Anonymous
Post 03/29/2019 10:52     Subject: Best FCPS Middle and Hugh Schools?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The best are Langley, McLean, Madison pyramids

Marshall is recently almost mediocre but fell again so I wouldn't count on it

Fell how? You mean with GS’s new system that doesn’t take it into account it’s a IB school?


That, and penalizes diversity.

For crying out, people, if you want to really understand the quality of the school, stop looking on anonymous boards, or at least apply some critical thinking to what metrics to pay attention to (hint: not SAT scores, or dubious rankings that have obscure methodologies with hidden biases). But if you are looking for richest/whitest/most Asian, by all means come here and listen to the advice.


An interesting article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/no-one-likes-the-sat-its-still-the-fairest-thing-about-admissions/2019/03/22/5fa67a16-4c00-11e9-b79a-961983b7e0cd_story.html?utm_term=.a47684513d02

Some posters are more than happy to equate any measure of academic aptitude or achievement with socio-economics, or tar them with labels like "dubious," "obscure" and "biased." They rarely, if ever, offer a meaningful alternative, which suggests that they simply oppose any attempts to measure aptitude or achievement altogether.
Anonymous
Post 03/29/2019 10:41     Subject: Best FCPS Middle and Hugh Schools?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The best are Langley, McLean, Madison pyramids

Marshall is recently almost mediocre but fell again so I wouldn't count on it

Fell how? You mean with GS’s new system that doesn’t take it into account it’s a IB school?


That, and penalizes diversity.

For crying out, people, if you want to really understand the quality of the school, stop looking on anonymous boards, or at least apply some critical thinking to what metrics to pay attention to (hint: not SAT scores, or dubious rankings that have obscure methodologies with hidden biases). But if you are looking for richest/whitest/most Asian, by all means come here and listen to the advice.
Anonymous
Post 03/28/2019 16:37     Subject: Best FCPS Middle and Hugh Schools?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The best are Langley, McLean, Madison pyramids

Marshall is recently almost mediocre but fell again so I wouldn't count on it


You poor soul.


+1

Broken record.
Anonymous
Post 03/28/2019 16:36     Subject: Best FCPS Middle and Hugh Schools?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The best are Langley, McLean, Madison pyramids

Marshall is recently almost mediocre but fell again so I wouldn't count on it


Is everyone just going to gloss over the history of suicidal children at Langley?


or the drugs...


+1

No lockers.
Anonymous
Post 03/28/2019 16:36     Subject: Re:Best FCPS Middle and Hugh Schools?
Anonymous wrote:thoughts of suicide and drugs are a problem for all schools. if PP thinks their schools are immune to such things its unfortunate


+1

Anonymous
Post 03/28/2019 16:35     Subject: Re:Best FCPS Middle and Hugh Schools?
Anonymous wrote:Best Middle
Longfellow, Cooper, Kilmer

Best HS
Langley, McLean, Madison


Longfellow and McLean.
Anonymous
Post 03/28/2019 16:31     Subject: Re:Best FCPS Middle and Hugh Schools?
OP-all of the middle and high schools in the Tyson's area (Vienna and McLean) are good. The only "issue" with Marshall is that it is an IB school if you want AP. It's a good school.
Anonymous
Post 03/27/2019 09:42     Subject: Re:Best FCPS Middle and Hugh Schools?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Marshall and Madison are two different types of high schools. It's like comparing Lake Braddock to Robinson. One is a highly regarded IB high school, is more culturally and economically diverse, and has an academy program with some specialized classes. The other is a highly regarded AP school, is not extremely culturally or economically diverse, and is more into sports and school spirit.


FYI, Lake Braddock is WAY more diverse than Robinson, both culturally and economically.

Robinson is almost 60% white, 12% free and reduced lunch, and over 97% English proficient.

Lake Braddock is less than 48% white, over 17% free and reduced lunch, and around 94% English proficient.



These don't strike me as huge differences--LB is nearly 50% white, Robinson is nearly 60% white. There are about 5% more FRL students at LB and about 3% fewer English proficient. In the scheme of things, that's fairly similar.
Anonymous
Post 03/27/2019 08:56     Subject: Re:Best FCPS Middle and Hugh Schools?
thoughts of suicide and drugs are a problem for all schools. if PP thinks their schools are immune to such things its unfortunate
Anonymous
Post 03/27/2019 08:49     Subject: Best FCPS Middle and Hugh Schools?
Anonymous wrote:There was a suicide at Hayfield a couple of years ago too. I'm sure it is happening at other schools. You can't assume that teen suicides are caused by the pressure at a school. If that was the case, then we'd see a lot more kids succombing to the pressure with suicide. It can happen at any school. It does happen all over the county. It is not a reflection on the school unless the school knew the kid was being bullied or in trouble and didn't do anything about it. So, let's not use a teen's suicide or attempted suicide as a weapon in this discussion.


+1. Nothing is as offensive as a poster bringing up tragedies that happened years ago to score cheap rhetorical points. They don't have the well-being of other children in mind; they are looking to settle old scores and should know better.
Anonymous
Post 03/27/2019 08:41     Subject: Best FCPS Middle and Hugh Schools?
There was a suicide at Hayfield a couple of years ago too. I'm sure it is happening at other schools. You can't assume that teen suicides are caused by the pressure at a school. If that was the case, then we'd see a lot more kids succombing to the pressure with suicide. It can happen at any school. It does happen all over the county. It is not a reflection on the school unless the school knew the kid was being bullied or in trouble and didn't do anything about it. So, let's not use a teen's suicide or attempted suicide as a weapon in this discussion.
Anonymous
Post 03/26/2019 21:09     Subject: Best FCPS Middle and Hugh Schools?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The best are Langley, McLean, Madison pyramids

Marshall is recently almost mediocre but fell again so I wouldn't count on it


Is everyone just going to gloss over the history of suicidal children at Langley?


Nice try to stir things up, but Langley is no different than any other local high school in that regard. Grow up.


Two in one week? Find me another local high school where that happens. It's a horrible pressure cooker, academically and socially. I'd never send my child there.
Anonymous
Post 03/26/2019 18:29     Subject: Best FCPS Middle and Hugh Schools?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The best are Langley, McLean, Madison pyramids

Marshall is recently almost mediocre but fell again so I wouldn't count on it


Is everyone just going to gloss over the history of suicidal children at Langley?


Nice try to stir things up, but Langley is no different than any other local high school in that regard. Grow up.
Anonymous
Post 03/26/2019 17:54     Subject: Best FCPS Middle and Hugh Schools?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The best are Langley, McLean, Madison pyramids

Marshall is recently almost mediocre but fell again so I wouldn't count on it


Is everyone just going to gloss over the history of suicidal children at Langley?


or the drugs...
Anonymous
Post 03/26/2019 17:48     Subject: Best FCPS Middle and Hugh Schools?
Anonymous wrote:The best are Langley, McLean, Madison pyramids

Marshall is recently almost mediocre but fell again so I wouldn't count on it


Is everyone just going to gloss over the history of suicidal children at Langley?