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I agree.  At Brent it will definitely keep some 5th graders who will look at private middle schools IF --and it is a big one--it can sort out the level of expectation and teaching in the upper classrooms.  It will not be about pullout or advanced math sections. It will have to be an across the board improvement in the curriculum to include more challenging material, writing assignments and critical thinking for all of the students.  If that doesn't happen, people will go private in third and fourth and not waste time. This is already happening[/quote]

Agree, but then not everybody can afford privates from 3rd or 4th grade - we'll probably need save for them at least through 5th.  At the elementary level, highly educated parents know that happy kids tend to do pretty well if their homes lives support what school isn't providing, particularly when you live a mile from several of the world's best museums for children.

You will see improvement in the curricula at Maury and Brent as demographics change steadily.  A new generation of parents is already getting organized at Brent over boundary change issues.  I see them knowing one another early and keeping their organizational momentum to push for what's needed to retain IB kids in the upper grades.

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