Underwhelming appearance by Principal Martin at Wilson HS Open House

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't hold Ms Martin accountable for the PARCC scores at this stage, but I think the timing of exams needs to be reworked. Kids sitting AP Calc shouldn't have to stress about Geometry PARCC when they are trying to run through a timed practice AP...Also, I think PARCC should test the student the year they take that class, not 3 yrs later[/quote]

Most of the charters are only giving PARCC to students in the relevant year (10th for ELA and Geometry when that is relevant). My 9th grader took no PARCC exams last year.

DCPS decided to give it to everyone, and more than once. His good friend at Wilson high school has taken (and passed) PARCC ELA and PARC Math Geometry twice (in 9th and 10th). That's beyond what OSSE required and no doubt does seem dumb to some DCPS parents and students.

Going forward anyone taking AP Calc should have taken PARCC math a couple of years prior.

[Anonymous]

I'm a Wilson parent here, and just can't bring myself to care about this at all. These tests don't seem to measure anything related to actual academic success or success in life. Scores go up, scores go down....I think the whole thing is a waste of time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm a Wilson parent here, and just can't bring myself to care about this at all. These tests don't seem to measure anything related to actual academic success or success in life. Scores go up, scores go down....I think the whole thing is a waste of time.

If scores stay low, more time will be wasted prepping for it. BUt the pendulum will swing slowly so if you don't have any more children, it probably won't affect your family. But the kids coming up behind them will inevitably be required to do more test prep.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm a Wilson parent here, and just can't bring myself to care about this at all. These tests don't seem to measure anything related to actual academic success or success in life. Scores go up, scores go down....I think the whole thing is a waste of time.

If scores stay low, more time will be wasted prepping for it. BUt the pendulum will swing slowly so if you don't have any more children, it probably won't affect your family. But the kids coming up behind them will inevitably be required to do more test prep.

np here: That may be the DCPS reaction, but it's unfortunate because it would be counterproductive. The more tgry try to harangue kids into caring about these misguided tests, the bigger the backlash will be.

My family, for one, will start planning vacations to coincide.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm a Wilson parent here, and just can't bring myself to care about this at all. These tests don't seem to measure anything related to actual academic success or success in life. Scores go up, scores go down....I think the whole thing is a waste of time.

If scores stay low, more time will be wasted prepping for it. BUt the pendulum will swing slowly so if you don't have any more children, it probably won't affect your family. But the kids coming up behind them will inevitably be required to do more test prep.

np here: That may be the DCPS reaction, but it's unfortunate because it would be counterproductive. The more tgry try to harangue kids into caring about these misguided tests, the bigger the backlash will be.

My family, for one, will start planning vacations to coincide.

That is less harmful than having them quit the exam after 5%. But if DCPS doesn't give you permission to opt-out, your child having to do a makeup test upon their return.

You want to escape the tests, go to private school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm a Wilson parent here, and just can't bring myself to care about this at all. These tests don't seem to measure anything related to actual academic success or success in life. Scores go up, scores go down....I think the whole thing is a waste of time.

If scores stay low, more time will be wasted prepping for it. BUt the pendulum will swing slowly so if you don't have any more children, it probably won't affect your family. But the kids coming up behind them will inevitably be required to do more test prep.

np here: That may be the DCPS reaction, but it's unfortunate because it would be counterproductive. The more tgry try to harangue kids into caring about these misguided tests, the bigger the backlash will be.

My family, for one, will start planning vacations to coincide.

That is less harmful than having them quit the exam after 5%. But if DCPS doesn't give you permission to opt-out, your child having to do a makeup test upon their return.

You want to escape the tests, go to private school.

Not really. As taxpayers and free citizens, we will do whatever we think we should do.

My family believes in public education. We also believe in free will.

[Anonymous]

DCPS really needs to get out in front of this, quickly. Wilson is basically the only traditional non-charter/application high school worth attending. If high achieving families start to lose confidence and Wilson collapses. Then DCPS is basically out of the secondary education business. And if that happens, it's game over for the system.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think open is leading us...she writes principal's name, which. Clearly sounds black and she mentions audience is mostly white.

I think this is setting up an unfair character assassination against the principal.

... or perhaps pointing out one of the reasons why she may have been nervous is that she is of one race and the audience was predominately another. To me it seems like it was added on as an afterthought, and not the core of the statement.

