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[quote=Anonymous]The idea of moving 5th grade to middle school to create more early childhood classes does not come from someone who has middle school age children. It wasn't that long ago that DCPS moved 6th grade out to elementary schools and it was very controversial because many 6th graders are developmentally just not yet middle schoolers. Entering any 6th grade classroom, you'll see amazing disparities and wonder in amazement whey some are even in middle school. Talk to almost any 5th grade parent at Basis or Latin and they'll tell you the same story: kids having a hard time organizing and keeping on top of anything that's not from today until tomorrow. It's not because these kids are coddled or don't get it. It's because their brains aren't working that way yet. I swear I could point my finger to the day that "clicked" in my then 5th grader, it was in about February, just happened over night. At 5th grade, most are not there. At 6th grade most are. Although you'll see outliers on both ends, it makes much more sense to me to suit the majority and err on the side of elementary school for the rest. You can't make grass grow by pulling on it, as a friend once said to me. Same goes for high school, same for college. All you do is put kids in shoes that are too big for them all their lives. Why? I ask you, why? Their feet won't grow any faster.[/quote]

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