Anonymous
08/07/2015 14:19
Subject: Which fcps high school do you hear the worst stories about?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:just like alexandria, the rich families in Mt. Vernon go private for High School. which completely skews the demographics. white flight is still alive and well in the 21st century.
There isn't an alternative
White/middle class flight is not staying in one area, and sending your child to private school. I don't know what that is called.
Word salad?
Anonymous
08/07/2015 13:56
Subject: Which fcps high school do you hear the worst stories about?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:just like alexandria, the rich families in Mt. Vernon go private for High School. which completely skews the demographics. white flight is still alive and well in the 21st century.
There isn't an alternative
White/middle class flight is not staying in one area, and sending your child to private school. I don't know what that is called.
Anonymous
08/07/2015 13:45
Subject: Which fcps high school do you hear the worst stories about?
Anonymous wrote:just like alexandria, the rich families in Mt. Vernon go private for High School. which completely skews the demographics. white flight is still alive and well in the 21st century.
There isn't an alternative
Anonymous
08/07/2015 13:27
Subject: Which fcps high school do you hear the worst stories about?
just like alexandria, the rich families in Mt. Vernon go private for High School. which completely skews the demographics. white flight is still alive and well in the 21st century.
Anonymous
08/07/2015 12:32
Subject: Which fcps high school do you hear the worst stories about?
Mt vernon is serving a lot of kids from low end apartments on rt.1. It is a relatively high crime/ low income area.
Anonymous
08/07/2015 12:24
Subject: Re:Which fcps high school do you hear the worst stories about?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Former teacher here. I always heard the worst stories about Mt Vernon and Lee. Lots of problems with gang activity, teen pregnancy, etc. Apparently a good percentage of parents were either unwilling or unable to encourage their kids academically, which I'm sure is a huge driving factor.
I guess it goes to show, it's really about SES of the kids in the school rather than race. Lee is 99% white, but 56% FARMS.
You must be looking at a different "Lee" HS.. No way it is 99% white. It is 20% white.
oops, yes I was looking at the wrong one. But Mt. Vernon HS is similar - high white and FARMs%.
omg.. i was looking at the wrong mt. vernon, too. lol!
Anonymous
08/07/2015 12:23
Subject: Re:Which fcps high school do you hear the worst stories about?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Former teacher here. I always heard the worst stories about Mt Vernon and Lee. Lots of problems with gang activity, teen pregnancy, etc. Apparently a good percentage of parents were either unwilling or unable to encourage their kids academically, which I'm sure is a huge driving factor.
I guess it goes to show, it's really about SES of the kids in the school rather than race. Lee is 99% white, but 56% FARMS.
You must be looking at a different "Lee" HS.. No way it is 99% white. It is 20% white.
oops, yes I was looking at the wrong one. But Mt. Vernon HS is similar - high white and FARMs%.
Anonymous
08/07/2015 12:23
Subject: Re:Which fcps high school do you hear the worst stories about?
It makes me sad because I found the most lovely house in Mount Vernon. It was right off the trail, gorgeous and just perfect. Except when I looked at the schools.
Why is Mount Vernon so bad? It is such a lovely area. Is it drawing from route 1?
Mount Vernon High's feeders and the school itself has terrible scores. I just couldn't bring myself to pull the trigger.
And to be clear, I am not a snob or score chaser. We ended up in a crappier house in the West Potomac district. I've been happy with the schools so far, including West Po.
Anonymous
08/07/2015 12:18
Subject: Re:Which fcps high school do you hear the worst stories about?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Former teacher here. I always heard the worst stories about Mt Vernon and Lee. Lots of problems with gang activity, teen pregnancy, etc. Apparently a good percentage of parents were either unwilling or unable to encourage their kids academically, which I'm sure is a huge driving factor.
I guess it goes to show, it's really about SES of the kids in the school rather than race. Lee is 99% white, but 56% FARMS.
You must be looking at a different "Lee" HS.. No way it is 99% white. It is 20% white.
Anonymous
08/07/2015 12:17
Subject: Re:Which fcps high school do you hear the worst stories about?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Former teacher here. I always heard the worst stories about Mt Vernon and Lee. Lots of problems with gang activity, teen pregnancy, etc. Apparently a good percentage of parents were either unwilling or unable to encourage their kids academically, which I'm sure is a huge driving factor.
I guess it goes to show, it's really about SES of the kids in the school rather than race. Lee is 99% white, but 56% FARMS.
No, it's not. Lee is 25% Asian, 14% black, 37% Hispanic, 20% white, and 3% other. It is 55% FARMs.
http://schoolprofiles.fcps.edu/schlprfl/f?p=108:13::::
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Anonymous
08/07/2015 11:49
Subject: Re:Which fcps high school do you hear the worst stories about?
Anonymous wrote:Former teacher here. I always heard the worst stories about Mt Vernon and Lee. Lots of problems with gang activity, teen pregnancy, etc. Apparently a good percentage of parents were either unwilling or unable to encourage their kids academically, which I'm sure is a huge driving factor.
I guess it goes to show, it's really about SES of the kids in the school rather than race. Lee is 99% white, but 56% FARMS.
Anonymous
08/07/2015 11:46
Subject: Which fcps high school do you hear the worst stories about?
Many years ago I worked at Lee. There were some good students and teachers but it was a sad, negative environment. There were gangs but I didn't feel unsafe. It was a cultural of apathy. I'm so happy I transferred to a different FCPS school.
Anonymous
08/07/2015 11:13
Subject: Re:Which fcps high school do you hear the worst stories about?
Former teacher here. I always heard the worst stories about Mt Vernon and Lee. Lots of problems with gang activity, teen pregnancy, etc. Apparently a good percentage of parents were either unwilling or unable to encourage their kids academically, which I'm sure is a huge driving factor.
Anonymous
08/07/2015 11:13
Subject: Re:Which fcps high school do you hear the worst stories about?
Anonymous wrote:It makes me sad because I found the most lovely house in Mount Vernon. It was right off the trail, gorgeous and just perfect. Except when I looked at the schools.
Why is Mount Vernon so bad? It is such a lovely area. Is it drawing from route 1?
Anonymous
08/07/2015 10:43
Subject: Which fcps high school do you hear the worst stories about?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:They are all awful and so smugly self-satisfied. FCPS is a self-contained provincial asylum which sends about 90% of its students to roughly five in-state universities. These poor kids are born, live their lives and die without ever leaving the confines of the Commonwealth of Virgnia.
Their students graduate woefully unprepared for the rigors of life and college academics.
Sorry your kid didn't get into a decent Va. school. You are an idiot.
This is a typical response from a mindless FCPS student lacking any and all analytical skills. Rather than supporting your position with a reasoned argument you make false assumptions and personal attacks. This FCPS student like many others would destroy others rather than listening and spending the time and effort required to improve themselves.
Hurry up and get out of bed. You are already late for two-a-days!
You get what you give.