Summer School?

[Anonymous]

DCPS summer school is basically built in daycare. Some of the sites are a little bit organized, while others are mass chaos. I wish they would open more NW sites.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Good for DC. We come from Europe, where summer breaks from school are 3-4 weeks shorter than in the US (and kids perform better on PISA tests than in this country). Kids here do tend to lose ground academically over the summer, unless they're put in an academic program, at least part-time.

FYI--The US also has far superior economic growth than Europe does, particularly the Eurozone. So clearly their great education system isn't leading to much beyond economic stagnation.

[Anonymous]

NP. Not really. What a dumb post.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DCPS summer school is basically built in daycare. Some of the sites are a little bit organized, while others are mass chaos. I wish they would open more NW sites.

Not our experience at Payne ES last summer after 1st grade. Strong program, great teacher, well organized.

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Anonymous wrote:Good for DC. We come from Europe, where summer breaks from school are 3-4 weeks shorter than in the US (and kids perform better on PISA tests than in this country). Kids here do tend to lose ground academically over the summer, unless they're put in an academic program, at least part-time.

FYI--The US also has far superior economic growth than Europe does, particularly the Eurozone. So clearly their great education system isn't leading to much beyond economic stagnation.

What good does your economic growth do for most people here? I've never seen poverty in Europe, particularly in Eurozone, as I've seen here.
I come from Europe and summer break has always been 3 months. We are relatively new to Pisa, but still #1 country in Europe in 2015.
Summers for us are all about travel, concerts, parties, friends, the sun and the beach. Best part is that kids ages 6 and up can stay home without parents for extended hours. Free play summers without camps and parents are the best.

[Anonymous]

What it does is help me to buy lots of Chanel handbags at Neiman Marcus on the daily!!! Now get back to cleaning the floors!

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Anonymous wrote:There's probably still room in the post 3rd grade plus program. But, realistically, the kids involved are likely to be far behind academically.

This is not true. My son attended the summer school program last year, and there were plenty of advanced kids. The 3rd grade and higher classes focused on topic areas like astronomy or history (I can't remember all the topics).

My 3rd grader and a few of his friends are going to go this summer. It will be our first year, so hopefully he will like it, but the kids I know who are going are all on track academically.

So it's basically used as child care instead of camp?

You can see it that way. Or you can view DCPS as a school system leader in trying to forestall "the summer slide" academically. My child attended the reading-focused program after 1st grade last year, and emerged as one of the few students in his class (not at a Title 1 DCPS) who made gains in reading over the summer. I really like how DCPS summer school is open to all comers, not just kids who aren't working at grade level, or poor kids who don't get enough intellectual stimulation at home. They offer lots of spots city-wide and encourage a diverse group of kids to show for mornings in late June and July.

Good plan.

I don't know where the PP is getting that this us child care instead of camp. It's summer school with academics and other activities. Kids are not getting warehoused. My child also saw improvements in his reading proficiency. It's not a good option for families who want their kids to chill out over the summer and relax. The kids are doing work from morning to 1:00. Then they switch over to more fun activities. But to call it child care is grossly inaccurate.

[Anonymous]

GIVE ME CHANEL OR GIVE ME DEATH!

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Anonymous wrote:Good for DC. We come from Europe, where summer breaks from school are 3-4 weeks shorter than in the US (and kids perform better on PISA tests than in this country). Kids here do tend to lose ground academically over the summer, unless they're put in an academic program, at least part-time.

FYI--The US also has far superior economic growth than Europe does, particularly the Eurozone. So clearly their great education system isn't leading to much beyond economic stagnation.

NP. Are you one of those Americans who can't take any criticism of their country without lashing back with some off topic retort? And as the PP pointed out, we all know where most of that "economic growth" in this country goes...