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[quote=Anonymous]IME, "JKLM schools" (in quotes because the pool of good DC elementary schools has expanded since the acronym was created--it's more like JKLMMSER now) don't focus so much on testing.  So they take the PARCC, but the principals will openly say that they don't worry about test scores.  (And they don't, because they don't have to.  Their students are going to do fine, because so much of it is SES-driven.)   And they do have good art and music--the parents care about that stuff, and the PTAs fundraise to support the specials.

And while every school has kids who misbehave, the good elementaries are not dealing with a lot of fighting or cursing or whatever.  Again, the kids are coming to school prepared to learn.  The schools often have quite explicit SEL programs to address bullying, misbehavior, and other issues.  [/quote]

This sounds like my kids’ school. We have been there for a number of years and I am at school regularly. There is quite a mix of kids - more diverse than any private school in almost every sense of the word - and kids will misbehave. But I have not had a student be disrespectful to me or seen it happen. I hear about issues and know the school addresses them promptly.   It’s not perfect but no school is. [/quote]

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