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Can you elaborate on how Tilden is more inclusive? We may be looking at it for next year...also when is it supposed to be relocated?

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Anonymous wrote:IMHO, the administration at Frost does nothing to teach responsible use of technology, or appropriate dress, or inclusion. Lots of parents re-living their middle school angst by trying to have the most popular kids. Bar/Bat mitzvah scene is out of control--kids who were invited all wear their shirts on Monday after the weekend parties so it's abundantly clear who was/wasn't invited. Some girls stay home on Mondays so they don't have to face it. School. Does. Nothing. Cruel social-climbing parents and kids.

This goes on at almost every middle school on the western side of the county (including Pyle, Hoover, Cabin John, Lakelands, Ridgeview, Julius West, etc.) There is nothing that the school can do about it. These are private parties given outside of school time and the invitations are sent via the mail, not distributed in school. I know it can be very cruel to the kids who are not invited, but the school has no say in any of it.

I forgot to include North Bethesda and Tilden. Same story at all of them.

I was under the impression that Tilden crowd is a bit more inclusive than others.

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Anonymous wrote:IMHO, the administration at Frost does nothing to teach responsible use of technology, or appropriate dress, or inclusion. Lots of parents re-living their middle school angst by trying to have the most popular kids. Bar/Bat mitzvah scene is out of control--kids who were invited all wear their shirts on Monday after the weekend parties so it's abundantly clear who was/wasn't invited. Some girls stay home on Mondays so they don't have to face it. School. Does. Nothing. Cruel social-climbing parents and kids.

This just made me feel really sad envisioning if my now pre-k kid turns out to be one of the kids feeling left out. Do you think this happens everywhere??

Unfortunately, yes for the most part and I agree that it really sucks! As a parent with a kid who was Bar Mitzvah'd, all we could do was buck the trend and not give out clothing at the end of the party. But, DS took a lot of pressure (and he in turn applied it on us), to give out shirts. I still give my kid crap every time I see him wearing a shirt with his school friend's name on it. One day he'll look back and realize how stupid it was.

Holy moley. My kids are just getting to this time - they won't have bar mitvahs but many of their friends will. They have lots of social circles though, so maybe being excluded from 1-2 parties won't feel like the end of the world...

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Anonymous wrote:IMHO, the administration at Frost does nothing to teach responsible use of technology, or appropriate dress, or inclusion. Lots of parents re-living their middle school angst by trying to have the most popular kids. Bar/Bat mitzvah scene is out of control--kids who were invited all wear their shirts on Monday after the weekend parties so it's abundantly clear who was/wasn't invited. Some girls stay home on Mondays so they don't have to face it. School. Does. Nothing. Cruel social-climbing parents and kids.

This just made me feel really sad envisioning if my now pre-k kid turns out to be one of the kids feeling left out. Do you think this happens everywhere??

Unfortunately, yes for the most part and I agree that it really sucks! As a parent with a kid who was Bar Mitzvah'd, all we could do was buck the trend and not give out clothing at the end of the party. But, DS took a lot of pressure (and he in turn applied it on us), to give out shirts. I still give my kid crap every time I see him wearing a shirt with his school friend's name on it. One day he'll look back and realize how stupid it was.

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Anonymous wrote:IMHO, the administration at Frost does nothing to teach responsible use of technology, or appropriate dress, or inclusion. Lots of parents re-living their middle school angst by trying to have the most popular kids. Bar/Bat mitzvah scene is out of control--kids who were invited all wear their shirts on Monday after the weekend parties so it's abundantly clear who was/wasn't invited. Some girls stay home on Mondays so they don't have to face it. School. Does. Nothing. Cruel social-climbing parents and kids.

This goes on at almost every middle school on the western side of the county (including Pyle, Hoover, Cabin John, Lakelands, Ridgeview, Julius West, etc.) There is nothing that the school can do about it. These are private parties given outside of school time and the invitations are sent via the mail, not distributed in school. I know it can be very cruel to the kids who are not invited, but the school has no say in any of it.

I forgot to include North Bethesda and Tilden. Same story at all of them.

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Anonymous wrote:IMHO, the administration at Frost does nothing to teach responsible use of technology, or appropriate dress, or inclusion. Lots of parents re-living their middle school angst by trying to have the most popular kids. Bar/Bat mitzvah scene is out of control--kids who were invited all wear their shirts on Monday after the weekend parties so it's abundantly clear who was/wasn't invited. Some girls stay home on Mondays so they don't have to face it. School. Does. Nothing. Cruel social-climbing parents and kids.

This just made me feel really sad envisioning if my now pre-k kid turns out to be one of the kids feeling left out. Do you think this happens everywhere??

Anonymous wrote:IMHO, the administration at Frost does nothing to teach responsible use of technology, or appropriate dress, or inclusion. Lots of parents re-living their middle school angst by trying to have the most popular kids. Bar/Bat mitzvah scene is out of control--kids who were invited all wear their shirts on Monday after the weekend parties so it's abundantly clear who was/wasn't invited. Some girls stay home on Mondays so they don't have to face it. School. Does. Nothing. Cruel social-climbing parents and kids.

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Anonymous wrote:IMHO, the administration at Frost does nothing to teach responsible use of technology, or appropriate dress, or inclusion. Lots of parents re-living their middle school angst by trying to have the most popular kids. Bar/Bat mitzvah scene is out of control--kids who were invited all wear their shirts on Monday after the weekend parties so it's abundantly clear who was/wasn't invited. Some girls stay home on Mondays so they don't have to face it. School. Does. Nothing. Cruel social-climbing parents and kids.

This goes on at almost every middle school on the western side of the county (including Pyle, Hoover, Cabin John, Lakelands, Ridgeview, Julius West, etc.) There is nothing that the school can do about it. These are private parties given outside of school time and the invitations are sent via the mail, not distributed in school. I know it can be very cruel to the kids who are not invited, but the school has no say in any of it.

Anonymous wrote:IMHO, the administration at Frost does nothing to teach responsible use of technology, or appropriate dress, or inclusion. Lots of parents re-living their middle school angst by trying to have the most popular kids. Bar/Bat mitzvah scene is out of control--kids who were invited all wear their shirts on Monday after the weekend parties so it's abundantly clear who was/wasn't invited. Some girls stay home on Mondays so they don't have to face it. School. Does. Nothing. Cruel social-climbing parents and kids.

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Anonymous wrote:Our experience: amazing and engaged teachers who love to teach. Hands down awesome academics. But I found the social culture to be toxic. Overly permissive parents. Girls dress provocatively with no consequence. School admin seems disengaged. Too many kids. Has a Lord of the Flies feel. Wouldn't go if I had it to do over again.

What consequence do you think there should be for girls who "dress provocatively"?

Enforce the Dress Code: send kids home who violate it or make them wear a baggy sweatshirt that says "My parents allowed me to leave the house looking like I'm auditioning for a part in Pretty Baby."