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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It just seems like Shepherd to Wells/Coolidge is the most obvious and needed change, but I would bet it's not going to happen. [/quote]

And why should it? As long as DCPS refuses to guarantee an appropriate curriculum in MS and HS for the college-bound, parents will correctly fight to stay in the school that already provides it. [/quote]

I am genuinely asking, is the curriculum that different or is the student population just different? And if the curriculum is different is it because of the student population (I.e. fewer advanced/AP classes because lower demand)? [/quote]

I mean, where did you go to college yourself? I’m guessing you, like most, aimed for the highest academic cohort where you could be accepted. Even if you chose a community college or state college for financial reasons, you likely expected to be in classes taught to a high level. I’m not sure why people seem to understand and accept this for college, but are confused about how this plays out in HS.[/quote]

I am wondering whether the curriculum would (or could) advance with the addition of more high-performing students. But I guess schools like Coolidge are currently stuck in a loop of high-performing students not wanting to attend because the curriculum doesn't serve them, so as a result the curriculum remains geared towards low performers. [/quote]

Yes, it would improve with a stronger cohort. But parents won’t generally send their kids until they have some assurance of that critical mass. The stakes are too high for HS. For MS parents seem more willing to take risks - but those parents often conceive of middle school as academically unimportant and firmly believe their child doesn’t need academic structure. They invariably have a plan for HS that is not the IB - Walls, private, etc. [/quote]

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