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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I went there for 9 years and graduated almost 15 years ago.

I thought it was a great school, and you couldn't find a more dedicated group of teachers. The place does get a little high on itself, however, I really like that the new headmaster is an outsider.

Its reputation didn't exactly mesh with reality when I was a student, and I gather that's even more so the case now.

When I attended it felt like at least half the students did not fit the school's reputation. I gather this is even more the case since the school has been trying hard ever since the 2010 Huguely disgrace at UVA to counter its existing reputation.

I think it says a lot that the head of the middle school is a) a woman and b) a lesbian.

Landon isn't the most "21st century compatible" of DC's private schools. That said, Landon in 2016 has distanced itself greatly from the Landon of 1986, 1996, or even 2006.

Nothing reinforces my last comment more than Landon's sports, which are getting worse and worse with each passing year.

It's definitely not the place it used to be, but reputations do take time to change.[/quote]
TMI. I don't want to hear who she sleeps with, thanks.[/quote]

I think it's fair to point this out as it goes against what some claim Landon is- it's not homophobic, or hemogenous.  We celebrate that as parents to a Landon boy.  I think pointing out diversity is reflected in the leadership is perfectly ok.   [/quote]

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