Walls or Wilson ?

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Anonymous wrote:10 th grader at Wilson. Very happy, straight As, engaged in extracurricular and a sport, tons of friends, very happy. Complaints about one oddball but harmless teacher. Teacher quality varies widely. I braced DC to see things like drug deals and fighting but no reports of any. Older kid graduated already and is thriving at a very competitive college. It’s a lot to take in and experience but it is exciting and lively for students who aren’t super anxious about lots of people and activity.

Lol. Everyone gets As at Wilson if they bother to show up.

Can you share your direct experience or your child’s that leads you to this conclusion?

My kid has had ZERO homework this year. Straight As.
Straight As last year (but that was the virtual).

Every one of her friends has straight As. They joke about it. These kids are doing next to nothing and have As.

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If a kid tries somewhat they will get at least an A-. I am a DCPS teacher who had kids who got no higher than a 43% on any assessment and still got an A- in the class. Grading is a joke. Straight As don’t even indicate hard work anymore.

I am PP and find this VERY hard to believe. One of my DS friend's only got a PASS in a class last year, which means he failed it. I know these kids do not have straight A's because I am friends with the parents. My DS is sophomore and has yet to have a straight-A semester. He got all A's at Deal, FWIW.

A PASS does not mean the kid failed. It means the kid got a something between a C+ and a D. An F would be marked as an I until January and the kid could make up work. Your kid’s friend literally couldn’t fail last year.

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What kind of kid “fits” in a large chaotic school with no homework? Genuine question. I think it would be terrible for any kid.

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Anonymous wrote:What kind of kid “fits” in a large chaotic school with no homework? Genuine question. I think it would be terrible for any kid.

You should know that the Wilson described in these pages exists only on DCUM. If you want to actually know anything about the school, I’d urge you to visit.

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Anonymous wrote:What kind of kid “fits” in a large chaotic school with no homework? Genuine question. I think it would be terrible for any kid.

My daughter has plenty of homework. She’s the kind of kid who is pretty easygoing, social and studious. Wilson has been a good fit for her and her many friends. There is something and someone for everyone. I’d say it’s probably harder to find your place and your people at a much smaller school.

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Anonymous wrote:10 th grader at Wilson. Very happy, straight As, engaged in extracurricular and a sport, tons of friends, very happy. Complaints about one oddball but harmless teacher. Teacher quality varies widely. I braced DC to see things like drug deals and fighting but no reports of any. Older kid graduated already and is thriving at a very competitive college. It’s a lot to take in and experience but it is exciting and lively for students who aren’t super anxious about lots of people and activity.

Lol. Everyone gets As at Wilson if they bother to show up.

Can you share your direct experience or your child’s that leads you to this conclusion?

My kid has had ZERO homework this year. Straight As.
Straight As last year (but that was the virtual).

Every one of her friends has straight As. They joke about it. These kids are doing next to nothing and have As.

Maybe it's sexist? My son does not have straight A's and neither do any of his friends. When he wasn't doing his homework, he had an F. Brought it up to a B.

Ok, but the fact that one can bring an F up to a B is pretty wild.

You think that's more wild than the PP who claims her DD does no homework and barely lifts a finger, okay? Let's not forget the teacher who can miraculously award an A for 45% test scores? This was after months of working every week and discussions with the teacher. But, whatevs.

The thing about DCPS now is that you can’t get below a 63% on anything you turn in. So do HW, participate, do class work and fail every test? That’s an A-. It’s not that mathematically hard to do.

You have no idea what you’re talking about. Participation is only 10% of the grade. Assessments are 40% of the grade, and all assessments are weighted equally. My kid just got an A- in a class because he got 75s on a couple of pop quizzes (while getting a 98 on the midterm). Please stop with this silliness.

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Anonymous wrote:What kind of kid “fits” in a large chaotic school with no homework? Genuine question. I think it would be terrible for any kid.

This is not a genuine question. Multiple people have said this is not what their kids are experiencing.

