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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a kid in Deal 6th grade and another one in early elementary and honestly I'd be thrilled to be rezoned with our elementary school peers to a smaller middle school that isn't Deal.  
What is with the Deal worship?  Lafayette parents--it isn't that great!  It's massive and often chaotic.  Teachers barely know who my kid is.  There's little order in any classroom.  We have to stay on top of things because assignments go missing, grades are entered incorrectly, etc.  
Teachers are uneven--some are amazing.  Some are horrible.   I have a large number of friends with kids in the school (from our feeder elementary) and we almost universally think the same thing.  Deal is fine.  Nothing more.

From someone at Deal--don't cling to it like it's the end-all-be-all of schools.  I'd personally welcome a chance for my kids to go to a smaller middle school and somewhat regret not trying to lottery for 7th.  I personally think the folks zoned for
Hardy have it best.  Seriously, if my younger kid was at Lafayette I'd be thrilled at the idea that the school might be rezoned for something smaller.   [/quote]

Wait a minute!! Are you asserting there are pros and cons to every school? DCUM isn’t for you. It’s an binary world here. Schools are awesome or terrible. Children are brilliant or stupid. Children are angels or thugs. Please take reality someplace else! :lol:

Wells might have feeders with lower scores but less students so more individual attention. Also we know that assessment tests aren’t good predictors of much. [/quote]

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