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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wow, this is a long thread, lol.  In response to the original request "Brent parents: Give me the lowdown on the school", It simply is a great school.  It's the kind of school that most middle class/upper middle class families want in Capitol Hill and the Capitol Riverfront.  If you have the opportunity for your child to get into Brent, you should take it![/quote]

I agree that it's a fine school for high SES families, but only those with little kids and kids who aren't too far off to one side of the bell curve academically.  If your kid has special needs or is "advanced" and above 2nd grade, not so much.

Many high SES kids still get bored in 3rd and 4th grades because the curriculum and teaching just aren't geared toward advanced learners, particularly those with parents who pay for enrichment (tutors, outside lessons, academic camps etc.).  Bored tends to mean badly-behaved -there's too much mischief making in the higher grades, and not enough "on" for big kids (from appropriate library books to extra curriculars).

Also, Brent doesn't seem to have processed that MS starts at 5th grade--at BASIS, Latin and elsewhere---so 4th graders need to be ready to move on to tough math, multiple classroom teachers and so forth.  Perhaps things will change with all the strategic planning in the air, but I wouldn't count on it.

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Yep. This is so true. And the principal is scared to admit it...[/quote]

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