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7 Sohier Rd

Beverly, MA 01915

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Posted Saturday, February 4, 2012

Briscoe Middle School is horrific. Unfortunately our oldest son is a product of the Beverly School system and will most likely suffer for our mistake. The education is about 2 years behind private schools so moving him now is not even an option. We have 2 younger children that will be attending St. John's and at least will obtain an adequate fundamental education. If you have children and live in Beverly my best advice is to stay as far away from the public schools as possible.
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Posted August 12, 2010

Amazing. The teachers work you hard and everything is organized. You learn so much in just one day. Plus, new kids usually become swarmed with friends on the first day and is a more healthy environment socially as well as academically. Though there are a few rusty teachers here and there, most of them are amazing at what they do and it is obvious. You go home with lots of homework, but because of what you already learned, most of it is simple. Though the Teachers do push you hard, you get used to it and learn to go with the flow. As for the other reviewer who doesn't appreciate Briscoe, don't listen. They haven't experienced it themselves
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Posted May 26, 2010

If I were a parent searching for a middle school and read these comments, I would not put my child in Briscoe. Good schools should not be defined by extracurricular activities. Judging from some of the comments, these people are unable to spell or articulate very well. As for the former student who believes that "caring" outweighs good teaching, it is no wonder that he hates St. John's. It is a school with high expectations and accountability. He obviously has no idea what 5 star school can be.

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Posted January 19, 2009

Briscoe is a great public middle school which helped me, a former student, garner the skills I needed to attend St. John's Prep (even though I hate it there...) Briscoe has some great teachers who truly carew about the education of the students. Some of them aren't really great teachers, but they still care about the student, and if your child cares enough, they will succeed. If your child doesn't care, put simply, they will fail. Like the high school, the band program is superb... Mr. Costa is truly one of a kind. Mr. Goncalves (ahem... Mr. G) is one of the best Vice Principals on te North Shore- he earns respect unlike many of the V-P's who are just pompous asses and expect respect. As the previous reviewer stated, more extracurriculars would make BMS a five star school.

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scubatrail 19 hours ago
more that 30 minutes!
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Tleblanc January 30, 2012
Anything on the weekend is too much. Kids need "family and church" time too! 1 hour a night past the age 10 is fine, 30 minutes or less before.
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Abutheif101 January 22, 2012
depending on the assignments with essays no more than 3 hours packets around 2 and a normal days worth an hour and a half
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