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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I feel the same way. But her current school isn’t very academically rigorous and I feel she does need more structure. Unsure if Truth is the answer either. That’s IF we get in. And if don’t then moving might be only option left. [/quote]

Why not try BASIS for 5th and lottery again for 6th if you're still not sure? Based on comments here seems like 5th is a more "gentle" year at BASIS - a lot of teaching the kids organization and study skills and no comps.[/quote]

I feel like people underestimate how stressful switching schools is. I have an extroverted, generally pretty easy kid, and he still talks about how stressful it was switching in second grade. [/quote]

The difference here is that, no matter what you decide, there will be multiple transitions. It's just the nature of 5th and 6th grade in DC.

If they stay at current elementary school for 5th, it's still a "transition" since many 4th grade classmates will move on to charters or better middle school feeders. And they will still have to transition to a new school in 6th. If they don't lottery into something they like for 6th, they're not just looking at moving schools but moving out of DC entirely, which is obviously a much bigger transition.

If instead they go to BASIS for 5th, yeah it's a transition. But if they end up liking it, they're set. If they don't, they're in the same position lotterying for 6th as they would be anyway. But maybe it buys them a little extra time to make a game plan if they're willing to stick with BASIS for 6th. [/quote]

No you’re right - especially in this instance. I just see moving schools/relotterying thrown out a lot on here, and I’m always a bit surprised. We’re now facing another possible move at 5th and I haven’t even told my kid they got in yet.[/quote]

My feeling is most people who recommend this are trying to optimize middle and/or high school feeds and see a middle or high school transition as more harmful than an elementary transition (or two).

But some are definitely of the "grass is always greener" mentality and that feels harmful. Have acquaintances whose 2nd grader is struggling a bit both academically and socially, and I wonder how much of it is that she's never been in any childcare setting or school for more than a year before being moved again for something "better."[/quote]

I think people especially on DCUM drastically underestimate the importance of stability versus other factors. Friends and faces that know you (for the most part, there are rare exceptions) are really important especially in early years. Teachers and staff who see a kid and family can spot changes and when kids are more secure they learn better. Plus kids pick up on the idea that where they were was "wrong" and "bad" much more than adults realize.[/quote]

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