WWYD? No Physics teacher until "October" on 4x4 schedule

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Anonymous wrote:Look at the bright side. Everyone will get an A. Yeah GPA bump!!!

No hope for the AP test, unfortunately.

And that does not look good on college applications.

Yep. Wilson college admissions were miserable this year in part because grades were grossly inflated for everyone. Giving everyone As hurts everyone. College regional admissions officers are not dumb.

There is so much more to the story than this - I’m sorry your kid didn’t get into the elite school you wanted. Mine did!

Lol. There were no Wilson kids admitted to a top 10 school last year.

I guess you consider Wisconsin elite.

God, you’re gross. You are sitting on a website dumping on kids and schools you don’t consider elite. What a sad person you are.

No, YOU started the nastiness when you insulted the poster stating her "kid did not get into an elite school but mine did".
If you can't take the heat, stay out of the kitchen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Look at the bright side. Everyone will get an A. Yeah GPA bump!!!

No hope for the AP test, unfortunately.

And that does not look good on college applications.

Yep. Wilson college admissions were miserable this year in part because grades were grossly inflated for everyone. Giving everyone As hurts everyone. College regional admissions officers are not dumb.

There is so much more to the story than this - I’m sorry your kid didn’t get into the elite school you wanted. Mine did!

Lol. There were no Wilson kids admitted to a top 10 school last year.

I guess you consider Wisconsin elite.

God, you’re gross. You are sitting on a website dumping on kids and schools you don’t consider elite. What a sad person you are.

No, YOU started the nastiness when you insulted the poster stating her "kid did not get into an elite school but mine did".
If you can't take the heat, stay out of the kitchen.

No, I’m a different poster than the one saying their kid got into an elite school. You can’t deflect your nastiness onto someone else.

[Anonymous]

Please, people. Stop.

I have a kid in this physics class. Do you? I doubt it. I’m trying to connect with parents to figure out a plan how to deal with this.

It’s Junior year and we’re trying to get through it all. 🤦🏻‍♀️

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Please, people. Stop.

I have a kid in this physics class. Do you? I doubt it. I’m trying to connect with parents to figure out a plan how to deal with this.

It’s Junior year and we’re trying to get through it all. 🤦🏻‍♀️

How should those of us with kids in this class connect?

[Anonymous]

How can Wilson give kids credit for this class? It's a joke, and colleges aren't dumb.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How can Wilson give kids credit for this class? It's a joke, and colleges aren't dumb.

Right. It will screw these kids over. Colleges are becoming wise to the Wilson shenanigans---"honors for all", no pandemic grades lower than a B, etc.
They have regional admissions reps whose job it is to follow these things. Do they want a Wilson kid who could be an A student or could be a B- student (no one can tell anymore)
or a Sidwell kid who they know is a true A kid. Admissions this past year were vastly better at the top privates than from Wilson and this wasn't always the case.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Please, people. Stop.

I have a kid in this physics class. Do you? I doubt it. I’m trying to connect with parents to figure out a plan how to deal with this.

It’s Junior year and we’re trying to get through it all. 🤦🏻‍♀️

Seems like there are a million more efficient ways to accomplish this goal than to rely on an anonymous DCUM thread. For example, ask your kid for a list of other kids in the class and look them up in the Wilson directory. Or speak with the 11th grade PTSO parent reps to see if they can help organize something.

[Anonymous]

Or, jerks could not take over threads!

[Anonymous]

I am a HS teacher (not at Wilson) but I think there are two courses of action I would take- first continuously contact administration, the superintendent, office of teaching and learning, your ombudsmen. Bring solutions to the table- my suggestion would be to have an administrator create a list of assignments for kids through AP Classroom. There are videos and assignments that can be given, but an admin needs to give kids access and set it up.

Second I would try to find a good online set of videos for my kid to watch from you tube if I couldn’t afford or find a tutor.

Third I would not have my kid take the AP exam in the spring if they don’t get a teacher within the next few weeks. It is a really difficult exam under normal circumstances.

Good luck!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How can Wilson give kids credit for this class? It's a joke, and colleges aren't dumb.

