Reply to Do high schools with minimal homework exist? What are they?

Forum Index » Private & Independent Schools

Reply to "Do high schools with minimal homework exist? What are they?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]All of them as far as I'm concerned. My kid barely does anything and has straight A's in MCPS.[/quote]

Yes, and this is why grade inflation is so rampant in the public school system.  A 4.0 student in FCPS, MCPS, LCPS, etc. do not compare to a 4.0 (heck, even a 3.75) student at a competitive private school.  [/quote]

Absolutely BS.

Private school in the DMV is not even close to public when it comes to Math or Science. Which is why acceptances to places like CMU, MIT, Georgia Tech etc are much higher in public.

Now if your kid went to a boarding school like Andover then sure. Buy your response you are at one of the local Catholic schools.
[/quote]

Psst: it's because of grades and grade inflation.[/quote]

Not true at all, PP. It’s determined by objective measures - testing! Not grade inflation. Math and science in many DMV publics are better than many privates (there are some exceptions). I had a DC in private and in public and can attest to the different options and abilities within those classes. It is absolutely not grade inflation that has led to greater acceptances to top STEM colleges.[/quote]

Just check the many threads on grade inflation in DCPS. It’s a fact. [/quote]

+1 Even the simple practice of rounding and averaging verses straight reporting, or adjusting the percentage of grade value given to showing up v. turning in homework v. grading homework v. frequent quizzes v. unit tests v. midterms v. cumulative finals (or none) all and up to very different grading standards and can be tweaked to inflate or deflate grades at any school. When colleges don't recognize or care about this, it will have an impact on admissions.

Also for the schools PP mentions, self selection is a huge factor. If you live in VA and your aim from a young age is MIT, you probably are going to go to a STEM high school, not a college prep school that focuses on classics. I know at our school very few kids are applying to MIT/CMU/CIT, but the few who do every few years or so, get in.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics