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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am not sure whether the charter middle schools are better options. People are turned off by the test scores at McFarland but the few families I know that have attended are having a really good experience and many more resources than the charters listed above. Charters may be good for those that have kids that need something more than a traditional curriculum. But if you want your kids to learn the traditional curriculum DCPS is definitely better. [/quote]

The conversations I've had with parents who are having good experiences at DCPS middle schools with bad test scores -- it becomes quickly apparent that they're not paying a lot of attention beyond the vibes. Like, they think their kid is getting advanced math and don't realize the "advanced" track includes a lot of kids below grade level.[/quote]

My kid is in a DCPS middle like this and, yes, it seems like kids who aren't that good at math are also in my kid's classes. But my kid aces all the standardized tests and is learning the material, so . . . my eyes are open. Don't really care that my kid could be at Deal with white kids who play video games night and day who are supposedly this kid's natural cohort or peer group or wtf you want to call it. Those kids' proximity is not some fing magic sauce.[/quote]

I think that's the thing -- it's not just a difference in cohort in middle school (the way that it is in elementary school). The better DCPS middle schools actually have harder classes and more material built into the curriculum. They have geometry. They have better science labs. The kids read more books in their English classes. They have more language options.

It's a very tough decision. I'm EOTP with kids approaching middle school and agonizing over this[/quote]

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