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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Magnets offering competitive admission standards and/or a serious ability grouping commitment. I don't want to talk about race and SES interminably-- I want my kid to enjoy lessons that proceed at an appropriate pace for her without endless review that she doesn't need, without assignments so easy that she can pull them out of her butt at the last minute, without ever having to learn to struggle with understand actually challenging content because so few of her classmates are ready for above-grade-level material, and without disruptive students who fuck everything up.

Deal was ok on these counts because the overall level of instruction aimed sort of high-middle, and the school was organized enough to do a little more for the highest students. But kids like mine won't find this at the other DCPS middle schools in town.

Either test-in schools, or the end of feeder school rights to Deal/Wilson. I bought in a Ward 1 neighborhood zoned for both, having reviewed school options very carefully and having paid more money than was comfortable for a sadly modest property within the few blocks congenial to both our most serious school needs and urban lifestyle preferences. Not at all appropriate to cut my family out after all the money we've invested for the sake of the boundaries and leave mere lottery winners in.

[/quote] I guess you realized (or should have) when you bought that boundaries could change. You took a risk. It may or not pay off. Don't confuse risk with entitlement. [/quote]

People who paid good money are more entitled than people who simply got lucky in a lottery. Both "ins" happen under circumstances subject to change, but only one entails real planning and sacrifice. If hard choices need to be made, the windfall people should go first.[/quote]

I really hope PP is a troll. Holy shit.[/quote]

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