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[quote=Anonymous]I have a 9th grader at Walls and I'm not happy with the school, but she is.  She likes the motivated cohort of students and the vibrant discussions in class.

90% of the teachers she has are sub-par.  Completely wacky, or else phoning it in.  No Geometry teacher for most of the first quarter and then pulled in a teacher who is brand new to the profession and doing ok, but certainly not stellar teaching.

I like the 9th grade guidance counselor.  She is responsive and professional, but the rest of the administration is iffy.

The classes are unispiring--a slog through AP World History, Biology and Geometry.  Not sure what the humanities class is supposed to be, but I don't see any kind of in depth reading of literature or instruction in writing.

There is nothing special about this school at all, except that the students are selected for their academic abilities.  Otherwise, just four years of preparing kids to apply to college, no heart or greater mission detectable. 
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