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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The party line on MOTH is that black families (even middle class families) preferred the curriculum of the traditional Peabody program.  Kids in the traditional program tended to read earlier and get a more traditional academic base.

I read here all the time that white families leave Watkins in droves after 1st or 2nd grade, but it doesn't line up with what some happy Watkins families I meet are telling me.  Of course, like Brent, sounds like almost everyone with options will bail before 5th.   [/quote]

DCPS doesn't post demographic histories of schools on-line, but if you've been watching the numbers at Watkins, you may have noticed that the percentage of white kids has dipped slightly three years in a row.  They had more momentum before Inspired Teaching opened, and before the Logan Montessori moved out.

Most middle-class Brent parents stay, then bail between 4th and 5th for options low-income families have, too.  They leave for BASIS and Latin.  Watkins experiences a steadier sort of attrition - a good many middle class parents drift out ever summer between 1st and 5th.

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