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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am new to this discussion.

Can anyone summarize how big a downgrade Tilden area going to Woodward will be compared to WJ?

Is Art is done deal for Woodward or some chane of Stem oriented programs can still happen? \

If Whitman safe from all these changes?

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It’s not.  It’s will be another w school. [/quote]

W school in name with 30% FARMS.

Woodward Art school will be a big downgrade from WJ let alone Whitman.[/quote]

Wait, is 30% FARMS the level of FARMS people have been freaking out about this whole time??

From the discussion I had assumed we were talking much higher.[/quote]

You missed the point. 30% FARMS is not going to be closely resemble any W school so saying that it will be another W school is just misleading. Some peopole will be fine with 30% FARMS rate, some will be unhappy and some will freak out. For com[arison, WJ will be 15%. You may think what's the big deal in 15 vs 30 then some one may think what's the big deal vs 30 vs 45. [b]But it's a huge difference[/b]. If you are in school with 60% FARMS then all these numbers will look good to you.[/quote]

Why is that a huge difference? What is huge? Ultimately what matters is academic reputation. And yes, it is correlated with FARMS, but there are other factors - classes, teachers, neighborhood, direction. Academic reputation is not fixed. In this particular case, WJ is currently 18% FARMS and if you get moved to Woodward, it will most likely start at 27-28%. It is not earth shattering change. If your child can only succeed if school's FARMS is in single digits, maybe there is a problem with your child.[/quote]

My one child went to attend top 20 in STEM from 50+ % FARMS. But that kind of thing is not here or there. 50% jump in FARMS is quite big for most families. I wouldn't call it earth shaterring persponally.

Right in your reply, you are cirting single digit, then WJ in mid teens and Woodward near 30%. That's a big range and you are treating it as same. It's not same by any stretch of imaginations.

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If their kids are smart they will be in mostly AP classes with other smart kids and wouldn't even interact with the others.[/quote]

Except where there aren't enough of these offered.  Knowing that this is the case elsewhere nearby but not at WJ as they currently experience is why Woodward-bound areas are pleading that MCPS ensure effective duplication of the WJ experience.  Unfortunately, they aren't advocating for that beyond their own borders... :roll:[/quote]

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