At Carson I felt the teachers were very unique, creative and understood kids better. The Carson teachers seemed to have better credentials too. Carson was also organized and like a well oiled machine. In contrast, we have found Franklin too laid back and unorganized. The kids don’t seem to understand how anything works at the school, including the after school activities.

Franklin also has some bizarre rules such as - kids must go to the gym or cafeteria when they arrive in the am and are only released at 8:25…that’s not enough time to go to lockers. They also can’t go to their lockers before recess to put away their backpacks (backpacks with computers go outside in hot or cold weather and stay on the dirty ground). Kids also aren’t allowed to go to their lockers after lunch - my child reports a high strung teacher always yelling at them when they are simply putting their lunch boxes away in their lockers. Carson encourages locker use which I like. More chances to socialize. I guess Franklin is scared of fights? The kids are more problematic maybe?[/quote]

Several schools are doing that thing with sending kids to the gym or cafeteria in the morning this year. That's not just a Franklin thing.

I've sent kids through both schools, so I feel confident saying the following:

1. There are both mediocre and outstanding teachers at both schools.

2. Neither school has teachers who are more qualified or have higher credentials.

3. Both schools have teachers who are extremely talented and engaging, just as both schools have teachers who are less than engaging.

4. The population of the schools are virtually identical. Neither school has kids that are more "problematic." It's actually pretty disturbing that an adult would describe a child as "problematic."

I wish Franklin would encourage locker use, but they don't seem to. That's the only negative thing I have to say about Franklin as a whole.[/quote]

Hard disagree on #2. By better credentials, I mean better universities or colleges. For example, at Carson off the top of my head I can think of 2 teachers who went to W&M and UVA. There were also a few who went to JMU. In contrast, Franklin teachers failed to mention their education at Back to School Night which I found interesting. [/quote]

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