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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This mom of a bright, not-so-rich Brent kid regrets attending a Jefferson open house. Our PTA spin doctors now count me among those seriously interested in the school after learning more, when the opposite is true. I can't see a suitably advanced academic program springing up at Jefferson at all, let alone in the few years we have before middle school. My kid attended a Johns Hopkins CTY camp last summer, finding social studies hard for the first time.

Four fourth graders without siblings are into Latin while two dozen applied. We are an upper grades school community in trouble, folks.

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The idea is that the advanced ( read: on normal grade level/not remedial ) academic program will not "spring up" before your kid gets there.  The idea is that if your kid enrolls there along with his/her classmates from Brent the class/program would THEN be provided. Why wouldn't you want to trust DCPS and take that gamble? I don't get it. Especially with all the PTA leaders telling you they will make sure it happens. Plus, how entitled if you to think an appropriate educational program should be simply provided for you. You have to work for it. Work it![/quote]

14:39, where has this happened before, a small number of middle-class families from a feeder elementary school building a strong advanced academic program at a large, failing public MIDDLE SCHOOL that's two-thirds empty?  Can you give us an example from this century or this country? [/quote]

Less than ten years ago, Alice Deal's nickname among some parents and students was "Dismal Deal".[/quote]

Less than 10 years ago Deal was 1/3 of the size it is today. In 2007, enrollment was 533. By 2009 is was over 800. Today it is over 1400.[/quote]

That's the point.  [b]Change can and has happened at the MS level. Hardy will be next.[/b][/quote]

I agree but it takes a long time. People have been predicting it at Hardy for 6-8 years and it seems to just now be happening.

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