Anonymous
12/07/2011 20:17
Subject: Deal MS/Straight A's
By the way, why is that FLAME THROWING? You one of those DCPS Uber Moms with fangs frothing?
Anonymous
12/07/2011 20:15
Subject: Deal MS/Straight A's
OP. Just find it disconcerting that Deal is considered the very best DCPS option and every other parent I see, when I ask, how is school, replies, "They're getting Straight A's". Can't tell if that's good or bad, that's all. I don't know who put the stats out there but thanks. I guess my friends' kids are just very very smart. I wish mine could go to Deal but it's full.
Anonymous
12/07/2011 19:29
Subject: Deal MS/Straight A's
Not the other poster, but I guess my question is do you feel your child is being pushed to express their capabilities and aspire? Rigor is relative in my mind because none of us care if it challenges another child if it does not challenge our or vice versa.
Anonymous
12/07/2011 18:20
Subject: Deal MS/Straight A's
Anonymous wrote:Spinoff question: Do Deal parents generally feel that the school is rigorous enough for your kid?
I'm willing to answer but give me a concrete definition of rigorous.
Anonymous
12/07/2011 17:53
Subject: Deal MS/Straight A's
Anonymous wrote:A relative of mine taught at an urban HS similar to Wilson. He said there were A and B students and F students. They were the ones who didn't show up. I checked out a few of his 9th grade history tests. You could have passed them without studying. "Her face launched a thousand ships."
A relative of mine read a message board similar to DCUM in an urban area in the USA. He said that some postings were stupid and others were insightful. I checked out a few of the messages about schools. They made no sense. Something about a Mandarin school.
Anonymous
12/07/2011 17:41
Subject: Deal MS/Straight A's
A relative of mine taught at an urban HS similar to Wilson. He said there were A and B students and F students. They were the ones who didn't show up. I checked out a few of his 9th grade history tests. You could have passed them without studying. "Her face launched a thousand ships."
Anonymous
12/07/2011 11:30
Subject: Deal MS/Straight A's
Spinoff question: Do Deal parents generally feel that the school is rigorous enough for your kid?
Anonymous
12/07/2011 11:29
Subject: Deal MS/Straight A's
Mine got a B in spanish and C in PE
Anonymous
12/07/2011 11:08
Subject: Re:Deal MS/Straight A's
Anonymous wrote:Yeah, this is one of the stupidest questions I've heard.
There are 399 children in the 6th grade class at Deal. Based on a quick count, roughly 85 kids made straight As (defined to include A minuses) - i.e., barely over 20%, and significantly below the number of JKLM students who matriculated. (Janney alone probably sent 65-70 students for 6th grade.) There are even fewer straight A students in the 7th and 8th grades. You do the math.
For anyone who cares, there is a completely list of honor students on the monthly newsletter available on the Deal web site. OP is just a troll.
DD got a C in math. But she ain't the brightest lightbulb
Anonymous
12/07/2011 10:50
Subject: Re:Deal MS/Straight A's
Yeah, this is one of the stupidest questions I've heard.
There are 399 children in the 6th grade class at Deal. Based on a quick count, roughly 85 kids made straight As (defined to include A minuses) - i.e., barely over 20%, and significantly below the number of JKLM students who matriculated. (Janney alone probably sent 65-70 students for 6th grade.) There are even fewer straight A students in the 7th and 8th grades. You do the math.
For anyone who cares, there is a completely list of honor students on the monthly newsletter available on the Deal web site. OP is just a troll.
There are 399 children in the 6th grade class at Deal. Based on a quick count, roughly 85 kids made straight As (defined to include A minuses) - i.e., barely over 20%, and significantly below the number of JKLM students who matriculated. (Janney alone probably sent 65-70 students for 6th grade.) There are even fewer straight A students in the 7th and 8th grades. You do the math.
For anyone who cares, there is a completely list of honor students on the monthly newsletter available on the Deal web site. OP is just a troll.
Anonymous
12/07/2011 10:26
Subject: Deal MS/Straight A's
Anonymous wrote:First hand?
yes for a fact, first-hand.
Anonymous
12/06/2011 23:02
Subject: Deal MS/Straight A's
Anonymous wrote:Anyone from a JKLMO school whose child attends Deal and DOESN'T get straight A's?
Don't play games. Make your point without flame-baiting rhetorical questions.
Anonymous
12/06/2011 22:36
Subject: Deal MS/Straight A's
First hand?
Anonymous
12/06/2011 20:56
Subject: Deal MS/Straight A's
what kind of question is this? of course there are.
Anonymous
12/06/2011 20:43
Subject: Deal MS/Straight A's
Anyone from a JKLMO school whose child attends Deal and DOESN'T get straight A's?