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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What about the ECE program makes it better than the upper grades?

Is it the teachers?

The students?

The parents?

The curriculum?

-Confused[/quote]

Although I think this thread should really die, I'll take a stab at answering this. PP, the upper grades at LT are almost entirely African American kids who qualify for Free and Reduced Meals. I don't know the breakdown, but I'm sure some are coming from the neighborhood while a very healthy percentage of others are coming from other parts of the city, particularly Wards 7 and 8. And rumor has it quite a few come from PG County in MD. The ECE program is (again, I'm guesstimating) at least 2/3 kids from quite high SES families (all races, many not rich but very well educated) mostly mostly but not entirely from the neighborhood/greater Capitol Hill area.

OP, I've thought a lot about this. I don't think your family would necessarily be happy at LT long-term. But it's a good option for preschool when it sounds like you don't have a lot of other options. If you go, go with an open mind and helpful hands (they are very much needed!). And while asking questions is good and asking about the validity of things you have heard is also good, please try to avoid extreme negativity about the school until you can say for yourself that it is an awful place. (It isn't so I'm not worried about that.) Neighborhood dislike of the principal/school is a huge problem for the school, and much of that feeling seems to me to be unmerited.[/quote]

Oh mercy, my apologies. This was me writing the response, and I wasn't paying attention to the fact that the questioner had asked what makes ECE "better". I was just characterizing differences. While I do think having sufficient income is a very nice thing, I don't think high SES families/kids are "better" than anyone![/quote]

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