SL Padre: I worked peacefully today knowing you were fighting the good fight.
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VOTER Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > And hopefully for my kids NEVER have to be there!! Voter, it's really sad when a high school junior is more adult than a parent.
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Madison Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I am currently a junior at South Lakes High > School. Madison, you do South Lakes and our community proud. Keep up the good work and good luck on your IB exams. I am sure you will reach your goals. My kids loved SL too and also thought it was a very kind and inclusive environment. Please don't listen to the nega
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Thomas More Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Reports from Robinson IB parents: > > The kids who didn't get advanced placement credits > for the IB tests were at VTech. Freshman > orientation and class registration at Tech was in > late July and Tech hadn't received the IB test > grades yet. The kid had to take the regular > freshman class
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Thomas More Wrote: Hopefully > you'll be able to share them before the first town > mtg. Have you volunteered to attend the meeting. Lots of parents from elementary schools in our pyramid will be there.
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Thomas More Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > South Lakes Pyramid parent Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Thomas, > > Bruce Butler is not known for his avoidance of > > facts and being a politico. > > He's very politically savy. How do you think he > got that award from the central office f
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word Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > For the record, Oakton is a high rated school with > good teachers when compared with others in the > county. Don't believe it check out FCPS web site > SAT/SOL/Safety & Security, greatschools.com, > schooldigger.com. Just pointing out that your scores have taken a significant dip in the last two years. Per
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Neen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > Yes, I found it interesting that the only group of > students who didn't improve on the SAT were > whites. Every other race went up. I hope that > means that they are teaching more SAT prep courses > at low performing schools. I know that the > Madison principal has heard plenty about their > decli
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Neen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Robinson has both, AP and IB. I don't know much > about George Mason high school and why they chose > IB. It's a small school, with students coming > from mostly high income families, the majority > will do fine wherever they go to school. > > What about Potomac school, Flint Hill, Landren, St > Alba
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Neen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Robinson has both, AP and IB. I don't know much > about George Mason high school and why they chose > IB. It's a small school, with students coming > from mostly high income families, the majority > will do fine wherever they go to school. > > What about Potomac school, Flint Hill, Landren, St > Alba
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Neen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > SL, of course kids can achieve in one of the lower > performing schools. I would never say otherwise. > But it's more difficult when the school climate > doesn't support that achievement. How do you know that school climate doesn't support achievement at South Lakes? You could not be more wrong. Do you have f
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To Drive the Point home that IB is not just for low income or failing schools the following press release from George Mason in Falls Church: George Mason High School SAT Scores Rise Gains are considered “Significant” Released: August 29, 2007 Release # 070829_03 Contact: Karen Acar, Dir. of Communications (703) 248-5699 (office) Printable version - The Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores
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Oh Neeeeen!!! George Mason, an all IB school? Have you checked their SAT scores, rankings in the Challenge Index, percent of kids on Free & reduced lunch, etc. For example: 2007 aggregate SAT 1737. By comparison Oakton 1680. Incidentally, both Oakton and Madison lost SAT points this year, by 33 and 23 points respectively. And both were down from the year before in math and verbal. Am I
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Thomas More Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > "This kid is dropping out of pre-English and > back > > to normal college prep english." > > > > What is that course? What is normal college > prep > > English? The other high schools have no such > > course. Is this IB course? Or an Honors > English > > class? &g
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Neen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sorry, but IB is not 'basically the same as AP". > It simply isn't. If it were, the top private and > public schools would have IB. They don't. Can you explain George Mason in Falls Church and Robinson in Fairfax, both considered top schools and both having IB. Yes I know Robinson has AP too, but Mason is strictly
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Neen Wrote: > > I'm glad that your relatives are happy at their > school. Most people who send their children to a > school would report that they like it, or they > would have to justify sending their children to a > school that was under enrolled and somewhat less > desirable. I'm sure you understand that. People > always think that the school they send their child
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Neen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > >>>We could be an amazing school if we had just > enough middle class families to keep us from > reaching that tipping point that seems to spell > failing school.<<< > > It seems that the tipping point has been passed in > the minds of the extended community, if not in > reality. If i
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Neen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > BTW, the lastest enrollment numbers show Oakton > over enrolled by 25 students and Madison by 35, so > students will not be able to pupil place into > either school. The excuse will be that there > isn't room. All the AP schools around South Lakes > are now over enrolled, except Centreville which > has 43
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Thomas More Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > SLVerity Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > So math homework is make-work? Did you > children > > take the higher-level IB math classes? Do you > > have direct knowledge besides anecdotal > > information from a former teacher? Since your > >
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Thomas More Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > SLVerity Wrote: > ----- > > > Webb has been retired for years, so you don't > have to worry > > about her. > > So who took over for her and when. I know they > rearranged the boxes on the organizational chart > but whose Butler's boss now? Betsey Goodman, District VIII, I believe.
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Quantum, One last comment before bed. SL parents wholeheartedly complained about the last principal, beginning with her 'appointment' to the school without solicitation of any input from parents/teachers. The standard review process was not employed. It was announced that she was to be our principal. So parents were resentful from the start. I think the situation was sticky, because she wa
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Thomas More Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > quantum Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Maybe some at > > South Lakes have a far more profound > understanding > > of teacher limitations at South Lakes than they > > are willing to let on. > > Only the Butler pets and Gibson partisans on
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word Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Perhaps there are a few concerned about that. (I > really question the integrity of these anonymous > complainers). > > I can tell you for certain that the previous > results posted concerning the Franklin Farm > community (1%-3%) would choose South Lakes are > accurate. Personally, I know of no one th
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word Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Not all will seek pupil placement, just the > best... maybe the top half. Spread that out over > Oakton, Madison, Herndon, Westfield, Chantilly and > the load is not that great. > > Why not just start an AP program and show some > good faith. These new students will be sent by > fiat, not by choice. Thr
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quantum Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Word - you are absolutely correct. I have been > asserting the same continuously. It baffles me > why this would not be considered (ADDING AP CLASSES). Maybe some at > South Lakes have a far more profound understanding > of teacher limitations at South Lakes than they > are willing to let on. Quantum, yo
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Thomas More Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Thomas More Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Cricket Wrote: > > > a ride down Coppermine to McNair Farms Dr. to > > > Thomas Jefferson Drive conceptually reveals > the > > > same as Alabama Ave. I just don't believe > that > > &
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Neen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > SLverity, > I suggest you give Christine a second look. > Listen to her now, or call her on the phone. I > think you'll be impressed. I totally agree that > in the beginning she spoke too much about her own > problems with her son in FCPS. Now she's much > more focused on the community and what the scho
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quantum Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Comments on sl verity's comments - you grossly > oversimplify and are missing the key points behind > parent's concerns...speaking of terms of good > versus bad - your terms - evinces a lack of regard > for the facts and a concern for the 'right" > thoughtful way to do things, irrespective of the > resul
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Neen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Quantum, > I agree with everything you say, your posts are > fabulous. On NCLB we disagree. It is not driving > these changes, rather the liberals are using it as > an excuse to do their desired social engineering. > If the democrats continue to dominate our school > board I expect that in the next 4 yea
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Neen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Thomas, the democrats certainly did endorse Stu in > 2003. They've endorsed him each time he ran. In > 2003 he ran against a Arthur Purvis who was not > endorsed by republicans. In 1999 Stu ran against > a very nice black man, Tom Wilkins, an endorsed > republican. > > > >>>Gibson, who
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