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[quote=Anonymous]Speaking broadly, I think there is now a newish educational model embraced by DC public schools catering to higher SES whereby children do "enrichment" at school  (exploring, social/emotional, learning to think/discuss, art, nature) with standard treatment of math and language arts fundamentals.  If you want your child to grind ahead in math, for example -- or if your child needs support in spelling -- that's for the parent.  I have the impression that this may also be the case with private schools, though I have no direct experience; I see this is sometimes a matter for discussion on the private school board, where proponents of different schools say their children emerge with "a love for learning."

If you want determined focus on academics, you can try to find a suitable DCPS, as 11:57 suggested, bc the "rising" DCPS  schools tend to focus on test prep (along with some enrichment).  You'll need to poke around to figure out whether any given school will be able to differentiate up to your child's level of proficiency.

This is very broad brush, and not very well expressed.  You need to think a bit about the education that you actually want for your child.[/quote]

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