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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We haven’t switched from our EOTP elementary and the grass has... dulled a bit. We were extremely happy up until 3rd. And it’s not that we are unhappy now... but the teachers/pace/work etc. are just.. meh. I don’t know if it is an off year (you are bound to have a few lackluster teachers over the course of 12 years of schooling) or if the rubber has finally met the road. [/quote]

2nd or 3rd grade is when the wheels really start to come off for the schools that aren't performing well as that's when you really start to see drastic differences between the student abilities and behaviors and bullying escalates. Peer group matters more the older the students get, as does leadership, teaching, and classroom management abilities. Not sure if that describes your school or not, but I would keep my eyes open.

You described exactly how we felt at our HRC. We were thrilled and couldn't imagine leaving. Until 3rd grade. Then all the pieces of dysfunction were just too glaring to ignore. I now understand why people just move to the suburbs or WOTP. It's a lot to overcome the systemic issues of most DCPS and DCPCS.

Good luck and I hope everything works out well for your child.[/quote]

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