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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]+1.  Elementary school students are not exactly in the best position to know what’s in their best interest in the long run.  Elementary school seems like such a big deal while you’re in it and once you’re at the next phase, that phase will also feel like the most important.  It’s short-sighted to prioritize completing 5th grade at an elementary school when the middle school options in DC are what they are.    [/quote]

I guess I don't believe in moving a kid to an unknown  if they are learning and thriving and happy where they are. It feels like a fear-based decision. I also would be happy to get to any number of DCPS middles, beyond Hardy and Deal, and am willing to roll the dice for those. [/quote]

+1. Didn’t this thread start by noting all the people who go to BASIS for a year and then leave because they hated it? You end up taking chances, and hope you’re making the best choice.

If you’re so risk averse, the best place to be is in the suburbs, because you could get shut out of the lottery no matter how well you prepare and plan. If you’re willing to just take it day by day, you’ll be open to more ways to making it work.[/quote]

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