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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My middle schooler has friends at lots of different schools in DC and has heard things from his friends about "winning" the lottery for certain schools, which schools are "bad," and that his current science curriculum (Amplify) is problematic. [/quote]

Not trying to bait, but why is it bad for kids to know what perceptions are (about different schools, or curriculum), or about how things like lotteries work (and again, perceptions around them)?

Doesn't this help kids to be more aware, and then to also think about how they need to offset (or not) the situation they are in? If they are at a school perceived to be worse than another, for example, it doesn't mean they are getting a bad education.  But, it might mean that you watch it more closely and supplement in certain places. Or, that you have conversations about the science curriculum and talk about what they are learning.

You can use your kid's awareness to your advantage if you lean in to it in the right ways.[/quote]

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