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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]a few of the kids going to Bullis, I truly question what their math and English scores are. What Bullis is doing is soo wrong on soo many levels. Their new headmaster seems with obsessed with building a football and basketball program with recruiting any star athlete they can find off the street. If you don't think their academic standards have dropped because of this, you are clearly delusional.

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You don't know their scores you just assume they are low because they are good at sports.[/quote]

We heard from our educational consultant that  if Bullis wanted the kid for sports, they did not have to take the SSAT at all as long as they had a "B" average from the school they were coming from.[/quote]

And I know a kid that was being underserved at his school. His parents went mid year to Bullis, did the tour/interview with the staff. Explained that their "A" student was unhappy, lost and losing interest in their local well regarded public school that all his siblings attended and were well served.

It all came down to his test score - which he aced.  He is now a happy and engaged A student.

Somebody on another post said that multiple antecdotes don't equal data or something like that.

I am not saying that is every situation and I believe that Bullis can probaby educated a student with learning challenges better than most school so maybe they do accept kids with all learning differences. But maybe it's because they are better at educating not worse.

Maybe they found a niche in the market - high IQ minor learning disabilities - because MoCo certainly can't educate those kids. Not without a lawyer. [/quote]

You are missing the point of what many are saying. We are not discussing whether Bullis is good for educating kids with learning issues. If people with kids are finding it a place for that great. What is also going on there is that Bullis is on a tear through MoCo to recruit any kid they feel will benefit their football, lacrosse or basketball teams. Doesn't matter what their scores are, what they did behaviorally or even if they are seniors. When you are pursuing that strategy, it is hard to argue that Bullis is also taking their academics seriously.

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