On Sat, 06 Dec 2008 11:02:51 -0500, BAR wrote:

JohnH wrote:
On Fri, 05 Dec 2008 23:51:23 -0500, BAR wrote:

wrote:
On Dec 5, 6:36 pm, JohnH wrote:
You recently (couple hours ago) had a derogatory comment about Fairfax
County Schools. How propitious that US News and World Report should come
out with their 'Top 100' rankings on the same day.

Check it out. Count how many are from Fairfax County (about a dozen). Then
tell us how many are from Calvert County, or Prince George's County.

http://tinyurl.com/63u655
--
John H.
crickets

Harry can't answer, there is no way to lie his way out of this one...
Oh look the #1 high school in the country is in Fairfax County. That
school is filled with a bunch of social misfits.

Back in the day before it turned all high tech and magnetic we used to
beat Jefferson in just about everything.

That school is filled with a bunch of very bright kids. They get only the
cream of the crop from throughout the county. The students must apply, take
a test, have transcripts reviewed, and get two of their teachers to write a
recommendation for them. For us it was a pain in the butt. Very often we
had to come up with nice ways to say the kid shouldn't be in TJ. We could
check a little box saying that the application was to be kept private, but
no one had a lot of confidence in that box.

The magnet schools in Montgomery County, MD at the middle school level
hold almost mandatory social events throughout the school year. The
purpose is to help these extremely bright but socially inept 6th, 7th
and 8th grade students to develop their social skills and to get them
off of their computers, out of their houses and interacting with others
their age in social settings. By the time they reach high school they
have matured a bit more and are outgoing enough to develop social
circles. There are only three real magnet middle schools and each has a
magnet population of about 450 students.

It's much easier to socialize with your academic peers. I wish more of the
bright ones would socialize with the A and B students, and not get sucked
into the 'don't give a ****' crowd.
--
John H.