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[quote=Anonymous]11:45 here.  The kids I know who have transferred out of Walls left for different reasons.  One wanted a larger school experience with more sports.  One struggled with the academic workload.  The school is not well-equipped to handle kids who fall behind--whether it be for medical issues, organizational deficits, etc.  There are kids who discover that the rigor and academics are simply too much, and if they are not able to figure out a way to catch up they really struggle.  As a magnet school, Walls has an expectation that you are coming there because you want and can handle a challenging academic environment and workload.  Having said that, I feel they could do a better job of supporting kids who are struggling--some are arguably bright but may not have the best set of study skills (focus, organization, task/time management, etc).  They sort of expect all kids to have that, which is just not reality.  They also don't do a good job providing timely communication to parents when students are falling behind--some parents had no idea their kids were in such dire circumstances until it was very late in the game.

My son does not have his sights set on an Ivy, in fact we don't really refer to colleges in those terms.  He is still figuring out what kind of school will be best for him.  DH and went to highly selective SLAC and I imagine that is the type of school he will seek.  He's a small school kid.  I know there are kids there who are interested in very high profile (Ivy) schools (or at least their parents are...).

The AP issue--our son is in two APs and yes, they are difficult, but so far according to teacher conferences he is managing well.  I agree with PPs about range of teachers...some are phenomenal, some average, one or two just need to retire.  I think it's been pointed out that you will find that scenario in most schools, though.  I've always told my kids they won't always get the best or most popular teacher--but when they have one who is not so great it will help them appreciate the goods ones even more.[/quote]

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