Anonymous
Post 06/10/2025 06:50     Subject: Is is strange that people in the forum routinely refer to human children as FARMs?
I see people on dcum using dehumanizing language all the time, unfortunately.
Anonymous
Post 06/10/2025 06:16     Subject: Is is strange that people in the forum routinely refer to human children as FARMs?
Op, it is has been a common sub-group on student data for a very long time, since the 80’s.

I disagree somewhat that is now treated as a “label”. Like autistic kid vs kid with autism. But I have never heard someone say “FARMS kid” in the same way.
Anonymous
Post 06/10/2025 06:03     Subject: Is is strange that people in the forum routinely refer to human children as FARMs?
Find a more productive outlet for your outrage, OP
Anonymous
Post 06/10/2025 05:58     Subject: Is is strange that people in the forum routinely refer to human children as FARMs?
Anonymous wrote:It’s referring to the RATE, not the kids. It’s a 40% FARMS rate.

I work in a Title I school with a very very high FARMS rate. The pp who said it’s annoying that there are lower class sizes and more staff—I can assure you that this is very needed and your kids will still have far better outcomes than the vast majority of our students who are still low performing despite their hard work and ours. You have nothing to be jealous of, these kids have very few opportunities.

+1
About to type this too.

The phrase is “FARMS rate”. Kids are not being called or labeled “FARMS”.
Anonymous
Post 06/10/2025 05:25     Subject: Is is strange that people in the forum routinely refer to human children as FARMs?
It’s referring to the RATE, not the kids. It’s a 40% FARMS rate.

I work in a Title I school with a very very high FARMS rate. The pp who said it’s annoying that there are lower class sizes and more staff—I can assure you that this is very needed and your kids will still have far better outcomes than the vast majority of our students who are still low performing despite their hard work and ours. You have nothing to be jealous of, these kids have very few opportunities.
Anonymous
Post 06/10/2025 05:03     Subject: Is is strange that people in the forum routinely refer to human children as FARMs?
It’s an acronym. A short cut.
Anonymous
Post 06/10/2025 02:37     Subject: Is is strange that people in the forum routinely refer to human children as FARMs?
Can’t we deserve our outrage for those with negative intent rather than people using shorthand or lazy phrases to make a point innocently?
Anonymous
Post 06/10/2025 00:21     Subject: Is is strange that people in the forum routinely refer to human children as FARMs?
I have only heard schools referred to as high-FARMS
Anonymous
Post 06/10/2025 00:13     Subject: Is is strange that people in the forum routinely refer to human children as FARMs?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The way the term is used on here seriously rubs me the wrong way. Like, here's a made up, but common, example: That school has 30% FARMs. Pretty soon it's going to have 40% FARMs and property values will go way down.

Why not just say the school has a lot of kids from lower income families. Calling them FARMs is so de-humanizing.

Also i'm sure plenty have people come on here for the first time and wonder what the hell FARMs even means.

Because the term doesn’t refer to humans. It’s not a measurement of people.


Yes, in MCPS data tables it's a measurement of the percentage of people eligible for Free and Reduced-price Meals.
Anonymous
Post 06/09/2025 23:55     Subject: Is is strange that people in the forum routinely refer to human children as FARMs?
Anonymous wrote:The way the term is used on here seriously rubs me the wrong way. Like, here's a made up, but common, example: That school has 30% FARMs. Pretty soon it's going to have 40% FARMs and property values will go way down.

Why not just say the school has a lot of kids from lower income families. Calling them FARMs is so de-humanizing.

Also i'm sure plenty have people come on here for the first time and wonder what the hell FARMs even means.

Because the term doesn’t refer to humans. It’s not a measurement of people.
Anonymous
Post 06/09/2025 23:46     Subject: Is is strange that people in the forum routinely refer to human children as FARMs?
FARMs = Free and Reduced Meals
Anonymous
Post 06/09/2025 23:29     Subject: Is is strange that people in the forum routinely refer to human children as FARMs?
Farms schools get extra money and have lower class sizes. They are obnoxious.
Anonymous
Post 06/09/2025 23:26     Subject: Is is strange that people in the forum routinely refer to human children as FARMs?
FARMs is counting the meals, as a proxy for wealth. The kids aren't FARMs.

Using more words isn't more respectful. It's just annoyingly redundant.
Anonymous
Post 06/09/2025 23:23     Subject: Is is strange that people in the forum routinely refer to human children as FARMs?
Have to know that when reading the data table provided by FLO right? Google it or ChatGPT it. FARMS just a quicker way to type low-income family all out.
Anonymous
Post 06/09/2025 23:13     Subject: Is is strange that people in the forum routinely refer to human children as FARMs?
The way the term is used on here seriously rubs me the wrong way. Like, here's a made up, but common, example: That school has 30% FARMs. Pretty soon it's going to have 40% FARMs and property values will go way down.

Why not just say the school has a lot of kids from lower income families. Calling them FARMs is so de-humanizing.

Also i'm sure plenty have people come on here for the first time and wonder what the hell FARMs even means.