Questions for the Teachers Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > In your experience (not what you were taught in Ed > classes or told to say by the administration): > > At what age should you start moving children > around so the top math students are together? This > appears to be "the system" by sixth grade. Would > you start it younger? > &g
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Here is the actual text of the motion by Phil N. E. after the boundary vote. It was passed unanimously but is not "locking" in IB for 5 years regardless of what TM says. Direct the Superintendent—in conjunction with implementing the South Lakes High School's (SLHS) and related boundary adjustment— to report to the School Board at the October 2008 work session on efforts to further strengthen S
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quantum Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Old Timer - explain the significance of TJ being, > as you state, mostly white and wealthy (and I > guess asian, too). The school is more diverse > than almost any other, except, of course, when it > comes to native intelligence, to which it has a > surplus. There are literally kids with national > ori
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Forum Reader Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Old Timer Wrote: > > ... TJ kids are > > typically white and wealthy... > > --------------- > OT, are you aware Jefferson is barely 50% White > (935 students out of 1805)? Ok, white and asian and wealthy.
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Good Fortune Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Old Timer- > > Polarize- to serparate into opposed or > antagonistic groups, viewpoints, etc. > > This word defines what has occurred as a result of > this flawed divisive process. > > Many of us feel as 'never,never' does. Not due to > SLHS but due to the callous few who have > di
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Forum Reader Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > South Lakes Pyramid parent Wrote: > > I recall that South Lakes had top SAT scores in > > 2000? It was not a "low testing school" when > IB > > was brought in. > > I have been trying to avoid addressing this issue > because it will doubtless be taken wrong, but I do > not see that S
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anAsian Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I moved here only for good school district . If RD > happens I will move again. Will NEVER NEVER send > my kid to South Lakes. > >anAsian Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I moved here only for good school district . If RD > happens I will move again. Will NEVER NEVER send
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Floris Parent Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > > I am under the impression that 22182, 20194 and > other unmentioned zip codes make up a very small > percent of the South Lakes enrollment. While it may be the case that they make up a small percentage of enrollment, they pay a significant amount of taxes which will impact your averages.
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Floris Parent Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I know that there have been many statements along > the lines of "we all pay taxes", and therefore we > all deserve the same quality in our schools etc. > > I was doing research, to find out the mix of > owners (who pay Real Estate taxes) as well as the > new .5% State Grantors Tax in effect as of
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Oakton Parent Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > OK, so Oldtimer's other personality shows up and > reminds us that, contrarty to his or her prior > post that the school doesn't make a difference, in > fact, the slate of elective classes offered, and > the size of the wrestling teaam, does make a big > difference in a child's education. I take it w
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Mike Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Old Timer Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > > > Since we've now learned (and no, I don't know > why > > the facilities staff didn't enlighten us up > front, > > clearly they are not marketing people), that a > > minimum of 1700 students are need
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Oakton Parent Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Oldtimer makes an interesting post about most kids > will do about as well regardless of the so-called > quality / resources / enrollment of the school > they go to. I tend to agree, having gone myself > from a small town, 800-total enrollment, 30% going > on to college high school to a graduate degr
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Since I went to Langley and it's become the GOLD standard of the best education in this county (besides and before TJ), I am curious if you all believe that my high school education was superior to that of my friends who went to Robinson, Fairfax, and Oakton and to most of yours? I guess Langley is superior because FCPS send all the best teachers there, the best administrators, and the best faci
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foxmill/carson/oakton parent Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > > Oh God, not that charge again. If we have opinions > contrary to yours, we MUST be afraid and elitist. > Every day I like SL less thanks to perspectives > such as yours. A few SL parents have expressed > empathy with our feelings about this upheaval, > but the majority pref
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bypass Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Get it right Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > truthbetold Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > >> > > > > > Marshall parents also would like to see some > AP > > > courses there to fill in whe
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APorIBMom Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > No wonder the Forest Edge kids have been > qualifying for 7th grade Algebra 1 to a much > greater extent than, for example, the kids at > Sunrise Valley ES. Or, for that matter, Mantua ES > and many other elementary schools with GT Centers. > > > Old Timer Wrote: > > On the Everyday math th
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Tricki Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I know Frank Bensiger's wife. You are lucky he is > at your school. Agreed!
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navy area parent Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Oh, I'd love a thread on Fuzzy Math. I was part > of the experimental class for a "New Math" program > in my district in California over a decade ago. > Let's just say for a group of Honors/GT kids, we > did remarkably badly as a group on various college > placement exams -- mostly because the co
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South Lakes Pyramid parent Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > > I also think we need to take a hard look at > curriculum and why some kids are failing, > particularly ESOL and poor. Could it be the > "whole language" method of teaching reading? I > would bet that it is. And what about this > "Everyday Math"? To me, it's a confusing mess.
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Another Fox Mill Dad Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > I’ll wind up this post that’s already longer than > I intended by saying to the south lakes community > of which we’ll be joining, you can expect a very > involved and committed group of parents and kids > to be coming to your school. Don’t worry about > the knee-jerk reactionaries, most
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booya Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Restonian, > Please don't put words in my mouth, and I won't > put any in yours. I'm speaking for the majority > of the SL parents who have had enough of this > slanderous and malicious verbage posted about our > school. > > Its fine with me if the redistricted folks don't > want to come to SL. I
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Only people > that actually live in this area can speak with > authority, and YOU don't have it. And don't BS us > with a map....it doesn't work that way. I cross > the street from my house and I am in Floris > district....I turn around, cross back and I am > back in McNair. And then you cross the other street and you are in Dogwood district and down the street is Fox Mill dist
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Distance Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Restontian, > Do you live in Floris or McNair area? Have you > checked the map before you claim the distance is > further from McNair? If you check from the > distance from the two elementary schools to the > SLH, Floris is further away. If you check from the > approximate center of each of the elementa
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WestfieldMom Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Some kids will not be able to handle being split > from their community to go to Reston which is a > closed community. They will be part of a very > visible unhappy minority of kids who did not go to > Langston Hughes. The SL cliques form in middle > school. If you read the article by Oakton kids
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Don't Be Fooled Wrote Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > >> Not picking a fight, just curious: can you cite > a case where they've done this? > > When there was a redistricting for the Rachel > Carson opening, staff said that all middle school > rising 8th graders could complete middle school > where they started. When the school board v
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Floris, I was trying to be kind and show you data but then you dismiss it as flawed. I put in the address of the actual elementary school IN GOOGLE and got directions to South Lakes. Floris elem. school is actually further west than most of the neighborhoods to be redistricted. In Google, you can change the route quite easily with your cursor, it is a fun tool. I never said it was ALOT shorte
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Floris - trying to post the file.
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Floris Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > SLVerify, > Can you show me where does Floris fall in the > 3.5mi radius? I couldn't find it on google/yahoo > maps. No bird fly route please. > > SLVerity Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Neen Wrote: > > > ----------------------------------------
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ITRADE Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > That shows me options 1-4. I'm still looking for > "new" #5. Come on now. You actually had to read under the map for the ALTERNATIVE SCENARIO. Here's the actual document.... http://www.fcps.edu/fts/planning/westcoboundary/scenarios/alternativeoption.pdf
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ITRADE Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Is there a link to this "option 5" somewhere on > the web? http://www.fcps.edu/fts/planning/westcoboundary/index.htm
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