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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wondering what folks think about this decision and will it impact what your junior decides to take? [/quote]

If you think it means that they are going to somehow "dumb down" the class in ways that seem to perturb the wealthy parents of the neighborhood - remember that APs are a set curriculum.  It's a good thing they are trying to make it more accessible.  Nothing really to see here.[/quote]

Isn't the majority of Wilson filled with students coming from wealthy white families with resources? Everyone in NW seems to have gifted kids. Why would anything need to be dumbed down. 95% of the student body should be able to fulfill honors/AP requirements easily.[/quote]

https://profiles.dcps.dc.gov/Woodrow+Wilson+High+School
(2019 - 2020)  39% white
(2018 - 2019)  32% met/exceeded expectations in math
(2018 - 2019)  38% met/exceeded expectations in english language arts
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A HUGE number of kids boycotted PARCC in 2019...
Same poster. How in the heck are only 3% of students exceeding expectations in maths? [/quote]

because there are a lot of students at Wilson who get to HS significantly behind in math and cannot do work at grade level. there are a bunch of kids who are not at grade level in English. the school should work to bring these students at grade level so they can do well. instead, they will be thrown into an AP class requiring extensive reading and writing assignments and be told to swim. [/quote]

But 39% of Wilson is white, and most white people in DC come from well resourced families who can provide. How can only 3% of the student body be exceeding expectations in math?[/quote][/quote]

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