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At any rate every LT classroom has a Smartboard now.  And the teachers in K-5 are fabulous.  If you can't see that or don't want to take the time to see that (more likely the case) or simply want to incessantly bring up that you have seen MD tags that's too bad for you.  But it is a LIE to say that parents don't have a viable neighborhood school.  Go observe a class in an upper grade.  It is better to make comments based on fact.[/quote]

Yes. This.[/quote]

OK, 13:26, and your supporter. if the parents truly have a viable neighborhood school, why are so few from the neighborhood enrolling their children?   Why are fewer doing this than several years ago, even as the IB population of 3-5 year olds grows?  I don't have all the answers, but wish DCPS and the pols would stop to ASK the Stanton Park gentrifiers--the majority of neighborhood residents--why they avoid LT for K up almost to a family.

Parent group cohesion born of interaction on local playgrounds is relevant here-  Maury IB parents of toddlers met, and began organizing to overhaul their school, at Lincoln Park, and Brent parents did so at Marion Park.  At Stanton Park, you end up comparing little kids' lottery numbers for SWS, Logan Montessori, Peabody, Two Rivers, Yu Ying, AppleTree etc.

I have observed upper grades classes at LT and, pretty clearly, they aren't going to be advanced enough eventually for my four year old, who can read beginning reader books, in 2 languages.  In an increasingly competitive world, I don't feel I can risk putting her in classes where most kids have parents who aren't married or well-educated, can't speak grammatically (although English is their first language), and struggle financially, no matter their race, or how good teachers and facilities may be.  This is why I wouldn't enroll her in public school in my little hometown.  My town is overwhelmingly white, and boasts some nice looking schools and fine educators, yet suffers from a high school drop-out rate on a par with the District's.

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