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[quote=Anonymous]We are entering a charter and cringe at the thought of testing kids that early. It's my gut reaction from the standpoint that I hate tests and I have a(n irrational?) fear of being judged. And it's even worse to think of MY sweet, innocent special snowflake being judged by some cold test. (That's TIC) But then I step back and see that I'm coming from a place of socioeconomic privilege. There is no way my kid is not going to be ready for K.

However, DCPS/DCPCS is not just charged with my SES class (which is a white, middle, two-educated parent family) where such things are a given. My take of school choice in DC is that it's still very much an experiment (at least it felt that way at the Charter Expo) and there needs to be some sort of measure and accountability. So some assessment is necessary.

However, I can see why the alternative models like Montessori is fighting against this, especially if funds are at stake. Their method requires more commitment and faith in the process and system, and the payoffs may not be immediately measurable.

How to balance that...well, ain't that the million dollar question....[/quote]

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