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[quote=Anonymous]I'm really sorry to hear this (not a Mann parent, but a DCPS parent).  Have you talked with the teacher about possible reasons why she is falling behind?  Is the teacher concerned about a learning disability that is causing her to "fall behind?"     Is she unhappy at school because she feels behind, or is it the other way around?  is she being socially marginalized, excluded from playgroups or after school/weekend playdates?

I say this only because if the cause of the unhappiness can be fixed, maybe she'd be happier in school.  If you think it's the school, and the social environment there is an extension of the social environment you feel as a single mom, maybe another DCPS would help (Eaton is more economically diverse, but it does draw from Cleveland Park, a monied area of the city).  I don't know much about Annunciation, other than from the open house tour I took a few years ago.  I would talk to admissions and see if you can get an idea of what the population is like: ratio of Catholics to non-Catholics, where the families are from, how many are parishioners and how many are non-parishioners, how many are working parents, what the after school program looks like, etc., just to get a general idea.  That might give you a more balanced social environment, if that's the cause of the unhappiness.

Where does DD's dad live?  Is there a possibility that she could go to school where he lives?

I'm sorry you are going through this.  It sucks to see your child unhappy.  I hope you can determine what it is and set her on the road to happiness.  Good luck.

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