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[quote=Anonymous]I had two kids go through DCPS elementary that was weak academically (in my opinion, of course). The first child was one of the youngest in the class, and benefited from not being pushed too hard academically. We did read together (child was very behind in literacy), but generally just waited for more maturity. The gamble seems to have paid off, child is doing better in middle school, but is not one of those kids grades above level.

Second child was on the older side, and mature, school was too easy, but they had socioemotional difficulties, and so not being anxious about school work gave them time to read on their own and learn how to socialize, etc. Middle school years have been rough, but not for academic reasons.

In retrospect I'd say, if the school is a good environment, a good second home, if the kids are not learning things that are wrong/negative, I think that's good enough. I didn't supplement in the sense of sending kids to more school after school, but made sure we were reading, going to museums, and encouraged them to do the online math through accounts offered through the school.

Of course, I don't know whether the kids would have done better if we'd moved, and both kids are at charters that have both middle and high school, so we're off the hook for worrying about the transition. We did always have the option to move in our back pocket, but no one lobbied for it, everyone wanted to stay. [/quote]

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