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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You learn who is detailed and thoughtful and who doesn’t give a crap about the presentation and the open house.

You learn who is pretentious and tone deaf and who thoughtful and sincere.

You learn who understands what parents need and provide context rich information to help parents know if the school is a good fit, while others provide BS stuff and answer questions with more BS stuff.

You learn lots of useful information if you [b]bring your hard questions [/b]and asks during the Q&A and/or during the tour talking to parents and students.

You learn about how bad or how good the facilities are (gym, library, etc..) how joyful or depressing the classrooms are, how small or large the classrooms are.

Above are just a few things.  There is many more.  So yes, you definitely should go to the open house,  and if you are astate and bring your hard questions, talk with staff, parents, students, you will learn a lot. 
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Gotta ask. What are these "hard questions" that you've come up with that are going to stump schools that have been listening to the same questions from PS parents for years and years?[/quote]

I would love to know too. The most common question that I heard in every single open house (for pk3) that I went was about differentiation. It was cute![/quote]

Differentiation is a very reasonable question for PK parents to ask if looking at a school long term. It is obviously particularly important if they suspect that their kid will need it (in either direction)... but it is especially reasonable for any school with a diverse student population. A willingness to support differentiation can easily make or break a kid's classroom experience.[/quote]

First, that is neither a "hard" question nor a matter of first impression. The idea that DCUM readers think Larla's mommy and daddy are the first to ask about it is previous. Second, you are asking about differentiation in ECE. FFS people. At that age differentiation is a function of home environment. Third, DCPS won't even do differentiation in MS. Spoiler alert: they aren't going to do it in ES. They will tell you they will meet your kid where they are and all kinds of other talking points. The reality is simply that (absent a 504/IEP) the class is going to be focused where it is. And that is why schools with great test scores and low economically disadvantaged numbers are preferable for Larla. In that environment they are more likely to be surrounded by kids who are advanced and the teacher is more likely to be able to teach to that cohort (or at least find materials to challenge that cohort).[/quote]

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