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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here - thanks for all the feedback. Of course I agree with all the points about the commute to DCB or LAMB being probably untenable. And points taken re: Montessori at LAMB. But as a follow up, what I want to know is - why is DCB, at least (and possibly LAMB) viewed as “better”/ more sought after than MV? What makes it better? [/quote]

LAMB is the oldest immersion charter program in the city. It's a damn near perfect program for kids until they are in third grade or so, when the weaknesses of the montessori approach and the school become more apparent. The academics are not as strong as they should be and the school is pretty hostile to standardized testing. But your child will become fluent in Spanish even if the parents can't speak a word. The montessori approach allows kids a lot of freedom and while some use it to avoid math and other things they don't like, it also allows kids to work far ahead of grade level if they choose. There's no teaching down to the lowest common denominator. It is a lovely, lovely community. [b]Behavioral issues are nonexistent. [/b]The building is gorgeous and the outdoor space is great. [/quote]

This is completely untrue. I don't mean to suggest that LAMB has worse behavioral issues than anywhere else and, comparatively, it probably does well because it has favorable demographics. BUT there are DEFINITELY behavioral issues, particularly in Upper EL. My kid's class had a ripped from a TV special bully in it that the school did nothing about; my kid wasn't a target, but spoke in so much detail about what was happening that I reached out to the victim parents. They knew and were engaged with the school and... nothing.[/quote]

Multiple kids at lamb and all of them had a bully in their class or a pack of kids who bullied. One of my kids had a bully who loved to say racist things about black and Latino kids, yet nothing happened.  I’m still angry at myself for not pulling them from the school, particularly since I was also paying for multiple tutors. Might as well put them in a private and saved some money. [/quote]

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