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Anonymous wrote:We are white -- as is much of our Silver Spring neighborhood -- and we all know the "types" who live in Bethesda. We roll our eyes at the "liberals" of Bethesda. Makes for great discussion fodder at neighborhood cookouts and our local pool.

That would be pretty sad if you are talking about that at the neighborhood BBQ. Please tell me you don't have that much of a complex about Bethesda.

At our neighborhood cookouts in Bethesda we like lament the boundary analysis and cohort criteria so I guess it's only fair!

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Anonymous wrote:We are white -- as is much of our Silver Spring neighborhood -- and we all know the "types" who live in Bethesda. We roll our eyes at the "liberals" of Bethesda. Makes for great discussion fodder at neighborhood cookouts and our local pool.

That would be pretty sad if you are talking about that at the neighborhood BBQ. Please tell me you don't have that much of a complex about Bethesda.

oh, there is sooooo much talk about concerning Bethesda! We always have a good laugh.

Anonymous wrote:Can anyone give me the breakdown of the various feeders into BCC? How do they compare?
We are considering Silver Creek, Pyle and Westland and will be renting for our first year(s) so have some time to explore.

Have taught at both Pyle and Silver Creek; very different beasts. Pyle is one of the best run schools I've been at, Silver Creek, not so much. Students fine at both, teachers fine at both, difference was the priorities of the admin teams.
Can't comment on Westland, never taught there.

And, as other mentioned, Pyle feeds into Whitman, not BCC.

Anonymous wrote:We are white -- as is much of our Silver Spring neighborhood -- and we all know the "types" who live in Bethesda. We roll our eyes at the "liberals" of Bethesda. Makes for great discussion fodder at neighborhood cookouts and our local pool.

That would be pretty sad if you are talking about that at the neighborhood BBQ. Please tell me you don't have that much of a complex about Bethesda.

We are white -- as is much of our Silver Spring neighborhood -- and we all know the "types" who live in Bethesda. We roll our eyes at the "liberals" of Bethesda. Makes for great discussion fodder at neighborhood cookouts and our local pool.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There's that eternal tension on DCUM:

The schools in Bethesda are the best; also, there shouldn't be any boundary changes affecting schools in Bethesda because they'd be pointless because the schools in the rest of the county are just as good.

The schools maybe but the kids aren’t the same.

So you're saying the KIDS in Bethesda are the best? How about that.

Rich kids will typically turn out more successful than poor kids. Schools are about breeding success. One doesn’t get to moan about the GAP and then pretend like everyone still is equal.