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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I feel like there are a few haters who post incessantly about their particular schools, including Sidwell. There’s one for my K-8, too. They no longer have kids there, but feel the need to share their negative experiences anytime anyone shares a positive perspective. I believe their negative experiences are real, but extrapolating them to the majority of family’s experiences isn’t necessarily accurate. If Sidwell was churning out hundreds of miserable kids the parents, students or both would revolt. I’d also like to point out that several of the top liberal arts schools (and all the California schools) that I’ve seen Sidwell grads attend have banned legacy admissions. So the idea that only “connected” kids are getting into good schools seems exaggerated to me. The Ivies have not, but if your definition of top schools is broader and includes schools like Amherst and Stanford, connections aren’t the factor they once were. The last thing I’d like to note is that if you were at the closing performance of the Sidwell musical on Sunday, you’d have heard the heartfelt, teary-eyed speeches of the senior theater students, who spoke passionately about the deeply positive roles their adult theater mentors had played in their time in the upper school. The play was fantastic, and for many students their experiences were clearly transformative.[/quote]

As the unhappiness poster - I do agree that the theater group can be a source of happiness at Sidwell [/quote]

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