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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Look, 9th grade at Wilson is already academically underwhelming if your child has had decent elementary and middle school preparation. We actually considered moving our child to private school for 10th because the work at Wilson in 9th was largely remedial. The "regular" 9th grade history class at Wilson had homework easier than my 6th grader's (charter school), and the teacher admitted that he/she was overwhelmed dealing with a mix of kids stretching from kids so poorly served by DCPS that they were barely literate (unbelievably sad but true) to kids who could easily have taken AP World at age 13. Teachers simply CAN NOT COVER a reasonable amount/depth of content in these sorts of classes.

This is not the way to go. Most reasonable people can see that there are 2 Wilsons, and that kids who have been poorly prepared by DCPS through elementary and middle school deserve an opportunity to get caught up. No argument there. But this approach starts to gut the few things that DO work well at Wilson: the advanced classes, and the opportunity to excel if you're willing to put in the work.

9th grade classes at Wilson honestly can't get a whole lot easier than they already are. If the kids who are well prepared can't at least have 3 or 4 9th grade classes taught at a higher level, then Wilson will cease to be a reasonable option for those families.

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Maybe this is the goal of DCPS and Martin?   Terrible. [/quote]

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