So. You are not the brightest bulb on the tree. Do you really think non-parents are commenting on a parenting website in a school forum on a Sunday night before the first day of school? Hahahahah |
Yah but most do they just call it over crowding. Hell they want to kick shepherd out just because it is on the wrong side of the park. You should really open your eyes. Deal & Janney parent |
It may be that we travel in different circles. Of the 6 parents I spoke to, two are current or former middle school coaches and all have kids who played sports for Wilson. As such, we’ve been inside most DCPS high schools and met parents from those schools. If they want their kids to have the same educational opportunity as my kid, I’m not really opposed to that. We were actually talking about overcrowding and the ideas being floated were things like more dual enrollment or a staggered school day with some kids starting earlier and others staying later. Not practical probably, but the point is that other than too crowded hallways, I don’t have a huge problem with Wilson getting bigger. My niece attends a high school with 5000 kids and it’s great. |
. Maybe we can even have some kids take night classes Wilson or house them in dorms on the other side of DC closer to the many schools with extra capacity. DCPS needs to think outside the box here. |
Or make the whole school virtual so everyone can attend Wilson from anywhere at any time that is convenient to them. |
That’s an interesting idea. Another thought is to see if DC could establish a coparenting pilot program where kids from upper NW could live with families and attend schools in NE/SE during the school year. This would not only take the strain off Wilson but would also greatly increase equity and better allocate parental resources. |
| Wow --- tennis court poster really WAS right about hypocrisy. Gross. |
Huh? |
Deal/Janney parents mocking the idea of dealing with Wilson overcrowding by something other than getting rid of the brown kids while simultaneously mocking suburban posters for not being "urban" (as if NWDC were urban) is hypocritical and gross, more so when it includes a slight racist dog whistle. Pretty simple really. |
Do you think every conversation is about race?
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| I also heard 700 freshman today..... |
Sorry -- that's a side effect of knowing a lot about American history and political economy. |
What are the other class sizes? (Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors?) Isnt that number going skyrocket in Fall 2021? I have always hear that 2007 was a huge bible of kids. |
Easy to find. Look at the OSSE enrollment audit data for last year’s 9/10/11 grades. It is broken out. There will be some changes but it will be awfully close. |
For the last few years its been 400-450. That's why the 700 number makes no sense. I still don't believe it. |