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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]yes, if you already have a sibling at Cooper or live lots closer (Brookland/Edgewood etc.), you might rank it over 2nd street.  some ppl definitely fit these categories.[/quote]

Definitely. Cooper is walkable for us, which is a huge deal when having also a kid in elementary and a kid in daycare. [/quote]

Sure, there are several reasons why you might prefer Cooper (siblings, location, language) but people are responding to the PP who said that people were ranking Cooper first [u]because[/u] they didn't think they had a shot at 2nd.  People aren't saying that others should necessarily prefer 2nd over Cooper or that it's bad to rank Cooper higher.  People are saying that you shouldn't rank Cooper higher based on your chances of getting a spot at 2nd.  That's the part that is wrong.[/quote]

Some people just don't grasp how the lottery works, it's true. Especially if they've been happy with their elementary school and haven't lotteried since PK3.[/quote]

Unfortunate truth. It also happens with some choosing not to lottery at 5th grade because they are happy with ES and thinking they'll just do it for 6th.  [/quote]

I just lived this (have a 4th grader at a good EOTP school with a bad middle) and while I may have considered staying when I was young and foolish, it was not at all an option. Our entire cohort played the lottery. Middle school is too important and the chances of getting a better path in 5th is so much higher than waiting for 6th (bc of Latin, Basis, ITS and all of the deal and Hardy (and maybe others depending on your standards)) feeders.

We had a medium number and got a placement at a good charter and an offer from a Hardy feeder.

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I find this topic of conversation so fascinating - both as a former educator and a parent of current upper elementary and middle schoolers. There are so many truths and angles to this discussion, but also a lot of fear, assumptions, and group-think that play in - it is almost impossible to have a completely objective view of the middle school conversation. Added to that that different kids do well in smaller/bigger programs, sports/clubs/theatre mean more to some families than others, and it quickly turns into a web that is hard to navigate.
I will add that a lot of the families I know who are making huge changes after 4th - either pulling their kids from school, or moving their whole family -- are doing so based on reputations from this site (or similar), things online, or bc of friends they know that have done the same. It will be interesting in the next few years as increasing numbers of families finish 8th grade at the DCPS middle schools that have formerly been written off as 'horrible' or 'not an option'. Elementary families will then have real voices to listen to, often with siblings still at the elementary school - that will describe how the middle school experience actually was. And maybe in the end of the day some of the assumptions will be confirmed, but what I am starting to see as we enter these years as that  there are layers/groups of kids, activities, classes, and experiences at every school. Which can be said for all middle schools - if you read this forum both public, private, MD, and VA  - middle and high school get tricky no matter where you are. [/quote]

Middle school is when things get tricky no matter where you are. Things are easiest where there is defined tracking. Because DC doesn't offer tracking, its schools will always be problematic.[/quote]

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