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Anonymous wrote:10 th grader at Wilson. Very happy, straight As, engaged in extracurricular and a sport, tons of friends, very happy. Complaints about one oddball but harmless teacher. Teacher quality varies widely. I braced DC to see things like drug deals and fighting but no reports of any. Older kid graduated already and is thriving at a very competitive college. It’s a lot to take in and experience but it is exciting and lively for students who aren’t super anxious about lots of people and activity.

Lol. Everyone gets As at Wilson if they bother to show up.

Can you share your direct experience or your child’s that leads you to this conclusion?

My kid has had ZERO homework this year. Straight As.
Straight As last year (but that was the virtual).

Every one of her friends has straight As. They joke about it. These kids are doing next to nothing and have As.

Maybe it's sexist? My son does not have straight A's and neither do any of his friends. When he wasn't doing his homework, he had an F. Brought it up to a B.

Ok, but the fact that one can bring an F up to a B is pretty wild.

You think that's more wild than the PP who claims her DD does no homework and barely lifts a finger, okay? Let's not forget the teacher who can miraculously award an A for 45% test scores? This was after months of working every week and discussions with the teacher. But, whatevs.

The thing about DCPS now is that you can’t get below a 63% on anything you turn in. So do HW, participate, do class work and fail every test? That’s an A-. It’s not that mathematically hard to do.

You have no idea what you’re talking about. Participation is only 10% of the grade. Assessments are 40% of the grade, and all assessments are weighted equally. My kid just got an A- in a class because he got 75s on a couple of pop quizzes (while getting a 98 on the midterm). Please stop with this silliness.

Same. There are some classes where you just have to do the bare minimum to get an A - but not SciMaTech class, math, science or even some of the tougher English/History.

And Ceramics? Forget - that is a hard won A if you get it. I am not joking.

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Anonymous wrote:10 th grader at Wilson. Very happy, straight As, engaged in extracurricular and a sport, tons of friends, very happy. Complaints about one oddball but harmless teacher. Teacher quality varies widely. I braced DC to see things like drug deals and fighting but no reports of any. Older kid graduated already and is thriving at a very competitive college. It’s a lot to take in and experience but it is exciting and lively for students who aren’t super anxious about lots of people and activity.

Lol. Everyone gets As at Wilson if they bother to show up.

Can you share your direct experience or your child’s that leads you to this conclusion?

My kid has had ZERO homework this year. Straight As.
Straight As last year (but that was the virtual).

Every one of her friends has straight As. They joke about it. These kids are doing next to nothing and have As.

Maybe it's sexist? My son does not have straight A's and neither do any of his friends. When he wasn't doing his homework, he had an F. Brought it up to a B.

Ok, but the fact that one can bring an F up to a B is pretty wild.

You think that's more wild than the PP who claims her DD does no homework and barely lifts a finger, okay? Let's not forget the teacher who can miraculously award an A for 45% test scores? This was after months of working every week and discussions with the teacher. But, whatevs.

The thing about DCPS now is that you can’t get below a 63% on anything you turn in. So do HW, participate, do class work and fail every test? That’s an A-. It’s not that mathematically hard to do.

You have no idea what you’re talking about. Participation is only 10% of the grade. Assessments are 40% of the grade, and all assessments are weighted equally. My kid just got an A- in a class because he got 75s on a couple of pop quizzes (while getting a 98 on the midterm). Please stop with this silliness.

Same. There are some classes where you just have to do the bare minimum to get an A - but not SciMaTech class, math, science or even some of the tougher English/History.

And Ceramics? Forget - that is a hard won A if you get it. I am not joking.

Yes, and the underwater basket-weaving course is a killer.

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Anonymous wrote:10 th grader at Wilson. Very happy, straight As, engaged in extracurricular and a sport, tons of friends, very happy. Complaints about one oddball but harmless teacher. Teacher quality varies widely. I braced DC to see things like drug deals and fighting but no reports of any. Older kid graduated already and is thriving at a very competitive college. It’s a lot to take in and experience but it is exciting and lively for students who aren’t super anxious about lots of people and activity.

