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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Another Cap Hill mom and I have to agree. The sad truth is that it can be very hard to form a tight knit school community at a school that is facing challenges as simple as having high numbers of kids who do not get proper nutrition or are housing insecure. [b]It's hard for any kid to feel nurtured in an environment where many kids are experiencing poverty.[/b]

I think the choice between a "high-performing school" and a "nurturing school" makes more sense if you are looking at private schools or are in a district with a lot of socio-economic homogeneity (and little poverty). I even see this discussion among folks who are focused solely on charters within the District. But at DCPS schools, the dynamics are different. I hate the idea of dividing schools into "good" versus "weak" but on the East side at least, that does seem to be what happens. The schools with higher test scores also tend to have higher overall attendance, more parent involvement, better teacher retention, etc. -- all the stuff that helps contribute to a better, more nurturing school environment.[/quote]

That is straight up bonkers. It is literally our job as parents to raise humans that feel nurtured despite the poverty around them. [/quote]

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