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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We were at SSMA for PK3 and PK4.  Half of PK4 was during the pandemic.  My opinion was that it was fine for PK3 because of the caring teachers, plus aftercare was great.  PK4 started to be a crap show even before the pandemic, as we had a different classroom with different 'guides'.  Literally no feedback in parent/teacher conferences -- it was like they didn't know who my child was.  Their assessment forms were often blank when they gave them to the parents (me).  It turned out my child wasn't actually learning anything in PK4, and seemed to be ignored by the guides.

Then there was a lot of poor communication, even before the pandemic, from the admin.  My understanding was that she was making things difficult for teachers, leading to poor retention.  Having new guides in PK4 was the outcome of that for us.

So we got a better spot via the lottery and left.[/quote]

Your child was a white male, wasn't he?

How could you tell he wasn't learning anything? I believe you, based on my experience, but am curious as to how you found out.[/quote]

Oh come on, surely they are not handing out blank assessment forms.[/quote]

So, I'm not sure what the question about the race and gender of my child is getting at -- can you explain, PP?

Yes, got a blank assessment form.  Sent it back asking if it was a mistake, and then they sent it back with every "meet expectations" box filled in.  Area to provide comments was blank.  There were also weekly forms that show what stations your child worked in during the week each day (I think this is standard Montessori).  They would send these home blank.  End of the year assessment email was sent saying the assessment was attached, but there was no assessment attached.  We asked again if this was a mistake.  They sent us (again) a blank form.

How did I know my kid wasn't learning anything?  Well, this really only became apparently in the context of the pandemic.  I could watch classes, so that was part of it.  I realized that nothing was happening in those (it was literally just a guide talking at PK4 kids; I'm not really blaming them for the fact that this was worthless, but it showed that nothing was really going to happen in zoom pk4).  So I went and researched what was expected for kids to learn in PK4, got some apps, got some workbooks, and realized that kid was exactly where he had been at the end of Pk3.  After more than a half hear in pk4.  It also meant he was mildly behind where he should be.  I intervened, it was fine.  It just didn't suggest that SSMA was a good idea long term for education for my kid.[/quote]

A school that would allow this to happen to a child is worthless. Worse than worthless.[/quote]

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