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[quote=Anonymous](cross-posted with the private schools forum!)

Hi all! Does anyone have thoughts on Annunciation (on Massachusetts/Idaho Ave in Cathedral Heights area) versus Horace Mann Elementary (one of the JKLM schools, also nearby)? DC has been at Mann for the past year and sadly it hasn't been a good experience. They cancelled their foreign language programming which I'd really been looking forward to. It was also a rude awakening to discover the PTA expected a $1500 contribution per child, and how oddly marginalized I've felt by the other parents. I'm a single mom working full-time for the fed govt, DC and I live in a 1-bedroom in one of the student ghetto-ish buildings, and I drive a jalopy. Most of the school families seem to have nannies and/or a parent who stays at home, they live in mansions and drive enormous SUVs. It's a weird cultural gulf between me and them, even if I think I'm pretty educated & well-travelled and doing great for a single mom. It wouldn't be a big deal obviously if DC was happy, but DC tells me every day DC hates school and doesn't want to go. DC's teacher tells me she's falling behind, and that most parents at this point would be hiring private tutors. Wow - this is Kindergarten ... and the diplomats and lobbyists that inhabit the million-dollar houses around me probably can afford private tutors, but it's not really feasible for me, especially since DC is in aftercare. Anyway, I thought it would be a great school, but DC isn't happy and it doesn't seem like a good fit for us. So I am looking at other options and wondering if Annunciation might be better. Thoughts, anyone? (I'm not Catholic, but DC's dad was raised in it.) [/quote]

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