Lol. Everyone gets As at Wilson if they bother to show up.

Can you share your direct experience or your child’s that leads you to this conclusion?

My kid has had ZERO homework this year. Straight As.
Straight As last year (but that was the virtual).

Every one of her friends has straight As. They joke about it. These kids are doing next to nothing and have As.

Maybe it's sexist? My son does not have straight A's and neither do any of his friends. When he wasn't doing his homework, he had an F. Brought it up to a B.

Ok, but the fact that one can bring an F up to a B is pretty wild.

You think that's more wild than the PP who claims her DD does no homework and barely lifts a finger, okay? Let's not forget the teacher who can miraculously award an A for 45% test scores? This was after months of working every week and discussions with the teacher. But, whatevs.

The thing about DCPS now is that you can’t get below a 63% on anything you turn in. So do HW, participate, do class work and fail every test? That’s an A-. It’s not that mathematically hard to do.

You have no idea what you’re talking about. Participation is only 10% of the grade. Assessments are 40% of the grade, and all assessments are weighted equally. My kid just got an A- in a class because he got 75s on a couple of pop quizzes (while getting a 98 on the midterm). Please stop with this silliness.

Same. There are some classes where you just have to do the bare minimum to get an A - but not SciMaTech class, math, science or even some of the tougher English/History.

And Ceramics? Forget - that is a hard won A if you get it. I am not joking.

Yes, and the underwater basket-weaving course is a killer.

Please get some new material. “Underwater basket weaving” as signifier of “classes that I, a very serious person, think aren’t serious” stopped being funny 30 years ago (if it ever was).

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Anonymous wrote:10 th grader at Wilson. Very happy, straight As, engaged in extracurricular and a sport, tons of friends, very happy. Complaints about one oddball but harmless teacher. Teacher quality varies widely. I braced DC to see things like drug deals and fighting but no reports of any. Older kid graduated already and is thriving at a very competitive college. It’s a lot to take in and experience but it is exciting and lively for students who aren’t super anxious about lots of people and activity.

Lol. Everyone gets As at Wilson if they bother to show up.

Can you share your direct experience or your child’s that leads you to this conclusion?

My kid has had ZERO homework this year. Straight As.
Straight As last year (but that was the virtual).

Every one of her friends has straight As. They joke about it. These kids are doing next to nothing and have As.

Maybe it's sexist? My son does not have straight A's and neither do any of his friends. When he wasn't doing his homework, he had an F. Brought it up to a B.

Ok, but the fact that one can bring an F up to a B is pretty wild.

You think that's more wild than the PP who claims her DD does no homework and barely lifts a finger, okay? Let's not forget the teacher who can miraculously award an A for 45% test scores? This was after months of working every week and discussions with the teacher. But, whatevs.

The thing about DCPS now is that you can’t get below a 63% on anything you turn in. So do HW, participate, do class work and fail every test? That’s an A-. It’s not that mathematically hard to do.

You have no idea what you’re talking about. Participation is only 10% of the grade. Assessments are 40% of the grade, and all assessments are weighted equally. My kid just got an A- in a class because he got 75s on a couple of pop quizzes (while getting a 98 on the midterm). Please stop with this silliness.

Same. There are some classes where you just have to do the bare minimum to get an A - but not SciMaTech class, math, science or even some of the tougher English/History.

And Ceramics? Forget - that is a hard won A if you get it. I am not joking.

Yes, and the underwater basket-weaving course is a killer.

Please get some new material. “Underwater basket weaving” as signifier of “classes that I, a very serious person, think aren’t serious” stopped being funny 30 years ago (if it ever was).

I wasn’t joking.

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Anonymous wrote:10 th grader at Wilson. Very happy, straight As, engaged in extracurricular and a sport, tons of friends, very happy. Complaints about one oddball but harmless teacher. Teacher quality varies widely. I braced DC to see things like drug deals and fighting but no reports of any. Older kid graduated already and is thriving at a very competitive college. It’s a lot to take in and experience but it is exciting and lively for students who aren’t super anxious about lots of people and activity.

