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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]At wits end with the HRCS my kid goes to. Where to switch? We are in the NOMA area. [/quote]

If you are at TR or TRY, get out if you can. We suffered through 4th grade and it was awful. [/quote]

BINGO. OP here. Don't think we can wait 2 years to get out. But hate to switch just for a few years. [/quote]

Just do it.  Two years is a long time to suffer and your kid will be fine (and better prepared for middle school).  [/quote]

THIS. NP here. Both 3rd and 4rth grades were complete chaos in terms of behavior issues for my DD at TR. save your own sanity.[/quote]

If you have sibling pref at a middle, switch to your IB DCPS. We left TR after 2nd. So glad we did. 3rd was pretty rigorous so we were glad to be at a school with a solid curriculum. My child made friends quickly at the new school and barely remembered TR by 4th grade. [/quote]

NP here--we left TRY after 3rd for our IB (L-T) and wished we had left sooner. One of the issues that became clear to me after we left TR is [b]how little independence they instill in students as they get older and mature[/b].

Also, just imagine...no more community meeting. It's a wonderful thing. [/quote]

Now that you mention it, yes! The irony is that the ECE approach that so badly fails assumes they can treat, incentivize and control them with the same approach that worked in ECE. It fails miserably and makes classroom management impossible while simultaneously [b]infantilizing them[/b].[/quote]

Infantilizing is exactly what they do: from community meeting to the showcases to their approach to classroom management. My DS had significant gaps in being independent once we left TR, but made great strides in just a few months once he was in environment where he had to meet certain expectations. He needed to step up his organization and I'm relieved he's finally in an environment where he's not only expected to be independent and meet certain standards (grades! quizzes! gasp!), but is enjoying being independent. His maturity and confidence has grown exponentially. 
I thought his needs were not being met at TRY...but it wasn't until we left that I truly realized how far behind he was...Granted, TRY was likely just a bad fit for DS and our family overall, but I do think something is just "off" about the leadership. [/quote]

the “offness” is that they view education as an afterthought. [/quote]

They do indeed. But, on the positive side of things, you'll know lots of buzzwords about "equity" and EL![/quote]

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