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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A fine education means that you’ll have a decent selection of advanced and specialized courses.  But not as many as the other schools because there are MORE advanced/highly motivated kids enrolling in those courses at WL and Yorktown.  That’s not implying anything about anyone at Wakefield. That’s just a fact.  Plenty of very smart motivated kids of all backgrounds at Wakefield. But fewer than the other two schools. Because of poverty and more recent immigration and also just the more chill perspective of parents who chose to live in S. Arl.  That’s just reality. I agree it’s and product of Arlington’s housing policies. [/quote]

Oh my. What "advanced and specialized courses" are offered at other APS high schools that aren't offered at Wakefield? Or do you mean there aren't as many sections of AP classes at Wakefield? I'm genuinely curious. I am a Wakefield parent and am aware of only one AP class within the past few years that didn't make minimum enrollment. It was Physics C, which I believe is Calculus-based versus the other AP Physics class. Students were offered a dual enrollment option instead of the AP class running at Wakefield.

The suggestion here that Wakefield doesn't provide similar AP classes offerings to other APS high schools doesn't match our students' experience at all. The AP Capstone program and the Spanish immersion program mean that a Wakefield student's AP experiences may differ slightly than students at other APS high schools.

We aren't aware of any AP classes that "often don't run" at Wakefield. My students are on track to graduate with 10-12 AP classes, and that's typical for their peers and the other Wakefield students we know.  [/quote]

Thank you! It is helpful to hear from a Wakefield parent vs other people speculating. [/quote]

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