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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If a Brent student does not lottery into a charter for 5th grade -- the students are likely going to a DCPS middle school via lottery (not Jefferson), private, or move from the Hill for 6th grade, if they stayed at Brent.

The academic model at Brent is in which 6 ish 5th graders (24 students/4 classes) are placed in a classroom with 18 ish 4th grades. This model was an absolute nightmare socially and academically for my child. Although a strong student, my child didn't learn critical math steps traditionally taught at 5th grade or expand their writing skills (they literally read the same books as in 4th grade). Many parents will say "oh but the 4th graders are so smart" but at the end of the day, the curricula is not taught at a 5th grade level.

The Principal will present all sorts of statistics validating their model, but it's a bunch of BS and all of the parents know it. 
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100%. If your 5th grader is on grade level, you should leave Brent. If your 5th grader is above grade level, you've been planning to leave for awhile. With the renovation factored on top of that? They might not even have 4 5th graders per class next year. It's basically just 4th grade again and a complete nightmare. [/quote]

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