Reply to Walls- Is it really as great as people say

Forum Index » DC Public and Public Charter Schools

Reply to "Walls- Is it really as great as people say"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This conversation is a weird one to me. OP started it by asking if Walls is so great. That somehow devolved into how many kids got into/go to Ivies from Walls, as if that's the measure of a good school. But it got me thinking, at the private HS that I attended, we had not a single kid go to an Ivy League school. It just feels a bit warped to be like, this public high school in Washington DC ONLY sends about a dozen kids to Ivies in a year. And the kids they send are only URM or hooked. I'm not sure if the comments are coming from the private sector forum parents trying to justify their decisions, or the same poster who keeps commenting on every Walls post about how all their son's brilliant friends who are now at Sidwell and Gonzaga are doing just fine but couldn't get into Walls.

Either way,[quote] it seems pretty great to me that a public school in DC is sending any kids to Ivies.[/quote] And for those who care about such things, that seems like an indicator of a good school.

I can't answer whether Walls is a great as everyone says since there's an equal number of haters as those who boost it. From my vantage point, it's a great public school option that, as previous posters have said, puts a select group of smart, motivated kids all together. Peers mattered a lot in my education experience and I think that is a pretty significant measure to consider. We've been happy with the teachers and activities available to our child. And they are enjoying the school and environment. They love being in a more urban setting in Foggy Bottom and the independence that that entails.  [/quote]

You have a low bar.  My public school in the Deep South sent and sends several students to Ivies every year.[/quote]

You are going to have to reset your expectations for an East Coast city.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics