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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Barrett has been wonderful for our K - although there are some K teachers noticeably better.  With that, love the assistant principal, she is a true gem!  We love the diversity as well.  This is from a parent place that the best way to have an honest dialogue with our kids about race, ethnicity, and class is for exposure to those differences.  I am sure this will offend many a liberati on here, but I love that my child describes friends as having black hair when they are african american, not that they have dark skin.  There was a picture sent where my child was with three friends and not one was the same race/ethnicity.  DC also seems to be learning a lot.  The school does have a positive discipline program, panda paws and seems to really be a good tool for the teachers.  In short, really positive experience.[/quote]

I think you’re referencing Charles Barrett with ACPS (Alexandria) and this person seems to be asking about Kate Barrett with APS (Arlington).[/quote]
Why do you think that?  Another long time Barrett parent here, though we moved a few blocks up and are now zoned for asfs.  My eldest was at Barrett for all of elementary, and my second was there until third grade.  My other younger three have been at asfs.  I would ditto everything said here— though I thought the positive discipline was called cares— but it’s been a long time so I might be wrong.  Barrett, long branch, asfs, innovation are all pretty similar in that you have a lot of diversity in the student body but you haven’t hit the point where it becomes potentially negative like carlin springs.  They are all good schools, I wouldn’t hesitate to send my kids to any of them especially in very early elementary where it’s appropriate to be involved.[/quote]

Because she referred to “panda paws” rewards and that’s a specific thing at Charles Barrett, where my kids attended school and the school mascot is the panda.[/quote]

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