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[quote=Anonymous]Are all the 3rd grade classes that big?  Or just this one?  Maybe having 2 teachers helps a little bit, but I can't imagine how chaotic that must be.  There was one year I recall at Murch when there were 30 kids in each 1st grade class (with 1 teacher, 1 aide), and it was a nightmare all around, even though I think everyone did the best they could.  The next year they added an extra class to deal with the numbers.  But, for that one year, it was really tough.

Maybe this is what Janney gets for fighting boundaries, but that's not really fair to put on them.  Obviously, families in that area love their school and put a premium on living there so they can send their kids there.  Yeah, sure, nothing is forever, but it seems to me to be a bit of a cheap shot to say that they get what they deserve.  Maybe if DCPS did their job and made all the elementary schools as good as how the Janney parents perceive their school to be, there wouldn't be a boundary issue in the first place.

OP, if I can offer any advice:  talk to other parents in the class and go as a group to express your concerns.  Perhaps if a group shares a common view, it will lead to some kind of change, if that's even possible?  If there is nothing the Principal will or can do, then you at least know what you are facing.  [/quote]

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