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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here: thanks for the comments. I agree that Wilson offers lots of intangibles, and my child is enjoying them (teams, etc.). I just don't think that it offers strong academics--at least so far in 9th grade. It's disconcerting that no one disputes that, and that several parents report on slightly better academics in 10th-12th. That's nice, but I feel like we might have a lost year on our hands. How can that be?

Sorry for the earlier error: Wilson does indeed offer honors 9th grade biology, and my son is taking it. It doesn't seems to offer any lab time, and appears to be among his weakest classes. Glad to hear that a PP's child nonetheless managed to become a sci major in college.

I guess I'm just wondering why we are all settling for this situation in what is supposed to be the strongest general high school in the city. There are some really smart kids at Wilson, and some smart and dedicated teachers. Why is the curriculum so shallow and uninspiring?[/quote]

NP here. It seems like your only complaint is homework and the biology class. You're now upset that people aren't upset as you. Your son doesn't complain about school but he isn't happy with the lack of labs. What else do you want besides more homework, that is new material and more challenging? Is your son complaining about anything else? How do you know the academics aren't up to snuff? Does your son tell you what they do/discuss in class?

With your last statement you are just trying to rile everyone up. It seems like you need to talk to the principal, accept it, and/or move on.[/quote]

Thanks, you're definitely right about the 3 options at the end of your post.

And yes, one can question my son's extracurricular involvements and ask if he's "making the most of the experience, " but he is doing a sport and another regular extracurricular, so I don't think that's the issue.

No, I don't expect others to be as upset as I am, but I do think our kids would all be better off if Wilson looked at the 9th grade curriculum (which I see from previous posters and talking to other parents has always been an issue) and tried to bring it up to a higher level. I'm hardly the first person to mention this. Regardless, I'm done posting for now since this has devolved into "What's wrong with OP's son?" when I think the actual question is "How can Wilson's 9th grade academics be improved?"[/quote]

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