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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The behavior is appalling, of course it is; but I am more appalled by the collective us that then gives the Wilson students a pass while dismissing or worse shaming the students at the other dcps high schools.

Look, the tests would be useful if they were used as a metric to give students individualized assessments, ways to show areas that need work, etc. But that isn't how they are used.

In new York, I have several friends who, after receiving less than a good score for their children's tests, joined the opt out movement. Many of these same people refuse to consider sending their darlings to schools with low test scores. The way we are using these tests is wrong. It needs to change. There must be better ways to assess a school's proficiency.[/quote]

I"m with you PP (i'm the PP who said it the students behavior was appalling). But in no way do I give those kids a pass -- of course I'm not a Wilson parent (my kids go to BASIS, we're not IB for Wilson).

If DCPS gave the tests just once in high school during 10th grade then they could be used to see who is - and isn't on track and there would be less interference with AP exams.

But turning in a blank test is much worse than staying home and opting out completely and really does epitomize white privilege. These kids - and their parents - think these tests are fine for poor kids but not for themselves.

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