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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]SEM is not a significant thing at any school that I'm aware of.  At least not a school that's otherwise well-respected.

Tell us the area you're considering in DC and what kind of school you're looking for and we can advise you better.  It is normal in DC for teachers to group by skill ("differentiate") within the classroom.  [/quote]

Looking at the Hill - specifically trying to decide between JO Wilson and possibly Watkins (need to be IB for Stuart Hobson down the line).  Figured there wasn’t much behind SEM but trying to make an informed decision. Thanks[/quote]

Watkins is better but[b] JO Wilson would be fine too.[/b]  I would not take on a significantly more expensive house or worse commute for the sake of Watkins, since you end up in the same place anyway.

Look into Ludlow-Taylor, that's also better than JO Wilson.[/quote]

JO Wilson is absolutely not fine from 1st-5th for a gifted UMC student.  Simply nuts to claim it is.  The only schools on Cap Hill worth holistically embracing in the upper grades are Maury, Brent and SWS (irrelevant, no chance of lotterying in).  You may be able to make do with Ludlow and/or Watkins. Hobson is fine for MS if you live nearby, take advantage of their honors classes and supplement extensively.  Please get real.

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I am UMC and sent a kid to a PARCC testing grade at JOW for a year when we lived in DC temporarily. I was really impressed with the teachers, principal (though I understand she's no longer there, I've heard good things about the new one) and Assistant Principal. I didn't like the school psychologist but she isn't there anymore either. The school definitely has [b]fewer rich families in the upper grades than some schools on the Hill [/b](and certainly fewer than upper NW) but I don't think you'd need to do any more supplementing for a gifted child there than you would at other SH feeders. I don't know if this is always true but one good thing about JOW when we were there is that my kid's class was small--I think 20 kids? And the aftercare was free--not super enriching, but free is nice. [/quote]

Euphemism of the day.  There are currently only a handful of high SES families in the testing grades at JO Wilson, and no white kids in 4th or 5th.[/quote]

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