HB Woodlawn Lottery Results Released
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Anonymous
There is a description; but it is woefully inadequate and - in typical APS fashion - vague. Any description of a unique program should include specifics describing how it is fundamentally different from any regular neighborhood school program. If it can't do that, it isn't a unique program. I suspect, though, APS is not going to blatantly say a program is for/serves "weird students" or "quirky kids" or "students who don't fit in with the majority of peers." Other than programs like New Directions, they aren't going to suggest an option program is not open or accessible to all students. Talk about lawsuits.... From HB's website: "The H-B Woodlawn Program is based on a proposal developed by students and teachers in Arlington and approved by the Arlington County School Board in 1971. The Program for grades 6-12 is now in its forty-eighth year. The H-B Woodlawn Program is designed to provide our students with more control over their education than traditional comprehensive schools permit. We prize self-motivation and self-discipline in our students, for we know that these characteristics are vital for success here. We also work hard to inculcate these habits in our students, incrementally increasing freedom and expectations of responsibility through the grades. The central focus of our system is student choice. Students make choices in three general areas, use of time and personal behavior, educational goals, and school governance. See our School Overview for more information about our philosophy, program and student profiles." Its "school overview" : "Student choice is the central focus of H-B Woodlawn’s alternative secondary program. Students must decide how to use their time wisely to meet their obligations. The amount of “unsupervised time” increases gradually from grade 6 to grade 12. To make this offer of freedom work, the school trusts the good intentions of its students, and students learn to reciprocate with a sufficient degree of personal responsibility. All students enter the program at H-B Woodlawn with varying degrees of independence and self-motivation. The program’s faculty and staff work with students as individuals, in small groups, and as grade levels to empower them to have control over their educational program. Accordingly, students are responsible for their actions. In 1971, “a word to the wise is sufficient” was selected as the school motto to reflect the association of freedom with responsibility. The H-B Woodlawn program adheres to three pillars: Caring Community, Self-Governance, and Self-Directed Learning. Through student-led conferences, student-initiated electives and clubs, and weekly Town Meetings, where each student, teacher, and parent in attendance has an equal voice, the community works together to help all students develop and pursue their educational goals. Experience has shown that H-B Woodlawn students approach college with a mature, realistic understanding of their interests and abilities, and with a heightened commitment to learning for its inherent value." |
Anonymous
Really? Okay, I'll bite. Kids that don't fit the mainstream, typical, traditional, popular type of kid. Kids that express themselves differently and are made fun of or ignored in the other schools. |
Anonymous
In APS, really? You find loads of quirky, non-mainstream kids at the other schools. We are in a W-L pyramid and certainly have all types in large numbers. |