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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think this thread is interesting since the IB MYP / curriculum has been cited by some parents in other parts of the city as an example of something that would keep them in the public schools (MacFarland, Capitol Hill).

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The International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program Curriculum can't do much for a school without a cohort of both strong educators and students.  You don't have that at MacFarland or in any of the by-right Capitol Hill middle schools, and aren't on track to getting it, even for tiny tots in the neighborhood.  So when parents of little kids cite IB MYP as an example of something that would keep them on in DCPS schools, they aren't seeing the full picture for whatever reasons.  They may be new to the neighborhood, don't know much about the politics of education or school feeders locally, don't have their heads around how poorly most low SES kids in DCPS schools perform relative to high SES kids, don't know that DCPS does not offer above grade-level classes in middle school etc. etc.

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One big reason that Capitol Hill parents asked for IB MYP at Jefferson/ Eliot Hine was to provide outside vigilance through the certification program that DCPS would provide a full array of subjects at that school, not just math and reading.  If you look at curriculums back in 2010 you would see that very few middle schools besides deal even offered a full year of social studies, science and no language.

Asking the the school to implement IB MYP wasn't expected to be a full fix, but just an insurance policy that the bare minimum would even be offered and that an outside organization would be checking on teacher quality and range of offerings.

Deal parents have no idea how bad it gets outside their bubble[/quote]

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