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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Agree with PP 17:54.  The problems PP highlights are the reasons families leave O/A.    The most disappointing area for our family was the low expectations both in the English and Spanish curriculums.  I spent years listening to people say how they were trading learning Spanish for math or other academic areas.  It would be one thing if the Spanish that is taught was consistent good throughout the school, including grammar, but it isn't.  And then there is the chaos of everyday life at O/A.  At the lower grades very little information comes home.  No agendas.  Assemblies and field trips are organized at the last minute and there is a desperate plea for parent participation/attendance.  Nothing ever starts on time.  There is good access to the teachers and many are loving individuals.  The teachers are under enormous pressure to bring up the test scores of the under[b] performing [b]kids so the higher achieving kids just orbit through the day or are called on to tutor their peers during class time.  ll of this said, I am happy that DCs speak Spanish, but by the time the middle school years rolled around, it was time to get the other core[/b] academic areas on target for preparation for high school and Deal could offer that academic rigor while O/A could not.  As for behavior issues, there are cliques and bullying just like any other school.  The administration often talks the talk on shutting down bullying and other poor behavior but there is very little follow through to ensure that consequences are carried out to the tune of the handbook.  I often hear O/A parents who go on tours at potential middle schools remark how surprised they are at the classroom control.  Perhaps what parents can put up with also changes as their kids get older.[/quote]

I was a smart over performing kid in dcps back in the day and this was typical of my experience. I actually think it was good for me. I loved tutoring my peers and younger kids, and I learned a lot from having to re explain stuff to kids. I also spent time during class reading good books, writing, etc. I arrived at my big 3 private ahead in English, history, and writing as a result (but I will admit behind in math and science). If your kid is in the same situation, make sure she has good books to read every day at school in case she has extra time (biographies, good literature, etc). For ex, my parents did not let me take sweet valley twins to school. I had to take a biography or newberry honor book, etc.[/quote]

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