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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My experience with a child in a Janney/Mann K is that all the kids in my child's class are extremely bright.  They all come from very successful families (for better or worse, you can't attend K at either of these schools unless you can afford a million dollar house which self selects for a universally ambitious/smart/highly educated parent population). My child's classmates all attended very highly regarded preschools and had (have) every extracurricular advantage.  So while these aren't "gifted" schools, I haven't met a single kid that isn't very bright.   There really aren't any slacker parents/kids in AU Park, Wesley Heights, Spring Valley, etc.[/quote]

Right, as usual, it's the advanced kids in the schools not in upper NW, or the few other such schools scattered throughout the city, that are the ones suffering.  Parents in the schools like yours need not worry; your children already have access to challenging curricula.

To the people suggesting there are not enough gifted kids - what makes you think that? I assure you there are; they are trapped in schools that are being beaten over the head with AYP goals.  But, please - explain how you know there are not enough gifted kids in DCPS to justify having any programs. [/quote]

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