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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Aside from the obvious differences of Spanish and Montessori at LAMB, which school has stronger administration, academics, socialization, community, etc. to hopefully stay for several years? This is for a current LAMB family and the commute to either school is not a major issue.[/quote]

We had the same choice and decided to stay at LAMB.  I like the fact that the LAMB administration isn’t beholden to the DCPS central office politics. [/quote]

I don’t think that is a plus, specially with LAMB.[/quote]

LAMB has much more control over the hiring and firing of teachers.  DCPS doesn’t have any accountability when it comes to staffing and leaves schools short staffed for the entire school year.  Therefore, LAMB’s student teacher ratio is way lower than most DCPS schools.  Mann has to rely on fundraising to hire addition teacher aides.  [/quote]

Say what you want but one thing Mann doesn’t suffer from is lack of teachers. (My kid had two teachers in an 18 person class at Mann this year, for example). From the perspective of the OP who is considering these two specific choices, that would probably not be a factor. [/quote]

I think OP should go to Mann. If you’re looking at traditional schools with a lot of white kids and no foreign language, lamb is not going to be a fit for you. Don’t feel bad, your spot will be backfilled or snapped up by a family who prioritizes these things. Best of luck. [/quote]

She played the lottery for a reason, she is Probably not happy with LAMB right now.[/quote]

I definitely agree with you. I bet op is yet another monolingual family that wanted free pre k. Just move on. You’re not going to get happier with the school as time progresses and the positives of lamb (diversity, Montessori, Spanish, DCI) are probably negatives in your book.

As a long time lamb parent, I am always grateful to shed monolingual families scared of diversity. You aren’t missed. [/quote]

I think there are a lot of monolingual families that have a hard time getting their kids to succeed in bilingual schools, therefore they blame the schools for it. [/quote]

I think lamb does a good job with those kids, but parents need to model the importance of speaking Spanish. I see a lot of monolingual families who make a serious effort to help their kids learn Spanish. I also see a lot of loud monolingual families screaming about their children’s Spanish without doing anything to support it. No one is ever sad to see those families leave. [/quote]

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