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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is there a way to close this thread? I think the two of you are basically agreeing. The anonymity of this forum makes things impossible. There WERE people on this thread earlier that were making judgmental and negative comments about schools with certain test scores, and assuming the intentions of parents who sent their kids there. There were negative comments made about the behavior of parents who send their kids to IB schools, calling them preachy and acting for political reasons. Doesn't sound like that was you, given your recent posts. Parents have the right and opportunity to send their kids wherever is best for them. We need to stop cutting each other down and bickering, and assuming or judging people for their choices, full stop. [/quote]

I don't get why UMC CH parents bother with DCPS options after 5th grade. Yes, it's nice to send your kid to a walkable school with a few old friends, but beyond that, the appeal is lost on me, a CH resident since the 90s.

I made a point of visiting the 3 CH middle schools this school year, on weekdays days when students were in the buildings. I've talked to a number of high SES IB parents who send their children to each and still don't see the appeal.

These programs don't offer designated test-in "honors" (grade level) classes, other than for math and ELA at SH. The hallways and playgrounds are rowdy (at least by my standards), the student bodies can be described as diverse, and pre-Covid scores were alarming overall in each case. Most worrying, senior admins seem to quit on a regular basis.

Granted, my comments are "negative," slam me for that, but I visited the schools looking for positives. [/quote]

For the record, Jefferson has advanced math (with some 6th graders taking 7th grade math, etc.), as well as an advanced writing class.

I don’t know as much about EH, but I understand that it has an IB program.

And, no, I’m not asserting that these programs are equivalent to certain suburban honors programs. I’m just responding to the statement above about honors at SH.

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I posted about visiting the schools. When I attended an open house at Jefferson recently, admins refused to explain how a 6th grader qualified for 7th grade math, or for the advanced writing class either, although several parents asked about the placement system in a Q & A session.

When I asked if my 6th grader should prepare for a placement test to qualify for the 7th grade math at Jefferson, I was told no.  Admins insisted that teachers made the placements, but wouldn't lay out the criteria.  I left confused and unconvinced that there are advanced classes at Jefferson. What the hell? Why no transparent system for placing students in the two advanced 6th grade classes, if they actually exist. 
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