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[quote=Anonymous]Both my kids went to Hardy. They used a screen/apps constantly.
Teachers lost any paper assignments/worksheets (which were few and far between). I actually had my kids start taking photos of the work they submitted on paper so they could prove it was done when the teachers misplaced the assignments.
Kids on tiktok and playing games on their tablets in class. They started taking kids phones during the school day, but kids just brought iPads instead and figured out a way to get access to social media and distrations on the tablets.
My kids also noticed spelling errors by teachers, as well as showing us questions on homework assignments that made no sense due to grammatical errors or phrasing inconsistencies.

They entered middle school from Eaton with scores that never increased during their tenure at Hardy.
One of my kids was convinced she was just stupid by the end of 8th grade and was scared to go to high school because it was going to be "too hard". I had to explain that you aren't stupid just because you can't focus in a classroom of 30 people eating, watching screens, and talking.

Both are now out of DCPS thank god, and doing well in a completely different environment.

If i had to do MS over in DC I would seriously just homeschool or go private. I realize this is not a possibility for most people. I have friends who are teachers, who say middle school is just about survival and that academically they are generally lost years.[/quote]

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