Anonymous
06/16/2014 05:44
Subject: How to decide where to enroll?
Anonymous wrote:Avoid Woodson. It has a difficult recent history.
+1
Anonymous
06/16/2014 05:36
Subject: How to decide where to enroll?
Anonymous wrote:+1 on Chesterbrook. Great Level IV program, but not as "tiger mom" as Haycock. If your kid doesn't qualify for AAP, they still can take up to three AAP classes if they test into it each quarter (well, testing and space availability). Great community and fun school. Also, easy commute to DC.
+1
Anonymous
06/15/2014 22:15
Subject: How to decide where to enroll?
+1 on Chesterbrook. Great Level IV program, but not as "tiger mom" as Haycock. If your kid doesn't qualify for AAP, they still can take up to three AAP classes if they test into it each quarter (well, testing and space availability). Great community and fun school. Also, easy commute to DC.
Anonymous
06/15/2014 19:51
Subject: How to decide where to enroll?
Anonymous wrote:Why do people care about Oakton? There is absolutely nothing remarkable about Oakton.
Nothing bad about it, either.
(I am not an Oakton parent)
Anonymous
06/15/2014 18:26
Subject: How to decide where to enroll?
Why do people care about Oakton? There is absolutely nothing remarkable about Oakton.
Anonymous
06/15/2014 16:47
Subject: How to decide where to enroll?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Avoid Woodson. It has a difficult recent history.
What does that mean?
People on this board will tell you that...
Woodson kids are the most likely to commit suicide
McLean kids are the most likely to start porn sites
Langley kids are the most likely to belittle your child for not wearing Vineyard Vines
Madison kids are the most likely to join gangs
Marshall kids are the most likely to suck at sports
Oakton kids are most likely to be Asian
They're all good schools, but this board is nowhere to get accurate information about the schools. The parents here all have bizarre hidden agendas.
If you want to trade in stereotypes, I think you mean:
Madison kids are most likely to bully your kid if he's not a jock; and
Oakton kids are most likely to live in BFE and get redistricted tomorrow.
No one claims Madison kids join gangs in large numbers, and you can never have too many Asian kids unless your name is TJHSST.
Anonymous
06/15/2014 15:54
Subject: How to decide where to enroll?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Avoid Woodson. It has a difficult recent history.
What does that mean?
People on this board will tell you that...
Woodson kids are the most likely to commit suicide
McLean kids are the most likely to start porn sites
Langley kids are the most likely to belittle your child for not wearing Vineyard Vines
Madison kids are the most likely to join gangs
Marshall kids are the most likely to suck at sports
Oakton kids are most likely to be Asian
They're all good schools, but this board is nowhere to get accurate information about the schools. The parents here all have bizarre hidden agendas.
Anonymous
06/15/2014 15:33
Subject: Re:How to decide where to enroll?
OP, I would look at one of the schools in the Langley, McLean or Madison pyramids that has a strong "Local Level IV" program but gives qualified students the option of attending an AAP center. Examples are Spring Hill, Chesterbrook, Franklin Sherman and Wolftrap.
Anonymous
06/15/2014 11:44
Subject: Re:How to decide where to enroll?
Was trying to avoid "Marshall Lady"
Anonymous
06/15/2014 11:42
Subject: Re:How to decide where to enroll?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Well, the best public are Langley, Madison, then Marshall, Oakton in FCPS. So you could start there.
Woodson and McLean pyramids are both more highly regarded than Marshall.
http://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/virginia/rankings?int=c0b4c1
http://apps.washingtonpost.com/local/highschoolchallenge/schools/2014/list/local/
There's a lot more to being the "best" than rankings. It's a subjective term.
Only an idiot would base their school choice on test scores alone.
Nice try, but only an idiot would stick Marshall in with Langley, Madison and Oakton, all of which have high test scores by the way, as the four best HS in FCPS. If you look at real estate listings, the number emphasizing that homes are zoned for McLean or Woodson far outstrips the number mentioning that a house is zoned for Marshall.
oops, left those out. So OP has more choices.
Anonymous
06/15/2014 11:42
Subject: How to decide where to enroll?
Anonymous wrote:Avoid Woodson. It has a difficult recent history.
What does that mean?
Anonymous
06/15/2014 11:36
Subject: Re:How to decide where to enroll?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Well, the best public are Langley, Madison, then Marshall, Oakton in FCPS. So you could start there.
Woodson and McLean pyramids are both more highly regarded than Marshall.
http://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/virginia/rankings?int=c0b4c1
http://apps.washingtonpost.com/local/highschoolchallenge/schools/2014/list/local/
There's a lot more to being the "best" than rankings. It's a subjective term.
Only an idiot would base their school choice on test scores alone.
Nice try, but only an idiot would stick Marshall in with Langley, Madison and Oakton, all of which have high test scores by the way, as the four best HS in FCPS. If you look at real estate listings, the number emphasizing that homes are zoned for McLean or Woodson far outstrips the number mentioning that a house is zoned for Marshall.
Glad to see you found your way over to the AAP board, Marshall basher
How is it bashing Marshall to point out that neither leading publications nor most posters on this forum view that school as one of the four "best" publics in FCPS, or that Marshall is not yet among the schools that realtors are most likely to highlight in their listings (compared to Langley, McLean, Madison or Woodson)? Marshall is fine, but no more deserving of being singled out than other strong schools like West Springfield, Robinson, Lake Braddock and Chantilly.
Anonymous
06/15/2014 11:16
Subject: How to decide where to enroll?
Avoid Woodson. It has a difficult recent history.
Anonymous
06/15/2014 11:14
Subject: Re:How to decide where to enroll?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Well, the best public are Langley, Madison, then Marshall, Oakton in FCPS. So you could start there.
Woodson and McLean pyramids are both more highly regarded than Marshall.
http://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/virginia/rankings?int=c0b4c1
http://apps.washingtonpost.com/local/highschoolchallenge/schools/2014/list/local/
There's a lot more to being the "best" than rankings. It's a subjective term.
Only an idiot would base their school choice on test scores alone.
Nice try, but only an idiot would stick Marshall in with Langley, Madison and Oakton, all of which have high test scores by the way, as the four best HS in FCPS. If you look at real estate listings, the number emphasizing that homes are zoned for McLean or Woodson far outstrips the number mentioning that a house is zoned for Marshall.
Glad to see you found your way over to the AAP board, Marshall basher
Anonymous
06/15/2014 11:10
Subject: Re:How to decide where to enroll?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Well, the best public are Langley, Madison, then Marshall, Oakton in FCPS. So you could start there.
Woodson and McLean pyramids are both more highly regarded than Marshall.
http://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/virginia/rankings?int=c0b4c1
http://apps.washingtonpost.com/local/highschoolchallenge/schools/2014/list/local/
There's a lot more to being the "best" than rankings. It's a subjective term.
Only an idiot would base their school choice on test scores alone.
Nice try, but only an idiot would stick Marshall in with Langley, Madison and Oakton, all of which have high test scores by the way, as the four best HS in FCPS. If you look at real estate listings, the number emphasizing that homes are zoned for McLean or Woodson far outstrips the number mentioning that a house is zoned for Marshall.