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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When I attended the open house, like other PPs, I saw and observed many good things...dedicated teachers, warm environment, plenty of natural light, decent bathrooms, etc. etc. But I also heard a group of students outside the building cheerfully shouting obscenities in the presence of blaze parents ("Hey, Mama") who couldn't have been out of their 20s.  Moreover, I heard little to convince me that DD, who attends JHU CTY math and immersion language camps in the summer, would find appropriate challenge through differentiated learning. If I had reason to believe that scores of high SES kids were heading to Jefferson for 6th grade in two or three years, I'd continue to keep an open mind. Can't see DCPS hiring teachers for honors classes without backsides in the seats, or at least the pipeline.

If your kid does CTY, she scored in the 95th percentile of kids who are several grades ahead of her.  It is hard for me to fault Jefferson for not offering a full set of courses for this population. There is something of a chicken vs. egg situation here for any school: if they have a few kids who need this level of challenge, they'll offer it, but not until they have a few kids at that level.  If your kid is the only kid in the school who is that good in a particular subject, the best you can hope for is some enrichment assignments, online coursework, and maybe getting to take classes at a high school.  That's not a uniquely Jefferson issue, though--other than BASIS, what DC schools offer math at a level that would challenge your child?  And even if they do so in 6th grade (when she could take 8th grade math) what is their plan for when she's in 8th grade and needs 10th grade work?

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