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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Dear OP, if you are getting worked up about this & your child is starting elementary school, you will have a stroke by 12th grade. Trust the process & supplement at home as needed. It will be alright.[/quote]

My kid is going into 4th grade. We're new to the area. They've had science and social studies thus far. I have every reason to be upset. Why should I trust the process when I know they could be getting better living elsewhere? It seems most of you are just accepting of this subpar status quo and that's concerning. [/quote]

Why not just homeschool? Or send your kid to private school? Why complain about PUBLIC SCHOOL that is designed to meet the needs of everyone? 
Just homeschool where you can teach what you want, when you want. 
Problem solved. [/quote]

DP but wow, you're a HUGE part of the problem with DCPS schools. Newsflash: all neighboring districts are better in every single way. I never thought I'd say I miss MCPS parents, but I do now. They FIGHT for their children and their education. This thread has just shown me what I've seen teaching in DCPS- apathetic parents which is why student behaviors are terrible and why student achievement is abysmal at best. If your response to legitimate problems is, homeschool or private, you have no real solutions. Public school children deserve the best and meeting the needs of all students includes providing elementary students with more than just reading and math. Do some work on yourself before posting here. [/quote]

It seems like this particular issue is mostly at charters, not at DCPS. Multiple DCPS parents have come in to say their schools do offer it daily. There's certainly a discussion about charter oversight and regulation.

I also think saying parents are apathetic because some elementary schools lack daily science class is a little much. I went to a top school district and don't at all remember having science daily until middle school.

Are you a current DCPS parent?[/quote]

Oh give it a break.  It is not a charter issue.  The reality is that schools with lots of low performing kids (DCPS or charter) don’t focus on science.  The big focus is on math and reading to try to get these kids at least doing better who are so behind which is as it should be.  Sure some topics may be introduced but it’s not the focus.

My kid is at a charter in elementary.  They do group science projects where they will learn and research the topic, write a presentation on it, edit this writing work, then do a poster and presentation to the parents of what they learned. They spend a few weeks on this.  That is real science.  Hands on, group project, researching, analyzing, presenting, etc…. But you can’t get to this stage if the kids can’t even read the research, let alone write a coherent paper and do a presentation.

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