Sports at Walls (WaPo article)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And not one person acknowledging that these are the types of issues you will have when you build a charter school system like this. All these kids can go to their publics and play baseball. Nobody is forcing them to go to "Walls" (I think it's hilarious that the School Without Walls actually uses Walls--the thing they are without, as their nickname).

Walls is not a charter school.
Their nickname makes perfect sense to most reasonable people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And not one person acknowledging that these are the types of issues you will have when you build a charter school system like this. All these kids can go to their publics and play baseball. Nobody is forcing them to go to "Walls" (I think it's hilarious that the School Without Walls actually uses Walls--the thing they are without, as their nickname).

It’s a public magnet school, one of the only ones of its kind in dc.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Good question. Wasn’t the school supposed to be a partnership between DCPS and GW?

Also, DCPS does not help the school at all with figuring out playing space.
DC parks and recs gives the school zero priority in reserving field space. Instead they prefer to lease field space to private schools who can pay more money. The Walls PTA has to give money to lease field space as DCPS does not include any money in the Walls budget to deal with this issue.

1. So this is GW's fault?
2. GW doesn't have athletic fields on its own campus; do you want them to build some for Walls?

GW was given land for their own use in exchange for having the school on their campus - the school is one small building. Part of the agreement was that the school could use GW facilities since the school is literally one small building.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And not one person acknowledging that these are the types of issues you will have when you build a charter school system like this. All these kids can go to their publics and play baseball. Nobody is forcing them to go to "Walls" (I think it's hilarious that the School Without Walls actually uses Walls--the thing they are without, as their nickname).

The way you're lecturing when you don't even know that SWW is part of DCPS. Put the drinks down. It's too early to be this drunk.

[Anonymous]

Nice article. I love that a couple of Bard kids are playing on the SWW team. DCPS and GW come off looking bad but no surprises there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Jelleff isn’t that close to GW. The GW team has to travel for practice too - not sure where now but they used to play out by DCA.

Yeah GW plays baseball at Barcroft Park in Arlington:
https://gwsports.com/sports/2018/7/23/facilities-gewa-basebl-facility-html.aspx

[Anonymous]

It is so sad to me that DCPS gives Walls $12,000 to deal with all of its athletics challenges and lack of fields, etc. and yet wanted $270 million on unauthorized contracts that look shady and corrupt. I don’t even have a kid at Walls but I feel I am done with DCPS.
We should probably just throw in the towel and move to MD. I had high hopes for DCPS but it is never going to change. Even if Ferebee somehow moves on, the mayor will replace him with another hack

[Anonymous]

Sorry, for the typo in my last post. I meant that DCPS wasted $270, million not wanted

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sorry, for the typo in my last post. I meant that DCPS wasted $270, million not wanted

They didn’t waste $270 mil. They just didn’t go through all the procurement steps. Not good at all, but that money wasn’t actually wasted.

Anyway I agree with the sentiment that Walls was never intended to be a traditional high school, so I have a hard time feeling upset by lack of sports facilities.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And not one person acknowledging that these are the types of issues you will have when you build a charter school system like this. All these kids can go to their publics and play baseball. Nobody is forcing them to go to "Walls" (I think it's hilarious that the School Without Walls actually uses Walls--the thing they are without, as their nickname).

The way you're lecturing when you don't even know that SWW is part of DCPS. Put the drinks down. It's too early to be this drunk.

I would hardly call that a lecture. There is a fine line between "Walls" and charters. Both are just ways for elitists to separate themselves from the general population. I mean, how else can you look at a DCPS school that is only 25% Black? So the fact remains, nobody is forcing your kid to attend "Walls." If they want to play baseball without the hassle, go to a regular public school. You also seem a bit obsessed with drinks. I mean, that was quite a leap.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And not one person acknowledging that these are the types of issues you will have when you build a charter school system like this. All these kids can go to their publics and play baseball. Nobody is forcing them to go to "Walls" (I think it's hilarious that the School Without Walls actually uses Walls--the thing they are without, as their nickname).

The way you're lecturing when you don't even know that SWW is part of DCPS. Put the drinks down. It's too early to be this drunk.

I would hardly call that a lecture. There is a fine line between "Walls" and charters. Both are just ways for elitists to separate themselves from the general population. I mean, how else can you look at a DCPS school that is only 25% Black? So the fact remains, nobody is forcing your kid to attend "Walls." If they want to play baseball without the hassle, go to a regular public school. You also seem a bit obsessed with drinks. I mean, that was quite a leap.

Only? The schools I attended growing up were about 2% Black.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And not one person acknowledging that these are the types of issues you will have when you build a charter school system like this. All these kids can go to their publics and play baseball. Nobody is forcing them to go to "Walls" (I think it's hilarious that the School Without Walls actually uses Walls--the thing they are without, as their nickname).

The way you're lecturing when you don't even know that SWW is part of DCPS. Put the drinks down. It's too early to be this drunk.

I would hardly call that a lecture. There is a fine line between "Walls" and charters. Both are just ways for elitists to separate themselves from the general population. I mean, how else can you look at a DCPS school that is only 25% Black? So the fact remains, nobody is forcing your kid to attend "Walls." If they want to play baseball without the hassle, go to a regular public school. You also seem a bit obsessed with drinks. I mean, that was quite a leap.

Many DCPS high schools have single digit PARCC passage rates. A majority or significant plurality of the Black families in boundary for those schools use charters, McKinley, DESA, Banneker, Walls, and privates.

Part of not being an “elitist” is letting other people — in this case Black families in DC — speak for themselves.

Have you ever visited DC? Your overwhelming ignorance makes me doubt it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And not one person acknowledging that these are the types of issues you will have when you build a charter school system like this. All these kids can go to their publics and play baseball. Nobody is forcing them to go to "Walls" (I think it's hilarious that the School Without Walls actually uses Walls--the thing they are without, as their nickname).

The way you're lecturing when you don't even know that SWW is part of DCPS. Put the drinks down. It's too early to be this drunk.

I would hardly call that a lecture. There is a fine line between "Walls" and charters. Both are just ways for elitists to separate themselves from the general population. I mean, how else can you look at a DCPS school that is only 25% Black? So the fact remains, nobody is forcing your kid to attend "Walls." If they want to play baseball without the hassle, go to a regular public school. You also seem a bit obsessed with drinks. I mean, that was quite a leap.

What’s your point? I’m Black and 25% Black is Black enough for me. The US is ~13% Black, and DC is ~45%. Walls’ Black population is fine. Find something else to complain about.
Btw, true elitists choose expensive private schools that gate-keep religiously. Unlike Walls, the unwashed masses, of any race, are not welcome at those schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And not one person acknowledging that these are the types of issues you will have when you build a charter school system like this. All these kids can go to their publics and play baseball. Nobody is forcing them to go to "Walls" (I think it's hilarious that the School Without Walls actually uses Walls--the thing they are without, as their nickname).

The way you're lecturing when you don't even know that SWW is part of DCPS. Put the drinks down. It's too early to be this drunk.

I would hardly call that a lecture. There is a fine line between "Walls" and charters. Both are just ways for elitists to separate themselves from the general population. I mean, how else can you look at a DCPS school that is only 25% Black? So the fact remains, nobody is forcing your kid to attend "Walls." If they want to play baseball without the hassle, go to a regular public school. You also seem a bit obsessed with drinks. I mean, that was quite a leap.

You sound silly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nice article. I love that a couple of Bard kids are playing on the SWW team. DCPS and GW come off looking bad fbut no surprises there.

So you think DCPS teams should play in Arlington?