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[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]

Coming from the suburbs (living in DC for 15+ years now tho..). this still blows my mind. as a Florida burbs kid, we went to the same cluster, all of our friends. Elementary Middle HS.

I assume it is like this around here in MD and VA of course. But DC.. I get it. Your kids have these elementary friends they grow up with and BAM. 5th grade they are in a brand new school (like a BASIS or a Latin). Start all over with faces they have never seen.

I am aware that there are thousands of kids in DC that go to the same Elem, middle, and HS as their cluster and they stay public the entire time. I get that, too. I am merely commenting on the this comment above. [/quote]

I don't know, I went to MCPS schools growing up and almost opted for a magnet intermediate school (decided not to go because the bus ride was too long) and then went to a magnet high school with only about 10 kids from my 8th grade class. Plenty of kids even outside D.C. don't stay with their same cohort all the way through school.[/quote]

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