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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I always fear getting shot down for being a naive booster, but my kid has been having a good MS experience at Inspired Teaching.  As noted above, it's a small school experience-- about 45/48 kids per grade.  But that works for my kid who is receiving differentiated, advanced instruction and getting some close support as they figure out what they are interested in and take some academic risks.  High school placement support has begun and the principal seems very committed to helping each student find the right fit.  My kid and I talk a lot about the social experiences there and over multiple years there I have yet to hear a story related to bullying.  it's a positive, supportive culture, in our experience. But if you want a LOT of activities and a lot of kids from which to choose your friends, it admittedly isn't the right fit. [/quote]

We won't shoot you down, but I note that we walked away from Inspired Teaching because it was too hippie/granola crunchie, too intent on teaching our kid to advocate for liberal causes, too cruisey (hardly any homework), too black and white (we're neither), too OK with distance learning last year, and too limited in what it offered in terms of enrichment.  Friendly, pleasant, well-meaning middle school though.[/quote]

I also walked away from ITS for elementary and have no regrets, we love our DCPS elementary school. I would consider lotterying in for middle school, though, bc I think we would prefer it over Cardozo.[/quote]

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