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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t see anything wrong with supplementing. Honestly, I like supplementing. I figure out what my kid is either super interested in or needs reinforcement in, and we find things that work. Unless we sent our kid to some super bespoke private school that met all of our needs or interests (which I’m not sure exists) I would expect to keep doing it. [/quote]

I think supplementing means different things to different people. I wouldn't expect any school to do a lot of the things I do with my kids; we do them and are happy to do them because they match our family's specific personal interests and/or values. But I would be super annoyed if I felt I needed to pay for math or ELA tutoring just to keep up with grade-level expectations.[/quote]

You are going to have to supplement in DCPS no matter what.  The issue is how much are you willing to do because the fact is all subjects are weak and not just math.

Don’t get me into science with Amblify and the new ELA curriculum.

It’s way too much.  You only have so much time in the day and your kid will be miserable and angry forcing them to supplement so much.  People just opt out and leave DCPS.[/quote]

I really considered going to my inbound dcps (Stuart Hobson) if only for sanity and a good commute. But when I realized the amount of supplementation i needed to do just to get them to bare minimum grade level elsewhere (not dcps grade level that’s a joke) I would not be improving my sanity or shortening my commute since I would just end up driving all over the place anyway and spending my weekends trying to force my kid to read actual books and engage in extracurriculars. Yes there are some ECs in SH, but not enough.  That’s basically all dcps. Fine but not enough. I’d rather spend the money and time commuting to a school that challenged my kid, not at kumon or whatever. [/quote]

This is definitely the angry PP sock-puppeting and pretending to be another poster. If you’re going to keep claiming that DC grade level is somehow different than everywhere else, let’s hear some details. [/quote]

I don’t understand why you’re going so hard against people giving valid criticisms to this school. I really don’t.  You get mad when people say it’s unacceptable, and you get mad when people explain how the easy commute is a farce if you want to do right by your child.  Stay angry. [/quote]

An amazing response that still dodges the question of what’s wrong with DC’s or SH’s grade level math. [/quote]

How many times does it have to be repeated for you to understand the curriculum at SH and other dcps is the lowest and slowest in the REGION and there is no way for bright students to get ahead and students who are below to get support.  It’s not Stuart Hobson fault it’s the fault of dcps. It’s not strong academically and I don’t know a single parent who would argue this point.  But keep attacking people (who include former SH boosters btw) that bemoan the lack of opportunities for bright kids. [/quote]

You are repeating the same conclusion over and over again. My kid is going to be at SH and this is a legitimate concern of mine. But generalized claims of it being the lowest and slowest in the region don’t help. What are sixth graders doing at other schools? What are you looking at to make this conclusion? 
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