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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] [b]The lack of tracking at Deal, combined with social promotion, concerns me greatly, as do relatively thin sounding extra-curriculars and cramped facilities at a cash-strapped charter. [/b][/quote]

New poster.  We're in exactly the same boat, PP, taking a hard look at Deal (in-bounds), BASIS and MoCo schools for AY 2013-2014 or 2014-2015.

We share your concern about the lack of tracking, other than for math, not just at Deal but at Basis!  Our kid has done Johns Hopkins CTY camps for humanities after 2nd and 3rd grades, and will go after 4th, [b]yet both schools would toss her into science, English and social studies classes with kids who can't test proficient in reading on the DC-CAS, let alone advanced.  Galling.[/b]  We've learned that MoCo middle schools almost always track for math and  English, and usually do for other academic subjects.  We're leaning toward MoCo and it sounds like you will be as well.  Best of luck.[/quote]

Please go to MoCo.  I am a mother of a 6th grader at Deal who doesn't test proficiently.  You would never know it though. Not by talking to him nor talking to us.  We are white, live IB and have an HHI of over $500k.  Both of us attended ivy league schools for undergrad and advanced degrees.  We look like you -- but thankfully don't act like you.  We are active in the HSA, kids play soccer, baseball and even do after school clubs like chess, robotics, etc.-- I have probably sat next to you at a game and we laughed at life in general.  My child has a learning disability.  It is harder for him to learn than your child.  Since pre-k we have not only had an IEP for him but also have tutors, additional therapies to help him with his learning.  We have worked on a cocktail of medications which will help him focus, we push him to do his best and we have spent countless hours worrying about his future.  We also spend endless hours on his homework, pushing him to work to HIS potential and cringe when we log onto edline and see his grades.  We spend endless numbers of hours making sure the doesn't feel different and live in fear of the day when he doesn't like going to school any longer.  We know when that day comes (and it will) we will have faced our hardest challenge yet.

We aren't against tracking and happily accept it in math and english.  What you don't realize is that your child is just as important as mine.....and does does just fine in his non-tracked academic subjects.  He isn't dragging your child down.  His work isn't modified in those classes. His teacher doesn't teach down to the slowest student (which is my son by the way, my beautiful, kind, engaging, bright and very social son).  Yes, he probably works harder than your child does to get those grades.  But that is what I love about him.  It doesn't come easy to him and he still does well.  While you may be impressed by your child's ability -- I am impressed with my child's abilities too.

Now you?  Not so impressed by you.  I really hope that you spend extra time making sure your child doesn't hear what you have to say about "those" children.  [/quote]

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