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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Capitol Hill parents have been conditioned to accept mediocrity.  The elementary schools that people love are really just ok by most objective standards given the school demographics. Then you get to MS and HS and people become open to considering options that are even worse.  Theory is that if you have a kid from a nice family they will be ok regardless.  For us, we want more for our kids.  A 4 on the parcc is nothing to celebrate. You have to decide if the other benefits of living on the hill are worth it to you. [/quote]
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At least in our case at our HRCS, parents become more entrenched and convinced that their kids attend a “great” school the longer they are there because they can’t face the reality: its a crappy school but they have no alternative lined up.[/quote]

Absolutely. Look at the thread on Oyster Adams that has turned into a immersion HRCS vs. immersion EOTP DCPS debate. Parents genuinely go into ECE thinking the charters are better, and by the time they realize they're mediocre just like the DCPS schools, they're already invested in the school and looking ahead to middle school. Or they're entrenched and have blinders to the gaps and low standards in the school. Though there's an argument to be made that if you have a kid who's average or slightly below average, it's better for them to be in a less rigorous environment. Those are probably the families that are perfectly happy and have no concerns with their charter.[/quote]

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