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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NP here "What is the ES graduation experience?" -- I'll answer. A bunch of BS. Who cares if you "graduate" anything less than HS (or, in our family, college)? This is the feel-good nonsense handed down to appease the low-SES families that DCPS caters to, rather than ensuring the high school graduation of all DC public school students. Everyone "graduates" fifth grade![/quote]

I agree to a point, but you miss the big picture.  My preschooler had a "graduation" ceremony too -- it's just a marker for a transition. It has no academic weight.  Just an opportunity to say thank yous and goodbyes.  I don't see anything wrong with providing this to 5th graders and I wouldn't equate it to HS matriculation or college graduation.  Some kids could spend upwards of 7-8 years in a single school before making their 1st transition.

If I had to choose between best school opportunity or "graduating" it's no contest.  Not sure I'd make the move for a single year of gaining a desirable feeder.  If it was a move to 5-8/HS option (ie charter) I'd make the jump.[/quote]

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