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NP - Principal Martin's decision to eliminate AP World History as an [u]option[/u] for 10th grade was the last "Honors for All" straw for our family. Last year we sent our straight A Deal student to Walls instead. We did not choose Walls; we effectively were driven from Wilson. At Wilson academically strong students are slow rolled for two years (9th & 10th) in "Honors for All" and then placed into large AP classes with 30+ students their last two years (11th & 12th) so that the on-level classes for juniors and seniors can be limited to no more than 20 students. The school's policies are no longer designed to meet the needs of academically strong students (which I believe is unethical) and as such it does not surprise me that Wilson's placements into top schools have begun to slip. [/quote]

Thanks for the info. This is precisely the type of information one potential parent/student needs. If there are no opportunities for academically-driven students to take, then it is more than natural that one may choose another school. Maybe that's the endgame of DCPS, who knows? However, the idea that parents are insensitive to the quality of the curriculum and of the placements is naïve at best. If the school underperforms then some students won't come.[/quote]

DP.  Our Wilson grad did the Walls test and interview and was offered a spot but chose Wilson.  He enjoyed his time there and really values the experience, but we'd likely make a different choice today.

Also -- I get that people are worried about their own kids, but I do find it sad that people on this forum don't seem curious at all about the impact of honors for all and forced AP registration on lower achieving kids.  From what I hear, that's been pretty negative.  I know of two kids who left Wilson because they needed and wanted on level classes, and they found their needs much better met at other DCPS high schools.  Both are in college now, and parents say they probably wouldn't be if they had stayed at Wilson. 
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