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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does the Wilson PTO have hiring authority for aides  as well?  For us, middle school is the issue.   it’s simply too crowded.[/quote]

No. [/quote] it is happening school by school. Look at the in boundary wait lists for PK at schools like Marie Reed, Garrison and Walls at Francis Stevens. [/quote]

Yeah, for PK3 and 4.

Those kids at MR and Garrison will be long gone by 4th grade if DCPS doesn’t do two things: tracking and better middle school options.

I just spoke to a MR K parent who is pulling their kid and moving to Takoma Park next year for first because their kid is bored this year.  Teachers are great but their kid just isn’t being challenged enough.

Who wants their kid to be bored in school?  No one.  High SES or low SES, if you care about education you want your kid to be challenged.

If you don’t provide options for the advanced kids your school will never really shine.
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Challenged? In kindergarten?? The challenges are supposed to be about learning to share, take turns, be kind to others, complete chores properly. [/quote]

+1. Kindergarten should be about learning the social skills kids will need to handle academic/life challenges in the years ahead. [/quote]

Right.  And DCPS kindergarten is about learning the alphabet and doing worksheets rather than social skills.[/quote]

Not in my experience. Also the teachers had zero problem differentiating in kindergarten.[/quote] Agree. ‘Not challenged’ in this context is code for ‘I wasn’t comfortable with the socioeconomic background of DC’s classmates.’[/quote]

Not true.  You can pretend that it’s about SES if you want.

But the reality is this: Parents want their kids to learn as much as they can.  One can evaluate that based only on how kids are learning in their school environment.  If a kid isn’t challenged or is bored, parents who can will pull that kid out and send them to another school.
That’s true for Deal and Wilson as much as it is any other school in the District.

[b]If DC doesn’t provide some differentiated learning, they’re going to lose advanced learners from their schools.  Is that what DCPS wants?[/quote][/b]

DP:  Yep, that’s what DCPS wants, because then they’ll claim they “closed the achievement gap.”[/quote]

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