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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's like a lot full of cars.  There are Chevys, Jeeps, VWs, Toyotas, Fords and so on - stations wagons, SUVs, sedans, and all different colors.  That represents the state of DCPS and DC PCS schools.

Not all the same, and each with its pros and cons, and they are all free and one has a choice on which to pick.  If you want a red VW beetle, there's likely already a red VW beetle to pick from, no need to insist on going to a green Jeep with the intent of hammering the corners round and spraypainting it red.

Not every kid is the same, they don't all have the same needs, but at least the variety in the charters helps to start providing provide options to meet some of the otherwise unmet needs.[/quote]
I dream of the day when chances of getting into a desirable school are good enough that families are able to pass by the schools that they know aren't right for them.  Right now, though, at the elementary level we're often offered a choice between the green Jeep that someone else wants, and a 10-mpg clunker.  So kids wind up at the green Jeep school, and their parents work like crazy to make it just a tiny bit more like the red Beetle that they wanted.  Everybody suffers in this scenario.[/quote]

Agree.  What a dysfunctional system.  So the parents get the green jeep and then complain and whine about it on DCUM that it's not the red beetle they really wanted.  The standout school for this is a certain language immersion school that gets a sizable number of students and parents who have no interest in the (very difficult to learn and support) language or culture.   It's ridiculous.

Happy that Basis is here.  Would be worth considering for us simply b/c it's walking distance whereas Latin is not on the radar simply due to location.[/quote]

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