My mom taught in an extremely wealthy New England town. A colleague left to work in a more typical area. The colleague said the stress in the wealthy town was far greater than the other area. The kids were used to being waited on and the parents were high powered professions who could not deal with not getting their way. She was much happier after the move.

Anonymous wrote:If teachers ate crying and having breakdowns, then my guess is that they ate overwhelmed by the students. That can happen in Title I schools. Heck, it can happen anywhere, but given the challenges that many students in title I schools bring into the classroom, the burnout rate is understandable.

You think having a lot of poor students at a school leads to teachers crying and having breakdowns at school? Huh. I would assume that teachers crying and having breakdowns at school means that there is something seriously wrong with the school administration.

If teachers ate crying and having breakdowns, then my guess is that they ate overwhelmed by the students. That can happen in Title I schools. Heck, it can happen anywhere, but given the challenges that many students in title I schools bring into the classroom, the burnout rate is understandable.

Anonymous wrote:I'm not sure that many are quite as bad as our principal...do you have personal experience with Twinbrook's Principal? The school we are at now is so bad that I just can't imagine going into a similar situation. It has been so stressful for our family. How bad is Twinbrook's principal? Do teachers have breakdowns that require ambulances to be called, do teachers cry frequently, does the principal threaten the children in any way?

Wow, that sounds awful. What school are you currently at?

I'm not sure that many are quite as bad as our principal...do you have personal experience with Twinbrook's Principal? The school we are at now is so bad that I just can't imagine going into a similar situation. It has been so stressful for our family. How bad is Twinbrook's principal? Do teachers have breakdowns that require ambulances to be called, do teachers cry frequently, does the principal threaten the children in any way?

ALL principals are overly concerned about test scores....that's how they are measured for job performance. And bullying staff is rather common.

New poster here. My husband and I are considering buying a home in Twinbrook and we have school-age children. The school we're coming from is Title 1 and less than 5% white and over 60% ESL- so none of those concerns bother us. What we're concerned about is the principal. The school that we're at now has a problematic principal that is overly concerned with test scores. The principal at our current school is also an incredible bully to staff and parents. Earlier posts said that Twinbrook's principal is an issue -- is this same principal still at the school?

Also - re: the before/after care options. When I called Twinbrook CRC they said that some high school students work int he after school program. That worries me-- even if a HS has a background check what would they find? Someone posting here said they loved the Twinbrook CRC after school program -- can that poster please elaborate more on why it is such a good program.

Anonymous wrote:This isn't giving me any confidence about this wonderful neighborhood.....

http://www.wjla.com/articles/2013/06/rockville-burglaries-stretch-back-to-early-april-89867.html

Then don't move here. If you are interested, read the good advice on the thread and then tour the school. I don't understand the need for others to be rude or provide unhelpful comments for a neighborhood that they don't live in.

I still feel perfectly safe here.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PP at 2:44, perhaps you should re-read what the PP you're quoting said.

Not PP but she sent her kids to private school? How reliable is she?

She's reliable about the neighborhood she lived in.

But she moved away. Got out of dodge! The question more pertains to the school anyway

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PP at 2:44, perhaps you should re-read what the PP you're quoting said.

Not PP but she sent her kids to private school? How reliable is she?

She's reliable about the neighborhood she lived in.

Anonymous wrote:PP at 2:44, perhaps you should re-read what the PP you're quoting said.

Not PP but she sent her kids to private school? How reliable is she?

PP at 2:44, perhaps you should re-read what the PP you're quoting said.

Anonymous wrote:We lived in the Twinbrook area for over 10 years, moving out last year, primarily because we wanted a bigger house. It has been a safe and pleasant environment, with parks, nice neighbors and a convenient location.
Our kids went to a private school, as did most of their friends in the neighborhood, so I cannot give you a firsthand experience.
Most parents I talked to were happy. They said that because the school is Title 1 school, it gets more resources, more money, and in general, more qualified teachers.

So you lived in Twinbrook, didn't want to send your kids to the public school and now left the area? Sounds great!

We lived in the Twinbrook area for over 10 years, moving out last year, primarily because we wanted a bigger house. It has been a safe and pleasant environment, with parks, nice neighbors and a convenient location.
Our kids went to a private school, as did most of their friends in the neighborhood, so I cannot give you a firsthand experience.
Most parents I talked to were happy. They said that because the school is Title 1 school, it gets more resources, more money, and in general, more qualified teachers.

Yes, I agree that a series of burglaries definitely means that the neighborhood is a problem neighborhood with less than desirable families:

http://www.mymcpnews.com/2013/02/07/multiple-arrests-in-a-series-of-north-potomac-burglaries/