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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. If you look at the white subscores, EH kids actually do as well or better than any other MS including Latin, Deal etc. I hate making this argument because it sounds so privileged and like I don’t care about black kids. But it firmly dispels the notion that kids “are not learning.” And to me, the more interesting stat is PARCC 3s. Those are solid kids doing well despite a lot of possible disadvantages. They’re bright kids engaged in learning. I’m not sure what more I have to contribute to this thread except my original post, which is “PARCC scores do not reflect my kid’s overall experience.” I’d just really encourage parents to consider whether your perceptions are fear and anxiety based, or whether you can try something unfamiliar to your own educational background. The kids are alright, I promise! [/quote] I appreciate your comment, but as a mother to non-white kids, it’s not true that “the kids are alright”. Our kids count too. [/quote] yeah like I said I *hate* that discussion point, precisely for what you point out, but it seemed necessary to dispel the idea that kids aren’t learning anything. I think the data would show that kids of college educated parents do fine at every DCPS MS, of all races. EH (and this gets ignored) has a strong cohort of black kids doing well. EH also undeniably also has a lot of black kids with low test scores from disadvantaged families - but at the end of the day I truly don’t believe my child is worse off for going to school with them. I know quite a few black UMC families that feel differently and seek out more homogeneous schools. That’s understandable. I do wish that DCPS would take a hard look at whether the curriculum (especially math and writing) could be improved but I think that’s true for all MS. [/quote] I’m going to be honest with you- no. It’s not. EH is just not a good school. I get why you send your kids there, I do. But I would seriously do whatever I could do to send them elsewhere. Learning something isn’t enough. I say this with love, not as an attack. I’m just a stranger on the internet but I sincerely am hoping for the best for you and your kid. [/quote]
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