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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you don't mind, please name the schools that are providing differentiation that some of you are mentioning....[/quote]

I'm OP with kids who have benefited from an advanced math pathway in DCPS and say this: You're asking the wrong question. The way to look at it is that all schools do indeed look to help every student advance, including the already advanced. How exactly they do it depends on the size of the "cohort" they have, particular circumstances, and the leadership's response to it. PP's list is a good one (add Jefferson MS) but you can take my earlier question ("what would you do if my child tested...") to any middle school and get a sense. In conjunction with your attention to PARCC, whereby you should have a look at whether a school is able to sustain at least a few students in the [b]5th quintile,[/b] that's what can guide you.

All this said, middle school is a difficult place for many kids developmentally. While you can place all of the emphasis you want on academic excellence, you may find your student floundering around and goofing for other reasons. Finding the right fit of school culture (culture not color by the way) for your particular child, may be at least if not more important.[/quote]

To me, part of the problem is that the bar is set low in DCPS for ELA and humanities in general.  My kid was one of those 5th quintile kids at a DCPS middle school.  He always got 4s on report cards for ELA and 5s of the PARCC.  But when we switched him to a private for 7th grade, he was deemed in need of extensive remedial education for writing.  That's the reality that should guide us![/quote]

This is my fear...believing all is well! But in reality you are just ok. I've seen kids have self-esteem issues because of the exact scenario you mentioned. It's more about expectations than anything. Kids at good private schools are already accustom to what is expected. DCPS is more about grade-level. [/quote]

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