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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't think anyone here believes there is a perfect school. We picked Bridges over a couple of other places, though, largely because we hadn't heard any complaints. It would have been helpful to us last year to know some of the challenges, since I think folks who aren't happy haven't really spoken up. Of course every parent needs to evaluate a school for their own child's needs, but it doesn't mean people shouldn't raise concerns based on their experiences. [/quote]

Yes, and as someone who likes the school, I do think it's a problem that there's apparently enough unevenness in staff perhaps, or support, that some people walk away with such different experiences.  Because then it becomes luck of the draw as to classroom teacher.  I'd expect a solid program to have overall solid staff and evenness in experience, though there's always a chance of a poor fit/mistake or two.  I think it's a problem at a lot of schools - was at our DCPS - though I'll allow that experiences vary even within a single classroom (in our experience - from we can make this work even if it's not perfect to I'm pulling my kid now - in part depending on kids needs), and so that's not all of the reason behind the difference.

For the differentiation - our small group time is differentiated, kids were grouped based on levels/where they are for literacy and math - other PP, do they not do that for your kid?  I also think there may be some other groupings time where its taken into account, but much of time isn't really instructional time differentiatable in that way I think.  Outside of large group times, the direct instructional time is pretty small at the pre-K level, but within that they split by level.  I do see them individualize and differentiate in other ways through out (assistive communication devices, alternative methods of choosing a circle activity such as choice via picture, cubby labels with both child's name (for those able to identify their name) and a picture (for those who could identify it by picture), that sort of thing).      [/quote]

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