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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Several people have mentioned that they liked a charter for early grades, then decided they needed something different thereafter.  Can anyone elaborate on that?  TIA.

--clueless toddler mom[/quote]

There's a lot that people will tolerate in lower grades, especially when it's PS/PK/K.  We want to see our children enjoying school, learning the alphabet, making friends, learning the rudiments of math, etc.  And, the kids who tend to act out are only 3/4/5 years-old.  No-one's worried yet.

When your 1st or 2nd grader comes home having learned new vocabulary on the playground, of which you don't approve, that can give you cause for pause.  Similarly, reports of bullying behavior arising in 3rd may be more than you expected, and it can take the glow off the rose.  What will really let you down, is when you're pushing for advanced instruction in, say math, by 5th, because you know your child can handle the work and the school is indifferent.  They've got standardized tests to worry about in the higher grades.  Your proficient/advanced child is NOT going to be a priority - because they are [b]desperately[/b] trying to haul the below basic and basic kids up over the line.  That line, after all, is what they will be judged on and compensated for within the DCPS system.  And all of your good will in the world won't make up for it.

So, sure they want you around - they want to court you and help you find friends and build the school's reputation.  That's what gets the higher SES and more motivated families to stay in the system.  And, life being what it is (unfair) it's those kids who will help them get the scores they need to move on to the next stage of their promotion ladder.[/quote]

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