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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm talking to a wall, but Duke Ellington is a pre-professional performing and visual arts program.

It is not focused on AP or SAT scores; it's focused on producing students who are well trained in music, art, dance, drama and ready for art school or a conservatory.

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Look, the PARCC is not that hard. Kids who are scoring a 3 on it might just be having a bad day. Kids who are scoring a 1 on it despite reasonable effort are going to have challenges functioning in the real world, where life is much easier if you have the skills to do things like comparison shop, cook from a recipe, comprehend how taxes work, read job applications, understand contracts and official documents, fill out forms, send coherent emails, etc. And everyone has to do these things--even artists. If half the students at Ellington are getting 1s and 2s on the math PARCC, it's a problem even if they can dance or paint really well. It may not be a problem for a kid who is already on grade level or advanced, but there's a separate question there about whether such a kid can reach her full potential not just in the arts but in other things. A kid who gets into DESA should be able to go to college and be prepared to major in anything she likes, not just the art subjects. [/quote]

Ellington is a PUBLIC SCHOOL, not some random little private conservatory.[/quote]

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