Anonymous
02/08/2026 09:10
Subject: APS Neighborhood HS - Teachers know all students
Different situation but I teach 600 elementary students each year and I’d say I know 80-90% of them quite well and remember many of them for years. My colleagues in roles situations are the same. There are always some kids that just don’t “stick” though
Anonymous
02/08/2026 08:48
Subject: APS Neighborhood HS - Teachers know all students
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:does AT have an instagram college decisions page?
Yes.
So far there's
VCU
Mason
Syracuse
Purdue
Virginia Tech
Very on brand for AT placement, with its Duel Enrollment and very hands on curriculum.
A single Ivy placement could be any number of independent hooks.
There are only single placements into the TT Ivies from any of the APS HSs.
Last year’s acceptances: Harvard (1 HB, 1 WF, 2 WL), Yale: 1 WL, UPenn: 2 WF, MIT: 1 WF, 2WL, Princeton: 0
Why did you leave out Yorktown? But also:
Anonymous
02/08/2026 08:37
Subject: APS Neighborhood HS - Teachers know all students
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:OP here. Can we keep this on the neighborhood schools and not make another Arlington Tech thread?
Is there any way to have the teachers engage with students who are quiet? Maybe an afterschool tutoring program?
Ok but sometimes the neighborhood schools are not the best fit for every kid. that's why people gave other suggestions. carry on.
The only other options are a tech focused program and an impossible Unicorn? I just want the teachers to get to know their students, not just the high need and discipline students, but also the ones quietly falling behind.
I don’t think that exists in most very large schools.
+1. Most teachers are not going to have the time or bandwidth to proactively engage with students who are quiet but not failing. It’s asking too much of them to do that given the resources most large public schools have and all the requirements they have to meet these days. Part the high school experience is students learning to advocate for themselves and taking the initiative to engage with teachers. It helps set them up for what they will have to do after high school.
Anonymous
02/08/2026 08:31
Subject: APS Neighborhood HS - Teachers know all students
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:OP here. Can we keep this on the neighborhood schools and not make another Arlington Tech thread?
Is there any way to have the teachers engage with students who are quiet? Maybe an afterschool tutoring program?
Ok but sometimes the neighborhood schools are not the best fit for every kid. that's why people gave other suggestions. carry on.
The only other options are a tech focused program and an impossible Unicorn? I just want the teachers to get to know their students, not just the high need and discipline students, but also the ones quietly falling behind.
I don’t think that exists in most very large schools.
But there are ways to foster it, such as having after a precept during generals period, where teachers meet with small groups from core classes maybe once a week? Any other ideas?
Anonymous
02/08/2026 08:18
Subject: APS Neighborhood HS - Teachers know all students
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:does AT have an instagram college decisions page?
Yes.
So far there's
VCU
Mason
Syracuse
Purdue
Virginia Tech
Very on brand for AT placement, with its Duel Enrollment and very hands on curriculum.
A single Ivy placement could be any number of independent hooks.
There are only single placements into the TT Ivies from any of the APS HSs.
Last year’s acceptances: Harvard (1 HB, 1 WF, 2 WL), Yale: 1 WL, UPenn: 2 WF, MIT: 1 WF, 2WL, Princeton: 0
What is WF?
Anonymous
02/07/2026 23:02
Subject: APS Neighborhood HS - Teachers know all students
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:does AT have an instagram college decisions page?
Yes.
So far there's
VCU
Mason
Syracuse
Purdue
Virginia Tech
Very on brand for AT placement, with its Duel Enrollment and very hands on curriculum.
A single Ivy placement could be any number of independent hooks.
There are only single placements into the TT Ivies from any of the APS HSs.
Last year’s acceptances: Harvard (1 HB, 1 WF, 2 WL), Yale: 1 WL, UPenn: 2 WF, MIT: 1 WF, 2WL, Princeton: 0
Anonymous
02/07/2026 22:31
Subject: APS Neighborhood HS - Teachers know all students
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:OP here. Can we keep this on the neighborhood schools and not make another Arlington Tech thread?
Is there any way to have the teachers engage with students who are quiet? Maybe an afterschool tutoring program?
Ok but sometimes the neighborhood schools are not the best fit for every kid. that's why people gave other suggestions. carry on.
The only other options are a tech focused program and an impossible Unicorn? I just want the teachers to get to know their students, not just the high need and discipline students, but also the ones quietly falling behind.
I don’t think that exists in most very large schools.
Anonymous
02/07/2026 17:19
Subject: APS Neighborhood HS - Teachers know all students
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Wakefield parent here: teachers know my kid. Kid seems to have had overlap with a group of learners. The Spanish immersion kids also are grouped together. Kid is introverted, shy to engage adults but it is working. We are very happy with the school, teachers and how our kid is learning. We also worried it would feel too large and kid would be lost in the crowd. It isn't the case.
