How would you plan for school options in this scenario

[Anonymous]

You really can’t go wrong with Pre-K. All my friends seemed happy with their kids’ schools in those years. If you are hoping for a posting where the country speaks a language taught at immersion schools here, I’d choose that option. If not, I’d go with a school with convenient location to your home or work. I think Stevens ELC is closest to the IMF/World Bank area.

[Anonymous]

I get what they mean but lol at the snide "no behavior issues in the schools in our home countries" dig. So they mean either everyone in their countries are rich, or those countries don't have any diversity or immigrants (at least not any poor immigrants who get to attend schools with other kids), and/or that kids with mental health issues or learning disabilities aren't allowed to attend schools alongside their neurotypical peers.

Congrats, I guess? But with all due respect, might I suggest that maybe America isn't the place for you, even temporarily, since we have kids who fall in all those categories but still think they should feel as welcome in our schools as everyone else.

(Do I understand the general idea they're getting at, minus the subtle bigotry? obviously, and to the extent it's possible to find schools that do a good job dealing with these issues, great. But let's be real about what "behavior issues that we don't have in our home countries means," because what it means is that there is a 100% chance the person saying it comes from an obscenely wealthy country, an absurdly homogenous country, or a country that doesn't even try to educate all its citizens (or at least, not in anything approaching an equal way.) Period. Seriously, name a country (let alone countrIES) with NO behavior problems in its schools that doesn't fit in one or more of the above categories.

Anyway, I wouldn't appreciate the OP's sentiment coming from, say, an old money Greenwich WASP, and I don't find it any less offensive when it comes wrapped up in a snobbish, subtly anti-American/anti-immigrant international bow.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I get what they mean but lol at the snide "no behavior issues in the schools in our home countries" dig. So they mean either everyone in their countries are rich, or those countries don't have any diversity or immigrants (at least not any poor immigrants who get to attend schools with other kids), and/or that kids with mental health issues or learning disabilities aren't allowed to attend schools alongside their neurotypical peers.

Congrats, I guess? But with all due respect, might I suggest that maybe America isn't the place for you, even temporarily, since we have kids who fall in all those categories but still think they should feel as welcome in our schools as everyone else.

(Do I understand the general idea they're getting at, minus the subtle bigotry? obviously, and to the extent it's possible to find schools that do a good job dealing with these issues, great. But let's be real about what "behavior issues that we don't have in our home countries means," because what it means is that there is a 100% chance the person saying it comes from an obscenely wealthy country, an absurdly homogenous country, or a country that doesn't even try to educate all its citizens (or at least, not in anything approaching an equal way.) Period. Seriously, name a country (let alone countrIES) with NO behavior problems in its schools that doesn't fit in one or more of the above categories.

Anyway, I wouldn't appreciate the OP's sentiment coming from, say, an old money Greenwich WASP, and I don't find it any less offensive when it comes wrapped up in a snobbish, subtly anti-American/anti-immigrant international bow.

Seeking a school with minimal behavior issues. What a monster.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You really can’t go wrong with Pre-K. All my friends seemed happy with their kids’ schools in those years. If you are hoping for a posting where the country speaks a language taught at immersion schools here, I’d choose that option. If not, I’d go with a school with convenient location to your home or work. I think Stevens ELC is closest to the IMF/World Bank area.

You actually can go wrong w prek. We had an awful experience and pulled our kid after two months. Disorganized, chaotic, poor admin, cops called to the school (it was a charter that went through 8th grade). I hate it when people say all prek is fine. It’s really not. You have to make sure you are happy with where you kid is and not all schools are the same.

[Anonymous]

Noyes and Burroughs are both reasonably good for pre-K, if you're only around for two years. I also know folks happy with Stokes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I get what they mean but lol at the snide "no behavior issues in the schools in our home countries" dig. So they mean either everyone in their countries are rich, or those countries don't have any diversity or immigrants (at least not any poor immigrants who get to attend schools with other kids), and/or that kids with mental health issues or learning disabilities aren't allowed to attend schools alongside their neurotypical peers.

Congrats, I guess? But with all due respect, might I suggest that maybe America isn't the place for you, even temporarily, since we have kids who fall in all those categories but still think they should feel as welcome in our schools as everyone else.

(Do I understand the general idea they're getting at, minus the subtle bigotry? obviously, and to the extent it's possible to find schools that do a good job dealing with these issues, great. But let's be real about what "behavior issues that we don't have in our home countries means," because what it means is that there is a 100% chance the person saying it comes from an obscenely wealthy country, an absurdly homogenous country, or a country that doesn't even try to educate all its citizens (or at least, not in anything approaching an equal way.) Period. Seriously, name a country (let alone countrIES) with NO behavior problems in its schools that doesn't fit in one or more of the above categories.

Anyway, I wouldn't appreciate the OP's sentiment coming from, say, an old money Greenwich WASP, and I don't find it any less offensive when it comes wrapped up in a snobbish, subtly anti-American/anti-immigrant international bow.

It’s by no means the majority opinion that kids with developmental problems or behavioral problems should be mainstreamed. Frankly, it’s bad for everyone and their parents should be grateful we tolerate their presence in our schools at all.

Honestly not tolerating behavioral issues is the global norm, but lazy liberal guilt tolerates the casual and reflexive anti social behaviors of the dc underclass. That appears to be changing, as such tolerance doesn’t do anyone any good.

Agree - should be case-by-case, but high needs kids should be spread out, not concentrated in a single classroom. Let these kids get what they need with focus and intention, but don’t allow their needs as a group to dominate class dynamics, which was very much the case at our prior HRCS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Noyes and Burroughs are both reasonably good for pre-K, if you're only around for two years. I also know folks happy with Stokes.

Why reasonably good? I have heard it’s good, really great. Lots of neighborhood families.

[Anonymous]

I have talked to several very happy families at Noyes pre-K and one unhappy who transferred to Sela after pre-K 3. And yes, many walk/bike to Noyes in preK, K.

[Anonymous]

Burroughs parent here. The PK team is great and the school added an extra class in K, 1st and 2nd this year since enrollment has been growing.

Where are you walkable, OP?