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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]FWIW, the view from the student trenches is that Westland is uber boring and very clique-y.  Lots of mindless worksheets and very shallow classwork.  Good in the sense that it's not much work, but bad in the sense that being bored all day is no fun.  [/quote]

Good to know. I think that will fit my student reasonably well, she will like that less work gives her more time available in her schedule for a multitude of outside activities, and we supplement academics anyway. Thanks for the info, it's nice to know what to expect.[/quote]

This is such an odd stance to take.  THe middle school curriculum in MCPS is county wide.   Westland's teachers are generally very good and the student body is, for the most part, highly capable, so there's no "teaching down" to struggling kids.

If people have a problem with middle school being boring, criticise MCPS!  But to single out Westland as being more boring than its sister schools is just weird.  People on this board seem to think that each school has its own curriculum.[/quote]

I'm the second PP you quoted. I didn't mean to single out Westland for criticism; I don't have any experience with it yet to criticize anyway. I have one kid through HS and in college, one in HS, and one in MS but we are from out of the area and are moving into the zone for Westland next year. I was simply commenting on the first poster's observations about the school and that IF they happened to be accurate that was good to know and I'm actually mostly OK with that.

I know it's a bit of an odd stance.

As long as my kids are making A grades in the highest level courses possible I think they are probably going to be fine in high school, where in turn if they make A grades in a rigorous courseload of honors and AP I think they will probably be fine for college. Therefore, in terms of opportunity cost, I would like for them to be able to make A's with a reasonable but not crushing level of effort. If their schoolwork is easy, good for them. That just gives more time and mental energy to focus on supplemental academics from home, charity work, extra-curriculars, a social life, and family time.

Again, sorry for appearing to criticize the school with no basis for doing so, I was actually just grateful for the info and the idea of what to expect going in. However if it turns out that poster's thoughts aren't the case for what everyone or most people will experience at Westland, that's OK too -- my kids are adaptable enough to make most things work.[/quote]

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