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[quote=Anonymous]We considered both of these schools, but were further down on the waitlist than you and looking at PK3. We ranked SWS ahead of Maury because the preschool seems to be strong in implementing Reggio and we happen to think Reggio is a really great way to experience preschool. But we didn’t get the sense that Reggio would be as much of a factor/differentiator from K onward. A scenario we actually pictured was to do preschool at SWS and then move to Maury for K which is a tiny bit closer to us. I’d guess screen time is about the same at both, but if parents did want to rally to reduce that, I could see Maury leadership being more proactive and responsive (yes I’m making a lot of assumptions based on single digit number of interactions).

Ultimately SWS is a DCPS school and will have the same screen-based requirements as other DCPS schools, and again I don’t think Reggio is as big a deal or really shows up in later grades (I could be wrong! Please correct if you know better).

Of course your experience will vary depending on the teacher, too, since most of these schools don’t have any official policy that’s being enforced. So I just wouldn’t go in expecting screen-light or anything like that. Some teachers will do the bare minimum they can get away with (AKA, only the required iReady assessments) and some will be more liberal in using iReady for instructional purposes (eg, if a kid is ahead, they will get some kind of work on the tablet while teacher works with others catching up—this happens at both Maury and SWS) as well as other digital content like YouTube videos, and lots of smart board use and so on.

Keep in mind that iReady is a factor in teacher performance and compensation, so even if a teacher feels it’s not the best use of time, they will do what DCPS requires. YMMV. [/quote]

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