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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are at Powell in an older grade and I really appreciate the poster’s detailed response. The teachers, admin, and special ed teams are great. There are fewer “gentrifiers” in the upper grades and we aren’t happy with the language and attitudes DC is exposed to coming from the other kids. I’ve observed the teachers dealing with behavior issues and bad attitudes in respectful, effective ways. Setting up play dates has been a challenge with the couple of kids that DC likes. However, we were at a different school with a fabulous school community and play dates and birthdays galore, but the teachers were inexperienced for the most part, admin was lacking and the special ed team was a joke. We have decided that a good education with experienced teachers in a well run school with resources is more important as DC approaches middle school and we supplement the social aspects with relationships formed from outside school activities. It is sad that we can’t have it all in one school. WOTP schools are better but lack diversity. [/quote]

It still amazes me how many parents voluntarily settle for average schools in their pursuit of diversity.  I would choose rigor and good discipline over diversity but we really value education.  Fascinating.[/quote]

I'm an Ivy grad,  I have  a Ph.D from a top ten school in a quantitative field and I send my kid to an EOTP school . I really value education. I've also, however, read the research, and the school to which you send your child matters a lot less than what goes on in the home in determining a child's educational outcomes. The main determinant is the mother's educational level.

Test scores are also poorly correlated with success.[/quote]

+1.  Also EOTP, with a Ph.D. from a top program in my research field.  Many more families like us at our EOTP neighborhood school.

Apart from subtle (or not so subtle) racism, I really think that some of the posters who regard EOTP schools with such disdain are caught up in a 'keeping up with the Joneses' mentality.  They can't imagine telling their family and friends that they're sending their kids to a predominantly low SES, majority black or Latino elementary school, even if there is little evidence to support any negative consequences for their own children.

Personally, as long as I feel my own child is thriving, there are at least some peers performing similarly to my child (this has more to do with social aspects of school, rather than academic), the teachers are strong, and we can provide enrichment outside of school, I would be comfortable staying with our EOTP school.[/quote]

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