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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What the hell are all of you complaining about? By every indication Washington liberty is a high performing school. It has a very diverse population. The new principal is experienced in dealing with both. What the hell do you people want? Why aren’t you willing to even give the guy a chance? You’re just a bunch of overinvolved weirdos.[/quote]

I’m the DCPS parent who posted 
above. I totally agree with you that there is a subset of parents who will be aggrieved at anything they feel they were not personally consulted about, and are unreasonably triggered by the notion of having to share resources with different  types of people. But … it is still true that W-L has a college bound cohort who deserve to be seen as legitimate stakeholders and not just “rich white kids who will be fine no matter what.” And while Duncan’s record on disciple seems promising (just based on what the ACPS parent wrote here) I also am wary of the very very bad “woke”” educational trends  that eviscerate academics, like getting rid of honors programs and “tracking,” endless redos, no or little homework, and failure to focus on content. So yeah, I would be more comfortable if he had a background in some kind of college prep program environment.[/quote]

There would be a revolt in the community if the new leadership proposed undermining W-L’s academic legacy in any way, by lowering the bar so to speak.

For generations, the school has set high expectations across the board, and has been recognized for its academics by the U.S. Dept of Education, and the Ladies Home Journal way back in my grandparents’ generation.

To the DCPS poster I wouldn’t say W-L is uniquely diverse, as some have said, but the diversity it does have provides a healthy dose different perspectives. It is mostly white and affluent, reflecting the immediately surrounding neighborhoods, but has students from all walks of life. It is more diverse than Yorktown, which is uniquely not diverse in the context of the DC region, where public schools are quite diverse.

As you already know, both schools are good though, and your family should be fine at either.

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Rigor has already dropped with homework and retest policies. [/quote]

Maybe in your kids’ classes this is true, but not in any of the classes my DD takes. It was a homework intense year with a lot expected of her. Retakes can only get you an 80–not something most kids will settle for. [/quote]

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