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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]better than tracking and more accurate (I think) is, "some harder classes."[/quote]

But they go together. For instance, at one zoned middle school, they teach algebra and they have an accelerated math program on paper. But there are about 7 kids getting 5s on the math parcc as opposed to about 250 at Deal, so are they really teaching an algebra class that's comparable? Because if they're basically just taking the top 30 eighth graders, that's including a big chunk of kids who are not at grade level on math, and either the class is not an algebra class or those kids are massively struggling. [/quote]

That is a challenge. There is an element of "if you build it they will come" required to make this work, I think. And it cannot be a one year test case with no follow-through because parents will need to see a commitment over a number of years to feel comfortable that the program will remain in place if they send their kids to DCPS. That requires Central to have credibility. Which honestly isn't going to happen. Which means it would really take a Mayoral decree and accountability to make it stick. And that isn't going to happen. So I have no idea how this gets done.  [/quote]

Do you see that when you write about what “parents” need to see before they send their kids to DCPS, it comes off as crazy classist?  Thousands of parents send our kids to DCPS right now.   When you write as you did, it makes it seem like we are not people to you.

Also, [b]can you explain why you think that having more parents like you in our schools is a good thing that DCPS should prioritize (particularly given the decades long track record of UMC parents in cities of making demands of schools systems based on a promise of sending their kids there only for those parents to opt out in the end)?[/quote][/b]

DP:  Public schools exist to educate *all* children, rich and poor.  They don’t get to choose to what demographics or personalities they prefer.  [/quote]

And you can send your kids to DCPS schools and they will be educated.  No one is stopping you.

You want something entirely different though.  You want to dictate to the schools how they should run and what programs they should offer. You want schools to jump through hoops to meet your expectation in hopes that maybe you might choose to grace them with your kids’ presence.  Jumping through hoops to meet the expectations of people who don’t use the schools system is not and should not be the priority of the system.  The system exists to educate all children WHO ATTEND THE SCHOOLS. [/quote]

Most of the children attending public schools in DC are not attending their IB DCPS. DCPS is trying to make regional middle and high schools more attractive. This is a good idea. [/quote]

What do you mean by “regional?”[/quote]

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