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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A large proportion of kids got all A's (see the honor roll) at Westland (though not nearly the percentage of kids at Pyle who got all A's) - so if your child is bright, they should be fine academically (though how engaged and challenged they are depends on whether they end up with the better teachers or not). But as everybody says - middle school is a tough time and there is a lot more to it than just academics. The social piece is critical. Has your child expressed worry? Do they have some good friends to ride the bus with and hopefully be assigned to lunch with? [/quote]

NP here (Westland parent).  I was curious how hard it was to get on the honor roll because my son doesn't seem to work particularly hard on homework in after-school hours, and yet he's on the honor roll.  (Also he's allowed to re-take some tests if needed, as allowed by the guidelines.)  So I'm curious to know if the teachers are too willing to give A's?  [/quote]

That was our experience at a Westland feeder elementary. We were particularly concerned about our child's writing skills, but the school was unconcerned as DC was making good grades in advanced English. At a private middle school, DC is earning @ 60% to 70% on writing assignments and bringing grade up to a C through class participation. Much happier that DC is learning to write rather than simply being passed along in MCPS. I did hear from neighbors that there is an excellent English teacher at Westland who really works on writing, but I can't imagine my DC getting anywhere near the level of individual writing instruction DC is receiving now at the private middle school. We had planned to return to BCC for HS, but the experience has been so positive, we hope to send DC to private for HS as well.[/quote]

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