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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We don’t need to eliminate option schools, we need more of them. Look, all of the option schools end up with crazy long wait lists, and it isn’t because of where the school is located. Sure some parents just want oit if a neighborhood school, but many, many, many are actually there because they think the option school is providing a great curriculum. That is why we chose our option schools even though it had/has a lower ranking than our neighborhood school.  So offer more Ats models, more expeditionary leaning, more Montessori, more Spanish immersion. Clearly people are clamoring for that. [/quote]

What I don't like about option programs for elementary and even middle, to some extent high school even, is that a primary purpose of them is a different instructional model to suit different types of learners; and very rarely does one really know what instructional model is best for such a young child.  Instead, our regular neighborhood programs should be incorporating a lot more of the appealing aspects of the option programs.  That way, everyone benefits instead of just the lottery winners.  Incorporate language - with an effective curriculum, not like FLES was - and expeditionary learning and the traditional approaches to subjects that are more effective at ATS, etc.  Then, by high school, kids would have a better likelihood of better knowing what really suits them and if they'd like a more specialized program.[/quote]

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