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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My advice to CMI parents and those curious about the school to spend their time on things aside from posting about it on DCUM.  Visit the school, ask to speak to parents whose kids go there, and judge for yourself.  There will always be someone who has issues with the school and who has way too much time on their hands.  My kids have attended a HRCS for years and have thrived year after year, despite the school struggling with test scores.  And somehow, despite this, my kids have consistently tested above grade level, scored 5s on the PARCC, and -- more importantly to us -- have made memories and built friendships through the school that our family would not trade for anything.  I also used to get upset by this one poster who seemed to pop up on DCUM every time someone asked a negative question to repeat their negative opinion about the school.  In the end, that only subsided once the school stopped getting as much attention on DCUM.  Test scores matter more to some parents than others.  We have numerous friends with kids at CMI and they love it.  These are not willfully blind families -- they know what they doing and they do no need to waste time convincing other people.  And as much as we all fret over the choices we make for our kids' lives, [b]the fact is that for those of us who have the luxury to craft the perfect rejoinder on this forum, whether our kids attend CMI or Barnard is a rounding error in their lives. [/b] [/quote]

Not when your child falls 1 or 2 grade levels behind and not when you come from a family where siblings of yours never finished high school and where you are the first to go to college. The "luxury" of trusting that your child will be fine whatever the elementary school attended is one that everyone can afford. [/quote]

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