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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]100% lottery? Do this to my DC with unacceptable results and DC will not be enrolling in DCPS, period. More middle-class flight ensues, unless there are test-in possibilities.[/quote]

Yeah, but did you consider the possibility that your child would not be smart enough to test-in.  I know, I know, everyone thinks their child is gifted.  [/quote]

Yes, I have considered that possibility, but DC is at grade level, which is better than most in DCPS. The bar can be set pretty low, imho. [b]Ending social promotion in elementary school might light a fire under some union fannies[/b].[/quote]

I don't think this is a union thing.  YY does not believe in holding children back, and to my knowledge has not failed to promote a child beyond K.  The administration is on record as stating that "studies have shown that holding children back in elementary is much more detrimental than promotion to the next level".  This was discussed ad nauseum several years ago when YY implemented its non-immersion track curriculum.  The teachers at the school are not unionized.  I can't imagine that YY is the only non-union school that believes the studies regarding this issue. [/quote]

Those must be very funny studies, if they actually exist, because they directly contradict the main policy (no social promotion) prevalent in basically every single country that ranks higher than the US in international tables.[/quote]

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