TC Williams compared to Wilson

[Anonymous]

Does anyone know how TC Williams compares to Wilson high school? I'm trying to weigh if a move to Alexandria would offer higher quality public schools at all levels or if I might as well stay in DC which I would prefer. Thanks for any insight you can provide.

[Anonymous]

In my experience they're fairly comparable.

[Anonymous]

TC Williams? oh no don't move all the way to Alexandria for TC. They have a daycare on site with about 100 kids born to current teenage HS students. I'd take Wilson any day

[Anonymous]

00:36 - that's actually a really nice thing that they are doing, allowing girls who have had babies to stay in school. It makes it so much more likely that they will finish high school and go on to college or be more marketable employees.

in my day, girls who got pregnant got shipped off to an alternative school, the one where the delinquents went. Meanwhile, the guys who got them pregnant got to stay at regular school with us.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:00:36 - that's actually a really nice thing that they are doing, allowing girls who have had babies to stay in school. It makes it so much more likely that they will finish high school and go on to college or be more marketable employees.

in my day, girls who got pregnant got shipped off to an alternative school, the one where the delinquents went. Meanwhile, the guys who got them pregnant got to stay at regular school with us.

I agree, but that is not the culture at Wilson.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:00:36 - that's actually a really nice thing that they are doing, allowing girls who have had babies to stay in school. It makes it so much more likely that they will finish high school and go on to college or be more marketable employees.

in my day, girls who got pregnant got shipped off to an alternative school, the one where the delinquents went. Meanwhile, the guys who got them pregnant got to stay at regular school with us.

I agree, but that is not the culture at Wilson.

Do they just drop out?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:00:36 - that's actually a really nice thing that they are doing, allowing girls who have had babies to stay in school. It makes it so much more likely that they will finish high school and go on to college or be more marketable employees.

in my day, girls who got pregnant got shipped off to an alternative school, the one where the delinquents went. Meanwhile, the guys who got them pregnant got to stay at regular school with us.

I agree, but that is not the culture at Wilson.

Do they just drop out?

From the Wilson web site:

New Heights Teen Parenting
New Heights is a DCPS program, located in most high schools, that supports expectant and parenting teens (moms and dads) to stay in school, graduate, gain parenting skills, and continue to meet their post graduate education and job training goals. (The photo at the right was taken during a literacy program held at the Tenley Library with the Wilson Library Media Center.)
Where: New Heights office is located in the 1st floor health suite.
When: Meets during STEP and after school
Staff: Beth Perry, Coordinator
Contact: [e-mail]; 202-674-7905

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:00:36 - that's actually a really nice thing that they are doing, allowing girls who have had babies to stay in school. It makes it so much more likely that they will finish high school and go on to college or be more marketable employees.

in my day, girls who got pregnant got shipped off to an alternative school, the one where the delinquents went. Meanwhile, the guys who got them pregnant got to stay at regular school with us.

I agree, but that is not the culture at Wilson.

Do they just drop out?

You just don't see pregnant girls at Wilson. I think as the demographics change, it's just not something you see. I'm not talking about race, but HHI.

[Anonymous]

The kids at TC Williams are better behaved than those at Wilson. You don't have the same frequency of kids bringing weapons to school or fighting in nearby neighborhoods.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The kids at TC Williams are better behaved than those at Wilson. You don't have the same frequency of kids bringing weapons to school or fighting in nearby neighborhoods.

Excuse you. Wilson doesn't have an issue with kids bringing weapons and the kids are very well behaved. Most of the issues have been from kids who don't attend Wilson. You have clearly never hung out at Wilson. I believed these falsehoods too until my kid enrolled. My husband and I can't believe our good fortune. We love it.

[Anonymous]

Hey PP- tell that to the Wilson kids swearing like a sailor in front of our kids when school lets out - the local restaurants have locked their doors.

[Anonymous]

Basically no one on this board knows how Wilson compares to TC Williams.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hey PP- tell that to the Wilson kids swearing like a sailor in front of our kids when school lets out - the local restaurants have locked their doors.

Chic-fil-A opened their doors back b/c they were losing too much business. I hear kids curse all over so it doesn't surprise me. My good friend from Reston talked about his son's weed problem and the fact that all kids at his son's school are weed heads.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Basically no one on this board knows how Wilson compares to TC Williams.

This +10000

My son goes to Wilson and has had a great experience. But there's no way I can tell you anything about TC Williams.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Basically no one on this board knows how Wilson compares to TC Williams.

To the extent that is true, it is primarily due to the lack of transparency in DCPS.