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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The problem is that it’s the high SES families that are expected to accept risk without any concessions or guarantees. If DCPS were to remove, say, Lafayette from Deal they better darn well guarantee in an EOTP school there will be tracking, zero tolerance for disruptive students and those with poor attendance, crack down on residency fraud, etc.  But DCPS will never do that.  So instead they try to sell some immeasurable benefit like our kids will be “able to work well diverse groups in the future.”  That’s just not enough.  [/quote]

100% correct. And "your kid will be fine because they are high SES" is also missing the mark. "Fine" is not -- nor will it ever be -- enough for this cohort of WOTP families. [/quote]

Great, then enjoy your over-crowded HS and MS and stfu.  [/quote]

So that's the answer: We won't help you because you want your kids to do too well.  Gotcha.

You know, in many cities, they actually want their students to be high achieving? [/quote]

Nope.  It's that if you refuse a pro-social, community-minded solution to allocating scarce resources, then the system is not going to go out of its way to help you. You've made clear that you believe you are your own little special island in DCPS, so that's what you'll get. [/quote]

No, we're asking for a solution that allows for equal to the achievement potential they already have if they attend Wilson. So, for instance, if you want to rezone some schools, can you show that accelerated classes are offered with a track record of success? [/quote]

That's absurd.  Show up, take the classes.  It will be fine. If you don't, then again, have fun at Wilson.  [/quote]

So kids who have already completed algebra in middle school should sit through it again because, "it will be fine"?  [/quote]

The whole "show us the curriculum" thing is a red herring. Do you honestly think that the other DC high schools just won't adjust their math curriculums?  Sure, parents should be involved and curriculums should be discussed, but we all know this is a red herring.  [/quote]

Aside from the fact that rezoning anyone anywhere is only a "thing" on DCUM and no one in DCPS has mentioned it, DCPS has shown time and time again it doesn't ever want to do any "honors" programs. They've been dismantling, not building up those programs.[/quote]

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