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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, hon. You are *much* more in control of this than you think. You *can* stay in your home, if you are willing to open your mind to more schools. It's a choice that you are making. Lots of people attend schools like Langley, Seaton, Burroughs, Miner, etc., and they like it! If that's not what you want, fine. But it's a thing that lots of real people are doing all over the city. You're choosing not to be open-minded and do what you need to do to make a lower-performing school work for your family. But it's a choice. And you'll feel less in despair about this if you recognize that it is a choice.
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Oh please. It’s a choice that is no longer tenable in MS. [/quote]

Lots of people stay for MS. And since OP's child is entering 1st, OP has lots of time to ponder her strategy and figure something out. Right now, she is *choosing* to be unhappy with schools that other people find acceptable. That's her choice, but it's a choice. The self-pity is not necessary.[/quote]

No the overwhelming majority of middle class families going to the schools above are not staying in the upper grades much less tracking to the middle schools that they feed into.

OP’s standards are higher than families who choose to stay in schools above.  At least you have that part right.[/quote]

Right, most are not but some are. And the total of high-SES people who are staying *in DC but not at Deal/Hardy* for middle school is pretty high. I would consider switching to any EOTP middle school, DCPS or charter, to be "staying" even if it isn't the feeder.

And yes it's a choice. There's no need to act so powerless. Look, I'd love to have a nice big yard like country folk do, and I can't have that on the Hill. Am I powerless? No, I'm choosing to live on the Hill.[/quote]

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