Considering that 43% of the school age children are enrolled in our local charters, that over-crowding in DCPS traditional schools is a rareity. It must be at the diverse schools where parents are glutton for punishment.

It has spread to Janney this year.

That's "too far". And no, I did not make that mistake because I was in an open classroom - just typing quickly on a phone!

To the poster who said its a parents responsibility to find the best education possible for their child: I'd say that you can go to far, and at what cost? This also seems to be a commonly lost perspective in dc. And to the parents who would "flip out" if their child were in this classroom: maybe you could take a deep breath and realize that there are usually unexpected benefits to these situations.

How is this working for the second year in a row?

Anonymous wrote:Some people just don't get it and perhaps never will. It's all in the perspectives. Yes you should by all means find the best for your child. However 50 kids in a class are not the end of the world. Good for you that you have pencils and floors.

Amen! Some people will never have the perspective. They will always raise hell each time something doesn't go their way.