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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Fair enough, pp.  But why doesn't DCPS talk about these issues and explain outright how they handle advanced students in populations where the majority are struggling to meet proficiency?  Why is it all hush hush? They leave parents to flail around and listen to rumors and ask stupid questions rather than attack the obvious issue head on.  AND NO when parents ask how will this particular school address these issues it is not the same as asking "how white and rich are you ?". That is somebody else's hang up.

We are so steeped in rancor and suspicion and judgement that no one can even have an open conversation. That's the problem.

Cut the people some slack and explain in a civil manner that we don't need bold action because x,y and z already exist rather than lambasting them from some high horse. You are making things worse[/quote]

I'm not the PP, but I can certainly understand why she was frustrated and possibly less than civil. I too noticed, during the DME proposal comment time period, an awful lot of parents of kids only just starting PS3 who had a lot of opinions about what was and was not acceptable for middle and high school. My child is a couple years older, but it still rankled that there were so many parents saying "Do something to improve the upper grades of every non-Ward 3 non-Brent/Maury elementary school, every middle and high school but Deal and Wilson, or we will go to a charter/private/Maryland!" There were certainly people who engaged in the debate with honesty, while also clearly having their own neighborhood biases, but I also saw an awful lot of people with no actual, direct experience within the school system who had very strong opinions about how unacceptable the middle school they're zoned for is for their about-to-turn-3-year-old.[/quote]

And what do you think those parents of 3-year olds are basing their ideas on?  Yes, families with slightly older kids whom they respect who see no path past 5th grade in Ward 6. Make a path for those people ( I.e. Speak openly and frankly about handling an achievement gap at middle school age, have a plan, facilitate students who do well academically to gather in one place ) and you will see their smiling happy faces and a sea change in the parents of 3-years olds perceptions of middle school.

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