My child is in his second year at G James and he asked to be transferred because he doesn't feel safe. The children are disrespectful and in some cases the teachers have no control over the class rooms to no fault of their own. I think one of the problems is that all the troubled students are placed
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Posted by a parent on 02/16/08
Mr. Parker has made a difference at our school. Now u have people reading more books than we have ever read. He has us enjoying the books that we read. He also has our head out of the streets and into our books. Mr. Parker makes learning fun. And Im not just saying this to be nice. Its true!
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Posted by a student on 01/06/08
All i have to say about this school is absolutely 'incredible' the perfect school
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Posted by a parent on 10/10/06
I surprising happy with the results of my 2 children. They seem to be surrounded by other students whom are focused on school related programs.
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Posted by a parent on 05/14/06
My son attends Gholson and is in the 7th grade. This is the worst school I have ever seen in my 32 years upon this earth. It seems like something out of a movie where children run everything. There is no discipline and no respect for the teachers. You would think if a parent was in the classroom that
... Read more would be enough to make kids settle down, like we use to back in the day, but they still act crazy. They get up when they want, go where they want and say whatever they want in school. The teachers act as if they could care less about the students behavior or education. I want my child to structure at home and at school but at Gholson it will never happen. I am pulling my son out of this school for his 8th grade year. Read less
Posted by a parent on 04/21/06
My daughter attends G James & I have to say the kids have absolutely no respect for teachers. I have sat in 2 of my daughter classes & it was chaos, the childrean were out of control & I can't see how that's a productive environment for children. the discipline is not good at all & needs to be more
... Read more strict & structured. I must say the only teacher that seems to have control & get a good performance out of the students is Mr. Moore the Music teacher but other than that, I would not recommend my child to goto this school but she's only been there for 4 months & I think it's just PG county school system & I've had enough of it so this will be the last year experience of PG county lack of caring for our youth future.. Read less
Posted by a parent on 02/27/06
I have three kids who attend this school. This school allows children to run it and there is no discipleship at all. Not to mention alone. I feel as a parent if my children are in school for 8 hours then they should at least have the disciple that I provide at home. That seems impossible at this school
... Read more for my kids roam to and fro with no supervision and when I am confronted with the problem the situation is more than it really is. Then when they do attend school its supension the very next day...This is a form of telling the kids that it is okay to do what they want with no rules in place. What are you doing Gholson Middle School? In leaving no child behind, you are certainly leaving a lot behind.Teachers wake up... Read less
Posted by a parent on 02/22/06
I have a daughter attending Gholson this school year as a 7th grader. In my opinion some, not all, of the teachers are very nonchalant toward the progress of the students and there is a terrible discipline issue. The school staff needs to be more strict. Alot of the students behavior is unreal. It's
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Posted by a parent on 01/24/06
I am a parent of my child that attends Gholson.I trully think that school should have more remodeling because i visited the school and looked at the restrooms to see what the condition was.It was terrible.I talked to the administaters and they said that they cannot fix the problem and I was dissapointed.
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Posted by a parent on 01/02/06
I have a student that attends this school and to date I have had no problem. Recently I've come across a lack of professionalism in the main office from the staff as well as the Upper Management team. The Vice Principals are not equipped with enough knowledge and they are not very helpful when a parent
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Landover schools — G James Gholson Middle School is located at 900 Nalley Rd, Landover MD 20785. 900 Nalley Rd is in the 20785 ZIP code in Landover, MD The school district for G James Gholson Middle School is the Prince Georges County School District. G James Gholson Middle School is a Public school that serves grade levels 7 - 8.
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