MacArthur is the new Walls
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Anonymous
Seriously! I doubt the man said that. |
Anonymous
Lol. I mean I hope the school thrives, but you are FULL of yourself. You remind me of the PK3 PTA moms so sure they could run the school. |
Anonymous
There’s always an IB school one can “walk” to if tardiness is a concern. |
Anonymous
State the schools and why it’s better? |
Anonymous
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Just stumbled across this thread. I don't know much about MacArthur, but I sincerely hope it does become another good option for DCPS high schools.
As to whether it will ever be the "new Walls", that's not a realistic goal. As a well established, academically selective high school, Walls gets far more applicants than they can accommodate every year. They only need to take high performing students with aspirations to attend college so they have a big head start on the usual measured things that are pointed as indicators of a successful high school. Things like standardized test scores, % of kids that go on to college, etc. |
Anonymous
Why is ‘walk’ in quotation marks? Anyway tardiness is obviously not a concern to the kids consistently tardy. But it is a concern or should be a concern to DCPS. |
Anonymous
If they want OA students they should offer more robust Spanish classes or an entire Spanish track. |
Anonymous
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I'm perplexed as to why some DCUM posters are trying to set up rivalries between the schools. There is enough competition and strife in life. We are an IB family. Our kid is going to attend MacArthur next year as a 9th grader. She attended the Open House. She liked that the school is small and that the vibe of the school seemed more welcoming than SWW or Banneker to her. She has the grades to qualify academically for those schools. She's graduating from a smaller charter school this year. We have been driving from Ward 3 to Ward 5 for MS for our kid because the public transportation options are pretty complicated. We are grateful that there are many public educational options to chose from in DC. I agree that the commute may be challenging for OOB students. I hope that more regular bus service or a shuttle is able to be provided from Dupont and Foggy Bottom metro for the OOB students. Most Ward 3 parents will be able to carpool or their kids can bike, scooter or walk to the school. Hope people are able to find the school that best suits their child- take care all. |
Anonymous
I appreciate your positivity in this post. I think one thing to always keep in mind is that parents who have IB choices they consider acceptable have a backup plan. So when you do the lottery, you know if it doesn’t pan out you are okay with your HS. Many people don’t have that choice. Just food for thought. |
Anonymous
| It's not so much positivity as it is a firm rejection of the often-times seemingly dominant undercurrent in DC of "no one can have what I can't have, so I will lie, cheat and steal to make sure it doesn't happen." It is such a sad, pathetic mentality that permeates many aspects of the culture here. (And I'm generally a fan of DC.) |
Anonymous
I think that’s really unlikely. After OA, my son had to take Spanish 4 at Wilson (with no option to test out), then AP Spanish Lang, then AP Spanish Lit. Spanish 4 and AP Lang were a total waste for a kid who did K-8 immersion. Lit was a good class, and the teacher was wonderful and very tough on the immersion kids and native speakers in the class - she taught it as a literature class, not a language class. JR has since back off the absurd requirement of a wasted year in Spanish 4, but that just means OA kids run out of classes after sophomore year rather than junior year. |
Anonymous
| Walls is no better for Spanish-speaking students. Not even sure if they're offering AP Spanish Lit next year. You really should consider DCI if you want to keep up robust language learning. |
Anonymous
Walls will offer the class if enough students sign up for it. Just like any elective. But for robust language learning yes DCI of course is the best option. |
Anonymous
Any discussion if they will get a crew team? The proximity to the river and Fletcher’s Cove makes this a no-brainer. |
Anonymous
A no brainer except how expensive a crew team is. Those boats cost a lot of money. |