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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote] Don’t forget they tried to force schools to accept IB years ago. Parents at Woodson revolted and they stopped replacing AP with IB at any more schools. You just need parents who care more about academics than sports. [/quote]

Or maybe we (1) care less about grades than some, and (2) are more accepting of our kids going to X college than some; or (3) don't see the alleged detrimental effects that some do.

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And some have kids that do the ungraded homework to test well enough to get all A's without drama/stress. [/quote]

Yes, let's protect these kids from any stress or drama. A great way to help kids develop resilience and fortitude. One day, when they encounter difficulties and failure, they will know just how to prevail and will find a way to succeed and become strong, happy individuals.[/quote]

I can’t help but think that all the parents that will be for SBG will be same on another thread who are calling in to say their kids are sick on skip day. Good for Woodson parents if didn’t want a curriculum change and actually made it happen (meaning no change was made).  I didn’t know that was possible to pull off.[/quote]

We just aren't THAT RILED UP ABOUT IT!  We know our kids are learning.   Grades are just grades.  They don't DEFINE who my kid is or who I am as a parent.  My kid is choosing to go to a college where their grades will be a good match to that school.  Low stress.

I get the impression that you are really stressing over the college admissions outcome, and THAT is driving this frustration with SBG.[/quote]

This laid back approach is totally fine and is working for your kid. But I have a kid who loves school and is a high achiever. They deserve the same college opportunities as any other kid in the county.  College is also the single biggest expense for our family by a lot, other than our house. So I care. I care a lot that only 37 percent of Madison applications were accepted at Vtech last year which is way lower than others in FCPS. [/quote]

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