John F. Kennedy Middle School

Posted October 14, 2009

It is a wonderful school. Great teachers and excellent environment for kids to grow up. The kids are taught to be responsible, tough competion though.
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Posted September 10, 2009

My son started here in sixth grade. He pretty much got A's in math , yet I found that most of test questions were very easy. For eg, only 1 or 2 out of 10-15 questions were really capable of testing understanding , others were just operation oriented. There is a lot of testing etc for advanced math placement, for which the kid should go outside and learn because it is really about skipping learning some of the curriculum in school , rather than about taking the kids to the next level i.e. keeping the better kids challenged through advanced problems. The school does not offer many options for after school activities. As one parent had mentioned earlier , the teachers, administration and district are basking in the glory of scores. I see more and more of teachers becoming evaluators and test strategists rather than educators .
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Posted August 28, 2009

its ok.. the teachers are varied, but one village can have 3 good teachers, while another may not have any. there is lots of homework, and your expected to get straight A's and always work hard if you go here. the parents always expect that there kids do better than thay can, so theres lots of people in advanced math that got there because thay over studdied for the MARS test, forgot everything the day after the test, and have no natural math ability, so really shouldn't be there. peer pressure is overpowering for kids who can't find ways around it.you can actually tell the diference between kids who just came, like pixies, and kids who have been at the school for a long time. The bright side is that its a big school, so even though the lunch lines are extremely long, there's friends for all personality types.
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Posted May 11, 2009

I am currently in 7th grade at Kennedy, and I love it. Despite what the other reviews say, the homework load is very light, I almost never have over an hour of it (today I didn't have any). It is challenging in the best way possible, and fun. I wouldn't describe myself as the ideal, quiet, studious student, but I have a 4.0. The teachers here provide interesting, easy to understand lessons so getting straight A's isn't hard if you pay attention in class. Also, P.E. and after school sports are the perfect way to get exercise. Since I started school here my mile time has improved by more then 2 minutes. The variety of elective choices we get is another plus.
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