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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]All of these schools will lose kids in 5th to charters - that's just the way of it.

OP, I have an above grade level kid at Seaton and have been happy; they'll be in a swing space on Bryant Street the next couple years which will be even closer to you. I don't love the amount of screens they use but my guess is that screen use is pretty consistent across the DCPSs as they all use the same curriculum. I would guess our experience would be pretty similar to Garrison and John Lewis (I know both have great teachers and admin). [/quote]

OP here - thank you! I didn't see this before I posted. I've actually been surprised on tours about the variation of screen usage even within DCPS, though everyone gave me basically the same party line at EdFest. Thomson, for example, stood out - basically every single kid I saw who was not in PK was either on a laptop or watching a movie. It was so bad. While John Lewis and Ross had much, much less.

How are you feeling about the swing space? We actually live in between the permanent site and the swing space so both would be fine for our commute. Do you think you'll lose a lot of kids next year? I know Tubman saw a HUGE drop in enrollment when they moved to their swing space. [/quote]

John Lewis relies heavily on screens. I had kids there and they used screens for everything. Indoor recess, brain breaks, read alouds, iready lessons in class. It was pretty constant. I have a kid at another school now and they almost never use screens except for testing. [/quote]

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