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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]“In the McLean and Langley Pyramid if you don't go to college, don't get into a ‘good’ college, you are seen as a let down to your school, your family and your community,” said Melissa Sporn, a mental health professional and SCC board member. “As a result I am routinely seeing patients in my practice who are overstressed, overworked and overwhelmed. Many of these students deal with these pressures by self-medicating with drugs and alcohol, cutting and/or engaging in other negative behaviors.”

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It's the parents and kids who create the stress--not the school.  [/quote]
Thanks, Mr. Langley. You must be right. What do you suggest?[/quote]

The school can do a ton to negate the influence from parents. The kids WANT relief from the stress. The fact that Cooper doesn't have these issues, and it suddenly blossoms in Langley is telling. The whole culture changes, and it's the same damn kids! The principal at Cooper, however, does NOT put up with the crap the parents throw at her. She stops it at the door. She has the kids own their own education, i.e teaches them how to take responsibility. That needs to be continued at Langley.[/quote]
Good comment.[/quote]

It's just one more "Randall good, Ragone bad" quote from Bullis Mom.  I don't think it means anything when you juxtapose it with her other comments [b]complaining about how people at Langley wanted to saddle her daughter with too many responsibilities and wouldn't pay enough attention to her when, as a parent, she complained about the grading scale.[/b][/quote]

What?? I think you have me confused with someone else. What I SAID was there were not enough hours in a day to accomplish what Langley told my daughter she needed to do in order to get into a good school. The latter part of my sentence is the big lie that is coming out of these high pressure schools. In reality, what they want is their rankings (their Oscar if you will) so they color the truth. Add to that, the quota system coming from the colleges themselves and you get a big fat political mess.  By going private. both problems were alleviated, thus alleviating the pressure. That has allowed her to focus on her goals and truly enjoy the experience along the way. She also has time to take advantage of the rich extra curricular activities because privates balance it all much better.

There is no point in learning when all learning leads to is burnout. It's much better for a kid to own their own education and enjoy it. That doesn't mean they don't work hard, it means that they truly get something from the experience. [/quote]

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