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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We got #35 for CPA. Think we have a decent chance?[/quote]
What grade?[/quote]

6th[/quote]

I would expect some movement but I'm not sure you will get 35 declines. It looks like they enroll ~150 per grade.  So maybe 50:50

A lot of the people I know who applied for CPA have other specialty programs as their first choices (TAG, Arts, CMIT etc).

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I work there. You have a good chance. A lot of people decline once they realize they have to provide their own transportation. [/quote]

Question for you....would you send your child to CPA?
I have heard decidedly mixed reviews [/quote]

You have to know your child, so for that reason I'd say no. It's an incredibly warm and supportive environment. The kids, especially the middle schoolers, leave their iPhones and Macbooks lying around. In a normal school, they would be stolen in the blink of an eye. At our school, they get turned in to the office right away. Outside of the occasional curse word here and there, the kids are incredibly respectful. They're still children, so they test boundaries, but you don't get a tenth of the disruptions that you see at normal schools. The population is also surprisingly diverse. It's hard to believe that this has been our environment for so long given that we're a lottery school that doesn't screen the kids ahead of time.

With that being said, the academic side of the program isn't for everyone. The kids are expected to do a lesson a day in every class. Some kids have a hard time keeping up. There is also a burden of accountability that a lot of kids can't handle. They all have laptops and work independently a lot. The kids who are successful are the ones who can open up the online platform, read their textbook online, and take their time going through the questions and assignments. The kids who aren't successful are the ones who veer off onto other websites, watch Youtube, or play online games. Teachers do what they can to keep them on task, but kids find a way to look busy when they aren't. All it takes is one or two days like this to fall behind in every class.

My kids can barely handle sitting in a regular school without socializing nonstop. Throwing access to a computer in there for six hours a day would be a recipe for disaster. This isn't a good match for my family. For a kid who is very focused and very disciplined (or easily redirected), however, the school is great. [/quote]

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