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[quote=Anonymous][quote=SAM2][quote=Anonymous][quote=SAM2][quote=Anonymous]A W school.  [/quote]
Forgive my ignorance.  What's a "W school"?  Does this mean Wilson?  Walt Whitman? Wootton?  Winston Churchill?  Woodson?  Wheaton?  Something else?[/quote]
The reference was in the context of MCPS so that eliminates the DC and VA schools.  It generally means Whitman, W. Churchill, Wootton, Walter Johnson and BCC, which are the highest scoring non magnet MCPS high schools. [/quote]
OK, thanks.  There do seem to be a lot of MCPSs with W in the names!

So which school was PP talking about?  Why not just name the school, and instead refer to some vague cluster?  If it's really true that more than half of every class is taking precalculus in 9th grade or earlier -- and then presumably taking calculus by 10th grade -- that's pretty impressive.  I'd sure want to check out that school.

Also, I guess I can see the others as "W schools," but where is the "W" in BCC?

Apologies for all the questions today.[/quote]

I said many are taking precalc in 10th, only a few in 9th.  And it's not uncommon in any of the Ws so I don't want to open up the conversation about the specific school.  Not much to check out - either you live in the zone or you don't.  None of these schools are magnets and most are overcapacity so I don't think they are open to COSAs or paying tuition.  Not sure how impressive it actually is anyway - the kids who are 3 years ahead are definitely on the right track, but many who are 2 years ahead were pushed and are struggling.  That's one of the reasons MCPS has changed its approach to math acceleration.  But as I understand it kids who are truly advanced, which is what the OP is focused on, will still have the opportunity to accelerate.[/quote]

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