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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Some LT parents (myself among them) prefer the skilled differentiation the school currently offers to the pull-out groups desired by non-LT parents.[/quote]

Skilled differentiation is OK for the lower grades with a good teacher, but by 3rd grades pullout groups with more staff involved help retain high SES families.  Bigtime.  Just ask the Watkins parents who flee the school between 2nd and 4th.  Almost all the high SES kids at LT are still little. 
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Again it's more about perception than reality. Differentiation can work and teachers are trained to do it. But the perception is that pullouts are somehow better.

Are there in fact any eotp schools doing pullouts? It seems unfair to judge a school for not adopting pullouts esp since a principal would have to divert funds to pay for a special gited and talented teacher plus DC doesn't even have an advanced curriculum. It's a big thing to demand especially from parents of preschool erstwhile who have no proof that their kid is going to need those services in 4 or 5 years.[/quote]

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