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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Students at Wilson have a wide range of experiences.  Pretty much all efforts by parents to characterize the student body as a whole fail because they only know about the limited experience of their own students - and only the part of that experience that their student tells their parents about.

My student has had a good experience overall.  Had mostly good teachers and some fantastic teachers, has a small group of friends with similar interests, and has been able to deeply explore an extracurricular area interest.  They do complain about the drug use, the class disruptions, the overly large classes and the rampant wearing of earbuds by students in class, but the complaints were far greater in the "honors for all" classes than the advanced classes.  And, I note, the complaints were far greater at Deal then at Wilson.  Deal was so rigid and yet still had its share of behavior problems, fights, and classroom disruptions.  The overall environment just felt stifling.  At Wilson, they have learned to navigate and steer clear of the more challenging situation, which I consider a useful life skill.  [/quote]

This has been our experience too, with two at Wilson.  Overall, have been impressed by the teachers, especially in the advanced classes.  The behavior issues are there but were actually more disruptive at Deal because, at Wilson, kids either are on their phones or don't show up if they don't want to be there. Both kids have a large cohort of smart, diverse friends and lots of interesting opportunities--sports, newspaper, robotics, debate, theater are all very good.  They have to advocate for themselves because it is a chaotic place and it is overcrowded.  DCPS needs to do something about the overcrowding and I can understand how some kids would feel overwhelmed by it but I'd take it over Walls (I know several families there now who are really unhappy by the poor quality of the teachers and unresponsiveness of the administration to any concerns).[/quote]

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