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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have some friends whose kids go to Woodson. They've told me that the environment there is like a pressure cooker. [b]Because the school is known for its high test scores, it's ingrained in the culture that it is very important that it be maintained. [/b]Test scores are everything. [/quote]

That doesn't stand up to the logic test.  If that were true, then schools like Langley, McLean, Madison, Oakton and others in the DMV area would also have a lot of suicides... but as far as I know, they don't.  Something is going on.  I suspect that when it happens once, there is a sense that it's a possibility for other kids.  But, something needs to be done.  [/quote]

It's not just because they have a good test record. According to the students I've spoken with, it's the over the top culture of perfectionism and lofty standards, [b]specific to Woodson's administration. [/b][/quote]

I do not doubt this. My daughter was brought to near emotional collapse at another FFX Cty school due to what she called, her inability to please staff and impossibly high standards. No matter what she did, no matter how high her grades were (and she was a straight A student), she felt as if they wanted her to do more and more and more. The administration of these high schools care only about their numbers it seems.[/quote]

+1000[/quote]

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