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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't understand people going on about Walls not being the school for STEM.

What are the options?

McKinley has great facilities, but it is not as strong academically as Walls, and, like all schools in DC, it is not equally accessible from all geographies.

BASIS is not an option if you didn't start there early, and it has imbalances in its program.  Just because a kid favors STEM doesn't mean they don't care about other subjects.

Meanwhile, my STEM kid is having a great experience at Walls.  Some of the science and math teachers are excellent, and there is a cohort of kids with strong interests in STEM.  DC also pursues some interests outside of school.

I get Walls doens't have the scientific equipment that McKinley has, but there is more to being a successful STEM education that just having equipment.  And the DCPS idea of slotting everyone into STEM or Humanities or--more specifically--an academy is fine for the people who want it.  But kids heading to liberal arts colleges or top technical universities, the best preparation is strong general education -- critical thinking, logic, writing, etc.

The idea that no STEM kid should choose Walls is dumb.
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No one said STEM kids can’t go to Walls but sorry, you are deluding yourself if you think that your kid is going to get the same STEM exposure and opportunities as other schools with better programs.

That is the reality.[/quote]

And you know this because...?[/quote]

Are you seriously trying to advocate that Walls is a STEM school and that it is strong in STEM???

Even Walls parents on here admit it is not.  Guess you didn’t know that it is more a humanities school when your kid applied…….[/quote]

I don't think it's a "STEM" school.  I think it's a fine choice for STEM kids.

I know it's what DCPS has labelled as their "humanities magnet school."  That's a nice way to carve out ann identity niche for McKinley, but that doesn't make Walls weak on STEM. (Nor does it mean that Walls science and math is weaker than Walls ELA and history.)[/quote]

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