Is this the same poster that always brings up race as a factor on all DCPS type posts?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DCPS really needs to get out in front of this, quickly. Wilson is basically the only traditional non-charter/application high school worth attending. If high achieving families start to lose confidence and Wilson collapses. Then DCPS is basically out of the secondary education business. And if that happens, it's game over for the system.

+1.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DCPS really needs to get out in front of this, quickly. Wilson is basically the only traditional non-charter/application high school worth attending. If high achieving families start to lose confidence and Wilson collapses. Then DCPS is basically out of the secondary education business. And if that happens, it's game over for the system.

+1.

What exactly is 'this' that DCPS needs to be in front of?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DCPS really needs to get out in front of this, quickly. Wilson is basically the only traditional non-charter/application high school worth attending. If high achieving families start to lose confidence and Wilson collapses. Then DCPS is basically out of the secondary education business. And if that happens, it's game over for the system.

+1.

What exactly is 'this' that DCPS needs to be in front of?

Oh, I don't know. Maybe a better explantion for a statistically significant drop, rather than blaming some sort of senior prank. And, providing a path forward for improving the scores. Instead the principal sends out a jaw dropping, total non sequitur email about some sort of hidden racial biases. I'm sure the Long and Foster agents phones blew up after that email went out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DCPS really needs to get out in front of this, quickly. Wilson is basically the only traditional non-charter/application high school worth attending. If high achieving families start to lose confidence and Wilson collapses. Then DCPS is basically out of the secondary education business. And if that happens, it's game over for the system.

+1.

What exactly is 'this' that DCPS needs to be in front of?

Getting rid of the poors

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DCPS really needs to get out in front of this, quickly. Wilson is basically the only traditional non-charter/application high school worth attending. If high achieving families start to lose confidence and Wilson collapses. Then DCPS is basically out of the secondary education business. And if that happens, it's game over for the system.

+1.

What exactly is 'this' that DCPS needs to be in front of?

Oh, I don't know. Maybe a better explanation for a statistically significant drop, rather than blaming some sort of senior prank. And, providing a path forward for improving the scores. Instead the principal sends out a jaw dropping, total non sequitur email about some sort of hidden racial biases. I'm sure the Long and Foster agents phones blew up after that email went out.

Maybe Wilson students should have to take the English exam again now.

I found the 2015 subgroup breakouts for white students at Wilson.

In 2015 83.1% scored proficient or advanced and in 2016 45.0% did.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DCPS really needs to get out in front of this, quickly. Wilson is basically the only traditional non-charter/application high school worth attending. If high achieving families start to lose confidence and Wilson collapses. Then DCPS is basically out of the secondary education business. And if that happens, it's game over for the system.

+1.

What exactly is 'this' that DCPS needs to be in front of?

Oh, I don't know. Maybe a better explanation for a statistically significant drop, rather than blaming some sort of senior prank. And, providing a path forward for improving the scores. Instead the principal sends out a jaw dropping, total non sequitur email about some sort of hidden racial biases. I'm sure the Long and Foster agents phones blew up after that email went out.

Maybe Wilson students should have to take the English exam again now.

I found the 2015 subgroup breakouts for white students at Wilson.

In 2015 83.1% scored proficient or advanced and in 2016 45.0% did.

What about other groups?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DCPS really needs to get out in front of this, quickly. Wilson is basically the only traditional non-charter/application high school worth attending. If high achieving families start to lose confidence and Wilson collapses. Then DCPS is basically out of the secondary education business. And if that happens, it's game over for the system.

+1.

What exactly is 'this' that DCPS needs to be in front of?

Oh, I don't know. Maybe a better explanation for a statistically significant drop, rather than blaming some sort of senior prank. And, providing a path forward for improving the scores. Instead the principal sends out a jaw dropping, total non sequitur email about some sort of hidden racial biases. I'm sure the Long and Foster agents phones blew up after that email went out.

Maybe Wilson students should have to take the English exam again now.

I found the 2015 subgroup breakouts for white students at Wilson.

In 2015 83.1% scored proficient or advanced and in 2016 45.0% did.

Thanks
What about other groups?

Don't be silly. Tucker read the bell curve. That's why he knows the other groups don't matter.