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[quote=Anonymous]Back to the test results and the difference between "old" SWS and current SWS, because I have kids in the younger grades and am VERY concerned (not impressed with the work I see of the students in the older grades hung in the hallways-- terrible spelling, penmanship, etc), but really deeply would love to be able to stay at SWS because it makes our commute great and the kids have great friends and are so happy.  But, bottom line, we need a school that will prepare them for advanced math, etc, in middle school (not planning on MS on the Hill), so if SWS can't do that, we'll move.

Test results:  You need to control for race in showing the data.  When you control for race SWS does not fare as well.  As another poster said, it makes no sense that a school as white and affluent as SWS should have such low scores.  It is almost like it is failing the very demographic that is "impossible" to fail!

Can folks speak to specifics about how things are changing to take academics more seriously?

Do parents of older kids have confidence the kids who are in PK, K, and 1st this year will be able to spell, use correct grammar, be on the path to MS advanced math, etc, when they leave 5th grade?[/quote]

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