Lol. Everyone gets As at Wilson if they bother to show up.

Can you share your direct experience or your child’s that leads you to this conclusion?

My kid has had ZERO homework this year. Straight As.
Straight As last year (but that was the virtual).

Every one of her friends has straight As. They joke about it. These kids are doing next to nothing and have As.

Maybe it's sexist? My son does not have straight A's and neither do any of his friends. When he wasn't doing his homework, he had an F. Brought it up to a B.

Ok, but the fact that one can bring an F up to a B is pretty wild.

You think that's more wild than the PP who claims her DD does no homework and barely lifts a finger, okay? Let's not forget the teacher who can miraculously award an A for 45% test scores? This was after months of working every week and discussions with the teacher. But, whatevs.

The thing about DCPS now is that you can’t get below a 63% on anything you turn in. So do HW, participate, do class work and fail every test? That’s an A-. It’s not that mathematically hard to do.

You have no idea what you’re talking about. Participation is only 10% of the grade. Assessments are 40% of the grade, and all assessments are weighted equally. My kid just got an A- in a class because he got 75s on a couple of pop quizzes (while getting a 98 on the midterm). Please stop with this silliness.

Same. There are some classes where you just have to do the bare minimum to get an A - but not SciMaTech class, math, science or even some of the tougher English/History.

And Ceramics? Forget - that is a hard won A if you get it. I am not joking.

This is just not true. It is so much easier to get an A now with the new grading scale. But if it makes you feel like your child is really excelling, please continue to believe so.

And PP there is no DCPS rule that all assessments are weighted equally. That is at your school or an individual teacher’s decision.

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Anonymous wrote:10 th grader at Wilson. Very happy, straight As, engaged in extracurricular and a sport, tons of friends, very happy. Complaints about one oddball but harmless teacher. Teacher quality varies widely. I braced DC to see things like drug deals and fighting but no reports of any. Older kid graduated already and is thriving at a very competitive college. It’s a lot to take in and experience but it is exciting and lively for students who aren’t super anxious about lots of people and activity.

Lol. Everyone gets As at Wilson if they bother to show up.

Can you share your direct experience or your child’s that leads you to this conclusion?

My kid has had ZERO homework this year. Straight As.
Straight As last year (but that was the virtual).

Every one of her friends has straight As. They joke about it. These kids are doing next to nothing and have As.

Maybe it's sexist? My son does not have straight A's and neither do any of his friends. When he wasn't doing his homework, he had an F. Brought it up to a B.

Ok, but the fact that one can bring an F up to a B is pretty wild.

You think that's more wild than the PP who claims her DD does no homework and barely lifts a finger, okay? Let's not forget the teacher who can miraculously award an A for 45% test scores? This was after months of working every week and discussions with the teacher. But, whatevs.

The thing about DCPS now is that you can’t get below a 63% on anything you turn in. So do HW, participate, do class work and fail every test? That’s an A-. It’s not that mathematically hard to do.

You have no idea what you’re talking about. Participation is only 10% of the grade. Assessments are 40% of the grade, and all assessments are weighted equally. My kid just got an A- in a class because he got 75s on a couple of pop quizzes (while getting a 98 on the midterm). Please stop with this silliness.

Same. There are some classes where you just have to do the bare minimum to get an A - but not SciMaTech class, math, science or even some of the tougher English/History.

And Ceramics? Forget - that is a hard won A if you get it. I am not joking.

This is just not true. It is so much easier to get an A now with the new grading scale. But if it makes you feel like your child is really excelling, please continue to believe so.

And PP there is no DCPS rule that all assessments are weighted equally. That is at your school or an individual teacher’s decision.

I don’t know if it’s easier to get an A now than it was before, but the original contention was that students do nothing and get an A- or fail all tests and get an A-. That’s not true.

Also, the new grading scale is used DCPS-wide, so to the extent that people think it’s too easy to get As, that’s not a Wilson problem.