Anonymous
Post 03/18/2016 18:05     Subject: Langley Academic Rigor
I agree with the educator who stands up for not pressuring young children to learn content as a means of achieving
Academic rigor. In stilling a love of learning, positive self image,And broadly exposing young students to cultural enrichment is far more important in the long run than learning multiplication in K. We raised our kids this way and our daughters are flowing this approach with our grandchildren, the oldest of whom is graduating from high school
This
Year. All of them are enthusiastic learner a, get good grades and are social leaders. Some transferred to Big 3 schools when they were old enough to cope with the academic pressures. Pushing your child to do rote academicstoo early will back fire and will not give them an edge in high school. It will only diminish there one and only childhood
Anonymous
Post 03/18/2016 13:25     Subject: Langley Academic Rigor
Very tough.
Anonymous
Post 03/17/2016 20:38     Subject: Langley Academic Rigor
PP is taking about the guy from Potomac, not Langley.
Anonymous
Post 03/17/2016 20:28     Subject: Langley Academic Rigor
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Langley = Potomac School rejects


At least Langley doesn't have a history of convicted child molester(s) as teacher(s) working for the school as the Potomac School has ...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/potomac-school-investigation-uncovers-more-alleged-abuse/2014/06/30/57abfa0e-0072-11e4-8fd0-3a663dfa68ac_story.html
http://www.thedailybeast.com/witw/articles/2013/11...orace-mann-on-the-potomac.html
http://m.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/for-women-...3-b6f8-3782ff6cb769_story.html

That bubble popped.

Different Langley?
Anonymous
Post 03/17/2016 20:27     Subject: Langley Academic Rigor
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Langley = Potomac School rejects


At least Langley doesn't have a history of convicted child molester(s) as teacher(s) working for the school as the Potomac School has ...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/potomac-school-investigation-uncovers-more-alleged-abuse/2014/06/30/57abfa0e-0072-11e4-8fd0-3a663dfa68ac_story.html
http://www.thedailybeast.com/witw/articles/2013/11...orace-mann-on-the-potomac.html
http://m.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/for-women-...3-b6f8-3782ff6cb769_story.html

That bubble popped.

Different Langley.
Anonymous
Post 03/17/2016 20:25     Subject: Langley Academic Rigor
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Langley = Potomac School rejects


At least Langley doesn't have a history of convicted child molester(s) as teacher(s) working for the school as the Potomac School has ...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/potomac-school-investigation-uncovers-more-alleged-abuse/2014/06/30/57abfa0e-0072-11e4-8fd0-3a663dfa68ac_story.html
http://www.thedailybeast.com/witw/articles/2013/11...orace-mann-on-the-potomac.html
http://m.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/for-women-...3-b6f8-3782ff6cb769_story.html

That bubble popped.
Anonymous
Post 07/04/2014 03:46     Subject: Langley Academic Rigor
Anonymous wrote:Langley = Potomac School rejects


At least Langley doesn't have a history of convicted child molester(s) as teacher(s) working for the school as the Potomac School has ...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/potomac-school-investigation-uncovers-more-alleged-abuse/2014/06/30/57abfa0e-0072-11e4-8fd0-3a663dfa68ac_story.html
http://www.thedailybeast.com/witw/articles/2013/11...orace-mann-on-the-potomac.html
http://m.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/for-women-...3-b6f8-3782ff6cb769_story.html
Anonymous
Post 06/11/2014 23:40     Subject: Langley Academic Rigor
Anonymous wrote:Langley = Potomac School rejects


How is that possible when Langley has a preschool and Pre-k option and Potomac does not?

By default, anybody who wants to start private prior to K is not looking at Potomac as an option but to other schools like SSSA, Langley, St. Pats etc.




Anonymous
Post 06/06/2014 21:28     Subject: Langley Academic Rigor
+1
Anonymous
Post 06/06/2014 21:22     Subject: Langley Academic Rigor
One thing I appreciate about Langley the emphasis on high school placement and helping parents find the right fit for the right child. It seems to me the emphasis at Potomac is retention (though I Know kids are counseled out on an exception basis.)
Anonymous
Post 06/06/2014 18:45     Subject: Langley Academic Rigor
Anonymous wrote:Langley = Potomac School rejects


There you are! Was wondering when the Langley basher would show up. I would absolutely love to put a face to the person who is hiding behind a computer screen, calling 5 year olds "rejects". I have to know what would make a person write something so cruel and pointless?

Fwiw, DS was accepted at both and we chose Langley. We have a friend who is a Potomac legacy but his child will be headed to Langley for K. A k-12 isn't for every kid. I'm thrilled to be at Langley and our children are thriving.
Anonymous
Post 06/05/2014 17:10     Subject: Langley Academic Rigor
Anonymous wrote:I am actually quite bothered by 14:51. I am also an educator (university level), and from my perspective, academic success is not solely a function of the academic knowledge pushed into the child's head before college. Content is easy to acquire, if the student has the right learning habits. Langley is a K-8 school that teaches young children good learning habits. The really rigorous content doesn't come until high school. If the child is smart and has good learning habits (including a love for learning which Langley does a great job building), they will absorb the HS content like a sponge. Granted, I may be a bit biased as a Langley parent myself... but I am also an educator that has seen a lot of students who can repeat content when asked, but don't really understand it.[/quote

Thank you for posting this. DCUM is full of folks who think their kid will not be able to compete in High School or get into a top college unless he/she takes a very accelerated curriculum in elementary and middle school They also claim their child is bored at grade level. But great teachers at the elementary level can keep things interesting by broadening the curricula and going into depth rather than racing forward, if they are allowed to do so. I think the majority of DCUMers are worried about the wrong thing. The focus should be on quality not speed.

Anonymous
Post 06/05/2014 14:03     Subject: Langley Academic Rigor
Langley = Potomac School rejects
Anonymous
Post 06/05/2014 13:51     Subject: Langley Academic Rigor
I am actually quite bothered by 14:51. I am also an educator (university level), and from my perspective, academic success is not solely a function of the academic knowledge pushed into the child's head before college. Content is easy to acquire, if the student has the right learning habits. Langley is a K-8 school that teaches young children good learning habits. The really rigorous content doesn't come until high school. If the child is smart and has good learning habits (including a love for learning which Langley does a great job building), they will absorb the HS content like a sponge. Granted, I may be a bit biased as a Langley parent myself... but I am also an educator that has seen a lot of students who can repeat content when asked, but don't really understand it.
Anonymous
Post 05/18/2014 19:47     Subject: Langley Academic Rigor
If you're looking for rigorous, look at Congressional in Falls Church. We transferred our child there from the FCPS AAP program and she is much more challenged at Congressional than s
he ever was at the AAP center. The expectations are high and the teachers are amazing.