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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] Brent parents cannot get excited about Eastern or commit to Eastern when middle school is so uncertain.  Since DCPS can't even make up its mind where Brent kids should go, parents of course have to evaluate both E-H and JEfferson, and then "while we are at it", they may as well also consider all those charter middle schools, too. [/quote]

While I too would love to have the middle schools sorted out, there is absolutely no reason for me not to be excited about at top notch High School around the corner. The parents I know there from when we started at our local ES (not Brent), took their kids to Hardy MS and to a charter MS before returning to Eastern. That'll work for me.

Actually, if there is a "lost cause" then I think the Ward 6 middle school revival is the lost cause. We've tied ourselves in knots - elected and self-appointed representatives included. Until something drastic happens, I think we'll each have to find our way through different public, charter, and private options. And maybe that's actually a good thing because middle school needs are quite possibly the most different for different kids. These are the most difficult years to teach (my MIL is a veteran middle school teacher in the Philly suburbs) and call for individual solutions. The more I think about it, the less I think total vertical alignment between ES, MS, and HS is a useful concept.[/quote]

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