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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a Norwood alum, I would say that the middle school academics are on par with schools such as Holton, GDS, etc. Not quite as impressive as STA or Sidwell, but far better than Bullis or Pyle. That being said, the social scene at Norwood leaves graduates unprepared for high school. Norwood is a sort of bubble filled with eccentric/quirky/odd students and teachers. If that's your kid, the social scene is perfect for them, but children who are a little more social would do better at a school surrounded by like minded individuals...unless you send your child to GDS, there will be much social adjustment needed in high school for your child to make friends. At prestigious schools in the area, most students are very studious, but also very social and like to go out with friends. If you send your child to Norwood, maybe send them to a summer camp as well to prepare them for this. In addition, while Norwood is very open-minded about some topics, teachers are overly strict with students and even encourage them to "tell on" one another. This further stunts their social growth as students never learn the values of friendship and loyalty, and further emphasizes the importance of brownie points over genuine connection. Grades and test scores are very important, but learning to make corporate connections are just as important if you want your child to succeed. [/quote]
How would you know about the quality of the middle school academics at so many schools when the only middle school you attended was Norwood?[/quote]

Many of my friends/relatives from outside of Norwood attended other middle schools in the area. In addition, the rankings are pretty telling and support the general conception of rankings in the DMV, which I mentioned above. But just anecdotally, my friends at STA/NCS had hours of rigorous homework and projects starting in seventh grade, while friends at Bullis and etc had little work and what they did have was elementary level busy work. Norwood was pretty middle of the pack in this regard. We had one big research paper and a rigorous chemistry class, which really helped prepare us for high school and was far above the norm, but most classes are like that at schools such as STA.[/quote]
What rankings exactly? [/quote]

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