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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DC who just finished 6 years at MVCS really liked it there, and did well in what they call the "traditional" program. I think because the TAG teacher is amazing and they get pulled out. It shouldn't be that way. The only think [b]I loved without reservation at MVCS was the schedule[/b], intercessions were [b]amazing until recently[/b], and being able to take vacations in September was great. I think all schools should be on that schedule. Personally I can't stand the dual language program - its not making native English speakers fluent in Spanish, they can speak it as a parlor trick for their parents, and [b]it obviously isn't helping the children[/b] it is supposed to when you look at the test scores.  They want to go full dual language which I think is a terrible idea, if anything, the modified school calendar was the best thing about the school. My 2nd DC is not attending MVCS because I just got tired of the drama, the changing principals, the throw-something-at-the-wall-and-see-if-it-works mentality, and the overwhelming focus on ESL. I mean, really, at the expense of everyone else. [/quote]

And once again the super-duper new "school board" wrecks what works.  
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