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[quote=Anonymous]Eastern parent here.  I wasn't trying to minimize the environment, but rather to stave off the inevitable pearl-clucthing that happens when some parents contemplate sending their child from, say, Bethesda over to eastern Silver Spring.

Your child's reaction seems out of synch with all the kids I know in the program, including my own.  This is not to say that it doesn't happen but that, for most kids, it's not a make-or-break issue.

I am also interested in the fact that you think parents are not holding the admin accountable or somehow have lowered expectations for the school.  Let's be brutally honest:  the comprehensive program has many kids who are from low SES families, many who barely speak English, etc. etc..  The social environment that these kids come from is what creates this kind of behavior, and no amount of "creating higher expectations" is going to change that.  I'd like to know what you think the admin could do differently that would make these issues improve.

I will admit that the vast differences in the two school populations mean that my kid isn't interested in most after school activities, dances, etc.  [/quote]

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