Right. It will screw these kids over. Colleges are becoming wise to the Wilson shenanigans---"honors for all", no pandemic grades lower than a B, etc.
They have regional admissions reps whose job it is to follow these things. Do they want a Wilson kid who could be an A student or could be a B- student (no one can tell anymore)
or a Sidwell kid who they know is a true A kid. Admissions this past year were vastly better at the top privates than from Wilson and this wasn't always the case.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Look at the bright side. Everyone will get an A. Yeah GPA bump!!!

No hope for the AP test, unfortunately.

And that does not look good on college applications.

Yep. Wilson college admissions were miserable this year in part because grades were grossly inflated for everyone. Giving everyone As hurts everyone. College regional admissions officers are not dumb.

Grade inflation is harmful to everyone. The kids and parents get a false sense of security thinking they are doing great. Then reality hits in college and they struggle big time. Some swim but others sink and fail out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Look at the bright side. Everyone will get an A. Yeah GPA bump!!!

No hope for the AP test, unfortunately.

And that does not look good on college applications.

Yep. Wilson college admissions were miserable this year in part because grades were grossly inflated for everyone. Giving everyone As hurts everyone. College regional admissions officers are not dumb.

There is so much more to the story than this - I’m sorry your kid didn’t get into the elite school you wanted. Mine did!

Lol. There were no Wilson kids admitted to a top 10 school last year.

I guess you consider Wisconsin elite.

God, you’re gross. You are sitting on a website dumping on kids and schools you don’t consider elite. What a sad person you are.

I’d be willing to bet this elitist scum is the same troll who dumps on Wilson admissions on other threads. Guessing it’s your typical NW DC HYPS grad (the type who dump on Cornell hard) who legitimately believes if you don’t attend one of these places you are doomed to a life working retail in Nebraska (and there is nothing wrong with either if that’s what you like). AND - guessing they’re bitter because their precious Angel DIDNT get into what they consider an elite school. Let’s see their comeback for this one!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Look at the bright side. Everyone will get an A. Yeah GPA bump!!!

No hope for the AP test, unfortunately.

And that does not look good on college applications.

Yep. Wilson college admissions were miserable this year in part because grades were grossly inflated for everyone. Giving everyone As hurts everyone. College regional admissions officers are not dumb.

There is so much more to the story than this - I’m sorry your kid didn’t get into the elite school you wanted. Mine did!

Lol. There were no Wilson kids admitted to a top 10 school last year.

I guess you consider Wisconsin elite.

God, you’re gross. You are sitting on a website dumping on kids and schools you don’t consider elite. What a sad person you are.

I’d be willing to bet this elitist scum is the same troll who dumps on Wilson admissions on other threads. Guessing it’s your typical NW DC HYPS grad (the type who dump on Cornell hard) who legitimately believes if you don’t attend one of these places you are doomed to a life working retail in Nebraska (and there is nothing wrong with either if that’s what you like). AND - guessing they’re bitter because their precious Angel DIDNT get into what they consider an elite school. Let’s see their comeback for this one!

You're very angry for a beautiful Saturday morning. This is not healthy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am a HS teacher (not at Wilson) but I think there are two courses of action I would take- first continuously contact administration, the superintendent, office of teaching and learning, your ombudsmen. Bring solutions to the table- my suggestion would be to have an administrator create a list of assignments for kids through AP Classroom. There are videos and assignments that can be given, but an admin needs to give kids access and set it up.

Second I would try to find a good online set of videos for my kid to watch from you tube if I couldn’t afford or find a tutor.

Third I would not have my kid take the AP exam in the spring if they don’t get a teacher within the next few weeks. It is a really difficult exam under normal circumstances.

Good luck!

+1 Contact the AP Coordinator at Wilson. S/he can give the code for AP Classroom and your kid can watch the videos there. The coordinator could also open most of the assignments.

Honestly, I would only focus on this if my kid were destined to be an engineer. Otherwise, I would move on and focus on the kid’s other AP classes.

To the PP suggesting watching another DCPS AP Physics teacher…. I don’t think that teacher exists.

[Anonymous]

My Wilson student is not a tenth grader yet, but there’s no way they could learn physics from a video produced by the College Board. And then be able to complete College Board assignments on their own? No.

If that would even be possible, there’d be no point in hiring actual teachers.

Also, I’m not sure how it would work for a student not focus on a course to which they are assigned. Okay with skipping the AP exam in any case. But presumably each student will get a grade? Based on what? Completion of rudderless on-line assignments?