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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Depends on what you’re looking for. Spouse & I are monolingual, so we chose immersion so our kids can acquire a second language. We’ve been super happy with that choice (oldest kid is now in high school). Some people want Montessori, others want ATS, etc.

What issues do you have with your neighborhood school? As I’m sure you know, “better” schools typically means better test scores, which correlates with parent education and income level, not quality of teaching.

You can apply for all the lottery schools if you want and see where your kid gets in then decide how to proceed. [/quote]

But even the best teacher can only do so much with a problematic group of kids.[/quote]

No school in Arlington has a classroom full of difficult children.  Even the ones that have the least advantaged kids,  this problem is way over blown by people who don't even go to the schools they trash.  If you actually talk to families who go to these schools you will find they are incredibly happy with their school and are learning and thriving.  But sure, go on with your thinly veiled racist notions of what a "good" public school is.  [/quote]

A classroom doesn’t need to be FULL of difficult children. But when 25% understand no English, another 10% have major behavioral issues, another 5% only show up once a month… How does a teacher manage all of that?

They stick the kids capable of learning on iPads to do DreamBox and Lexia. Woo hoo.

(But what really happens is, the kids whose parents realize what’s going on will supplement at home. And the divide keeps growing.)[/quote]

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