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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]With all the MCPS focus this week on a plan for more inclusiveness, perhaps Principals should pause and consider the impact of certain traditions. [b]Graduation is not always synonymous with going to college[/b]. It’s insensitive and stigmatizing to send out an email to all seniors asking them to wear a college shirt that represents where they are going next year. Why not ask students to wear a class of 2023 t-shirt that represents the entire class?
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The bolded above is why parents want to send their children to certain high schools. It has nothing to do with wealth, the color of people's skin, or anything else.  My children will be going to college, it's not optional, and I don't want them thinking otherwise.[/quote]

Attending Whitman, Winston Churchill, or Wooton doesn’t guarantee that your child will be successful in college or even go to college. Some students need alternative pathways - same as any other MCPS school.

As a Churchill parent, I have seen the stresses the college search process puts on students let alone the competitive atmosphere and peer pressure that W students put on each other. The focus should be on finding the best fit for students after high school not one path that has no alternatives. [/quote]

If anything it may be harder as so many smart kids competing for the same spots.[/quote]

Was it really any different in the past? There was less grade inflation so easier to differentiate students.[/quote]

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