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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't understand why everyone seems to want their kid to go to WL but then complains about the large size.  There is a disconnect there.[/quote]

They want someone else to leave. It is tough because elementary has many equivalent schools, but the difference between the 3 high schools is stark.  [/quote]

Is it really?  My kids are not in HS yet but our neighbors go to Wakefield and they absolutely love it!  I know that WL is the only one that has IB, but seems like a small number of kids do the full program.  So what is so much better about WL, especially when it will be so large? [/quote]

It’s not just the IB. It’s having critical mass of kids to take the top tier advanced classes in AP as well. Wakefield doesn’t run all the offerings in the course guide. Not by a long shot. WL and Yorktown run any more of them because they have plenty of kids who want those classes. WL and Yorktown are still very different schools themselves. [b]But the salient difference between Wakefield and WL is large numbers of super motivated advanced learners.[/b]  You can get a fine education at Wakefield by any measure. But it’s not comparable to WL.  [/quote]

I'm really sick of people characterizing schools with lower stats as filled with a lot of students who are not highly motivated learners. I'm not saying there aren't any unmotivated or low-motivated students; but you don't have to be taking 5 AP courses every year to be a "super motivated advanced learner." Not everyone is at the same place, coming from advantaged backgrounds and proficient in speaking, reading, and writing in English. And, quite frankly, many students were/are under-served at the lower levels and weren't/aren't able to perform at the same level as those you consider "super motivated advanced learners." Many of them are highly motivated and work just as hard, if not harder in some ways.

What does "a fine education at Wakefield by any measure" mean? I agree there are stark differences between the schools; but what does that comment mean? (besides "inferior" - which is still insulting to the highest-performing students at wakefield).

And the AP offerings is the prime example of why socioeconomic balance matters in educational settings. Concentrating poverty is a disservice to all the students of any means in our Title I schools and high FRM middle and high schools precisely because of the lack of access to equal offerings and opportunities. That's the essence and entirety of the "diversity" debate.[/quote]

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