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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am a current senior at Walls and my experience has fallen short of the expectations I had for the school. It is safe to say that the school definitely has Walls and the focus of learning is no longer outside the classroom. I've gone on one field trip in the past school year and it was to the GWU library. When I was a freshmen, each class was supposed to take one field trip. The strength is certainly in the students and not the administration or the teachers. I feel as if I sit through a day of school and do not learn anything. This is not just me being a 2nd semester senior and already in college, I felt like this in the fall and even as a junior as well. A couple of my classes have been engaging but many of my teachers have fallen short. There is also an overwhelming lack of school community and culture due to the administration's focus on complying with DCPS standards instead of building community. This year I think we've had one assembly but no pep rallies or other school wide events. It is also important to note that in my experience the peers at Walls can create a negative and toxic learning environment that is much more competitive than collaborative. Overall, the school has been fine for me but definitely not the perfect facade it puts on.[/quote]

I was shocked at the poor school spirit and the lack of field trips and international travels. [/quote]

Hmm, there's a field trip today for all the seniors. There have been international trips to Peru, Rome, Britain and India in the past two years. I'm not saying the school is perfect by any means but there are some amazing teachers at Walls and my child's experience has overall been quite good. [/quote]

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