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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Correct - the number of 5th graders is of no relevance if[b] they are all angry to be there because they struck out at the lottery. [/b]My kid was in that situation and it was awful.  No real friends left in his class.  It was disproportionately the long-time trouble makers.  And he was constantly hearing from his friends at basis about the cool things they were learning  at basis while he was stuck with “growth mindset” math, etc.  We wound up moving to the burbs  where the academics are far superior and regret not making that choice years ago.  [/quote]

You're painting with too broad a brush, PP.  All the UMC families of 5th graders in Ward 6 DCPS elementary schools in Ward 6 weren't planning to stay in DC public schools for middle school, or to go charter.  Some parents were annoyed that they struck out in the 5th grade charter lottery, yes, but others were set on middle school alternatives all along. We turned down a spot at BASIS for a better fit that we'd had in mind for years.[/quote]

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