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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are kicking off our school search this weekend, starting with the MOTH School Fair.  Any BTDT advice?  We are starting at ground zero, live in NOMA/Truxton area.[/quote]

Are you looking for a public option for preK3?  If so, I wouldn't bother with the MOTH school fair. The only public schools attending are the IB schools on the Hill, most of which no longer take OOB kids (or, if they do, your IB school in NOMA is just as good).  Myschooldc will have a citywide fair later in the process that will probably be more useful.

If you are considering private schools, then definitely go to the fair tomorrow. [b]The other PP is right to really focus on commute.[/b] [/quote]

Thanks.  However, I'm a little more focused on my kid, so I'll be looking for academics [b]and safety[/b].[/quote]

If you really care about safety, you would want to minimize the time your child spends in a car or riding public transportation. [b]Kids are far more likely to get hurt while commuting than hurt by school violence. [/b]And a short commute allows for more time for fun, brain-developing activities and good connections in the community. But you do you. [/quote]

PP, you're crazy, you do know that, yes?[/quote]

more kids die from being left in hot cars each year than are killed in school violence: http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/youthviolence/schoolviolence/savd.html vs http://noheatstroke.org/ 
not to mention that hundreds of kids are killed in car crashes each year. [/quote]

there are a lot degrees of violence before you get to murder.  constant punching, fighting, language, abuse of teachers all contribute to classrooms of chaos, fear and little to any learning.  You need to spend more time talking to DCPS teachers in high poverty schools, especially in grades 4th and above. So if you are judging a school to be safe becasue no one war murderred last year, you better think again.[/quote]

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