DCI feeder families, with 4th graders, lottery?
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Anonymous
| The anecdotes and scores at DCI discussed above are consistent with what we have heard. While I can agree with a philosophy about minimizing homework during elementary school years, I do believe homework is essential beginning in middle school. We were shocked when current DCI MS students told us they did not have homework. More rigor and tracking in MS would inevitably help raise IB scores in HS but we didn’t get the impression that this is a priority at DCI. I think families have to go in with their eyes open just like at any of the other schools and think about which part(s) of their child’s education they are prioritizing and which part(s) they are capable of supplementing to fill in gaps. |
Anonymous
Yea no, Deal and JR are way too overcrowded and have their own problems, the main being that many kids don’t even get to play many sports at all because travel kids or top players dominate. I’ve talked to parents there about this. DCI has 8 sports in 4th quarter for spring. Why don’t you tell us exactly how many sports with real teams there are at Basis for spring term? Also how many real clubs there fielded with kids running them at the school for spring term? Are there 16 actually in house after school? Please list sports and clubs so we can all agree that Basis offers the same. |
Anonymous
Serious question: is dog walking a sport or club at DCI? |
Anonymous
What an ignoramus you are! The IB schools in India and every other country are private schools for the very wealthy locals and the expats’ children. You’re talking privilege off the charts. Meanwhile, DCI is one of a handful of public IB FOR ALL schools in the world. They give all students, regardless of background, language ability, or disability, an IB education. Be impressed and awed by their accomplishments. |
Anonymous
Yeah no thanks. Maybe bottom rung is good enough for you, but I’m not impressed |
Anonymous
Detract much. Still waiting for the list…. |
Anonymous
You sound like a cheerleading ignoramus. Yay, let’s celebrate low standards in the the DMV, one of the wealthiest areas of the richest countries on earth! Have you even been to India and visited an IB school? |
Anonymous
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Anonymous
Here you go: https://enrollbasis.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/dc-tour-kit.pdf. |
Anonymous
I would guess club but a sport would be amusing. |
Anonymous
Yes. I'm guessing you haven't and you are listening to the drivel from your relatives and friends of your parents who are telling you tall tales. Had you been to the exterior any major city in India you'd have driven (in your chauffeured car) past Maybachs splashing feces onto local kids bathing in whatever water they could find. The schools of which you speak are not open to all students. They are open to families in the caste system at that level. You are a frightening illustration of ignorance brought about by generations of the protected entitled. You should be embarrassed, except your kind seems incapable. For shame. |
Anonymous
We used to have a massive, ill tempered pit bull that would have been perfect for varsity competitions. |
Anonymous
You obviously don’t have a child at the school. No, Basis DC currently does not have many of the clubs, sports listed above. |
Anonymous
LOL! Point on. DCI is one of the very few IB schools open to all. These entitled posters are not happy about that. They think DCI should act like a private school and cater to their kids needs only without having to pay for it. They want DCI to have the resources and self select student body of a private school and have IB averages in the high 30’s/low40’s when even private schools don’t have that. Just pay 50k a year then and go to WIS. That’s a cool 3 million for 6-12, and you will get the self select students you want, you will be happy, and for all that, get a school with IB averages just a few points higher. Problem solved! No one is saying DCI is perfect. They have their problems and growing pains in navigating and adapting an IB curriculum open to all while at the same time trying to meet the needs of different students. It’s an attempt very few have tried. Still in its infancy compared to the long established private schools, test in schools, and IB magnets in this area, the school is on an upward trajectory and many of us who are feeder families are following along to see what comes next. |
Anonymous
True. But at least DCI does better than Banneker or Eastern. However, Montgomery County IB runs circles around it. |