Leland High School

Posted October 10, 2009

For all you gripers about Leland, no, it's not a Utopian high school, with the perfect teachers, students & staff. But I would argue the same for many schools. Leland will well prepare students for college and the current work place, especially in the SF Bay area, where diversity in the work place rule. My daughter is a bi-racial sophomore at the school and will take advantage of it's academic rigors, while enjoying sports and social activities. She complains like a lot of teenage girls about her homework load, but I refuse to blame the school for her circumstances. Furthermore, about cliques, when your student finds a school without them, let me know.
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Posted July 15, 2009

The teachers here at Leland don't help. They give you the work and you need to learn it yourself. I am a senior and I can't wait to leave Leland. I learned a lot but not all the teacher helped me.
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Posted June 25, 2009

If you have a child who is struggling with a class you will not get any support from the staff at Leland
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Posted June 24, 2009

I've been to 13 different schools in my lifetime. I had the displeasure of being a student here my freshman and sophomore years and I can say, without hesitation, Leland is the worst school I've ever studied in. The AP kids are way too focused on academics - all they do at lunch is moan about how their 92% test score isn't good enough. And while this mindset is good for getting into college, it's not healthy for the real world where street smarts and social skills rule. The teachers are incompetent - they all impressive academic credentials but don't know how to TEACH. None of the staff here enjoy their time; pick up the phone, call the school and you'll easily notice the foul mood. I'm not a whining - I'm just objectively comparing the school to the others I've attended.
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