Wakefield will feel smaller because there is some natural cohorting, about 50% of kids take AP, vs 90% at WL, so if you are one of the college bound graduates you will likely stand out more and see the same people more often. Same thing happens at ACHS.
DP. I understand your point, but the vast majority of Wakefield grads do go to college. So being a “college bound graduate” doesn’t make you stand out. Taking more than a couple of AP classes at a time is likely to land you with the same people, though.
Anonymous
02/07/2026 17:04
Subject: APS Neighborhood HS - Teachers know all students
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:OP here. Can we keep this on the neighborhood schools and not make another Arlington Tech thread?
Is there any way to have the teachers engage with students who are quiet? Maybe an afterschool tutoring program?
Make your kids go to the teachers office hours.
Do they have office hours at WL? Is that their planning period? Do you get a pass from your current class to visit other subjects?
I’m a teacher. My planning periods are for me to grade, plan, attend meetings, or cover other teachers’ classes. This time isn’t available for students; they are in class anyway.
However, I’m available before school each day for at least 30 minutes and after school for at least an hour. Most of my coworkers are, too. These are the times we meet with students.
How often did kids take advantage of after school hours? Is there a culture and expectations that students will come by?
Anonymous
02/07/2026 16:10
Subject: APS Neighborhood HS - Teachers know all students
Anonymous wrote:DP. So the small cohort ends after 9th grade then the kids are thrown into the mix together? Wow.
FWIW I have the “interesting” kid who is NOT shy and I get greeted with big grins from the security guard on up with “OH you are LARLO’S mom!” … it is a mixed blessing and sometimes wish I had the kid no teachers had reason to know! Trust.
I think smaller cohorts would probably be good for both types of kids - my kid who benefits from adults who can really get to know him warts and all; and the quieter kids who need more attention.
Not only do they not exist after ninth grade, they barely even exist in ninth grade!
Anonymous
02/07/2026 16:04
Subject: APS Neighborhood HS - Teachers know all students
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:OP here. Can we keep this on the neighborhood schools and not make another Arlington Tech thread?
Is there any way to have the teachers engage with students who are quiet? Maybe an afterschool tutoring program?
Ok but sometimes the neighborhood schools are not the best fit for every kid. that's why people gave other suggestions. carry on.
The only other options are a tech focused program and an impossible Unicorn? I just want the teachers to get to know their students, not just the high need and discipline students, but also the ones quietly falling behind.
We certainly try. But the reality is we have approximately 2 minutes per student during a class period. I circle the room during work time and I try to visit each desk, but there are days I can’t, especially in my larger classes. I need to rely on classroom visits before school and after school if I need more time than that with a student.
(I used to work at a school that had a different schedule. There it was 42 seconds per student.)
Anonymous
02/07/2026 16:00
Subject: APS Neighborhood HS - Teachers know all students
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:OP here. Can we keep this on the neighborhood schools and not make another Arlington Tech thread?
Is there any way to have the teachers engage with students who are quiet? Maybe an afterschool tutoring program?
Make your kids go to the teachers office hours.
Do they have office hours at WL? Is that their planning period? Do you get a pass from your current class to visit other subjects?
I’m a teacher. My planning periods are for me to grade, plan, attend meetings, or cover other teachers’ classes. This time isn’t available for students; they are in class anyway.
However, I’m available before school each day for at least 30 minutes and after school for at least an hour. Most of my coworkers are, too. These are the times we meet with students.
Anonymous
02/07/2026 15:55
Subject: APS Neighborhood HS - Teachers know all students
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:OP here. Can we keep this on the neighborhood schools and not make another Arlington Tech thread?
Is there any way to have the teachers engage with students who are quiet? Maybe an afterschool tutoring program?
Ok but sometimes the neighborhood schools are not the best fit for every kid. that's why people gave other suggestions. carry on.
The only other options are a tech focused program and an impossible Unicorn? I just want the teachers to get to know their students, not just the high need and discipline students, but also the ones quietly falling behind.
Anonymous
02/07/2026 15:45
Subject: APS Neighborhood HS - Teachers know all students
Anonymous wrote:OP here. Can we keep this on the neighborhood schools and not make another Arlington Tech thread?
Is there any way to have the teachers engage with students who are quiet? Maybe an afterschool tutoring program?
Ok but sometimes the neighborhood schools are not the best fit for every kid. that's why people gave other suggestions. carry on.
Anonymous
02/07/2026 15:40
Subject: APS Neighborhood HS - Teachers know all students
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:OP here. Can we keep this on the neighborhood schools and not make another Arlington Tech thread?
Is there any way to have the teachers engage with students who are quiet? Maybe an afterschool tutoring program?
Make your kids go to the teachers office hours.
Do they have office hours at WL? Is that their planning period? Do you get a pass from your current class to visit other subjects?