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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For what it's worth, I'm a former employee of Deal.  For the record, I loved 
Deal and only left because we moved.  For the most part we have a nice (but large) group of children.
What most faculty at Deal will tell you, off the record, is that of the masses 
of kids flooding our hallways, the kids from Lafayette always seem much less 
prepared than children from other feeder schools.
What I mean by that is that a high percentage of kids from Lafayette need more 
hand holding, constant reminding and direction.   They are much more overwhelmed 
by the rigorous academic expectations of grade six.   They appear vexed that there are rules/ general  expectations and that there are consequences for breaking school rules and/or not following direction.  Most rules are for the general well being and safety of our very large number of students.
Lafayette kids have more difficulty getting to class on time and getting to 
school on time.  It is like they don't have respect for school or take school 
seriously.  
Some faculty have speculated that Lafayette parents must be hippies with no 
structure or respect for time.  Having lived in the area, I don't remember any 
hippie parents! None.
It's also no secret that a high percentage of the more aggressive, mean spirited 
kids feed in from Lafayette.  This isn't an opinion, it is observation over 5 
recent years.  To be fair, it is mostly the girls from Lafayette who rack up the 
most complaints from students, parents and faculty.  
It is difficult to comprehend how well an elementary school with over 700+ 
students can run efficiently with one Principal responsible and no AP.   It isn't logical and it isn't going to help the obivious systemic issues at Lafayette.
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If you are who you say you are, can you give your observations of the preparedness of the students from the other feeder schools?[/quote]

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