Reply to How is Richard Montgomery if you're not in IB?

Forum Index » Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS)

Reply to "How is Richard Montgomery if you're not in IB?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous]PP, Read the post before you start off on your ridiculous rant. No one on this board ever said that kids at RM don't go to college. Please try to stay within the scope of the discussion. OP asked if RM without IB is a good school. I argue that RM (sans) IB is a good school but not a W quality school. Many have tried to make the arguments that W schools are full of privileged, spoiled rich kids who only do well because the have more resources. IMHO, that is not the issue. The issue is where would you want your kids to study - Whitman or RM (sans IB). The issue is not that kids from RM are not attending college.

My argument continues to be that at the W schools, Blair Magnet and RMIB, you have a greater % of kids who are dedicated and focused students who will be aiming for top schools. RM (sans IB) does have good students but will also has many kids who are not going to college. I know several from last years class that are really good kids but college was not in their plans. The career choices these kids are pursuing are admirable but RM has a greater % of kids that fit this profile than Whitman. Again, these kids were not taking AP classes and were not studying SAT prep books because they wanted to not only get a good score but wanted a score that was the highest in their group of friends. That is the culture at most W schools. You can take it or leave it but that has been the culture at these schools since they opened. The IB at RM is fairly new so that culture is not as strong. [/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