Thoughts on DCI, Latin or BASIS

[Anonymous]

I'm not sure what DCI is not understanding about the t ch focus not being appropriate. It's really simple, so it's disappointing it hasn't been nipped in the bud. Working adults aren't allowed to whip out their cell phones wildly bully, so why on earth children at school would be allowed is beyond me. This poor behavior will follow these kids to the workplace and make their futures harder. This is why we're not inclined to go to DCI after LAMB. Sad, really. But, if DCI can't figure out something so simple, what else are they negligent with?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:8:13 are you planning on keeping kid at DCI or are you considering other options?

You are aware of the state of DC schools right? Unless you live west of park (we don't) or can pay for private (we can't) you are pretty much stuck in decent charter or crappy neighborhood school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:8:13 are you planning on keeping kid at DCI or are you considering other options?

You are aware of the state of DC schools right? Unless you live west of park (we don't) or can pay for private (we can't) you are pretty much stuck in decent charter or crappy neighborhood school.

And we have personal reasons we need to stay in DC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm not sure what DCI is not understanding about the t ch focus not being appropriate. It's really simple, so it's disappointing it hasn't been nipped in the bud. Working adults aren't allowed to whip out their cell phones wildly bully, so why on earth children at school would be allowed is beyond me. This poor behavior will follow these kids to the workplace and make their futures harder. This is why we're not inclined to go to DCI after LAMB. Sad, really. But, if DCI can't figure out something so simple, what else are they negligent with?

Google is a significant partner to DCI - school leaders highlighted at Google for Education events and so forth. Hard to roll that back now I would think.

[Anonymous]

Another perspective here: There is a small group of parents at DCI whose kids have issues with tech at home who constantly whine and bitch about the tech use. I suspect it is the same 3-4 of them hammering DCI on this thread. DCI cannot block Netflicks, but neither can they give kids an account....
The vast majority of us at DCI love the school, do not find it to be filled with discipline problems, and are so proud of all it has accomplished: instruction in 3 languages, highly qualified teachers, IB status, sustainability focus, meaningful electives, wonderful afterschool activities, and a truly diverse school in every way.
Perfect? No.
Better than all the rest? Yes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Another perspective here: There is a small group of parents at DCI whose kids have issues with tech at home who constantly whine and bitch about the tech use. I suspect it is the same 3-4 of them hammering DCI on this thread. DCI cannot block Netflicks, but neither can they give kids an account....
The vast majority of us at DCI love the school, do not find it to be filled with discipline problems, and are so proud of all it has accomplished: instruction in 3 languages, highly qualified teachers, IB status, sustainability focus, meaningful electives, wonderful afterschool activities, and a truly diverse school in every way.
Perfect? No.
Better than all the rest? Yes.

DCI could absolutely block Netflix, Snapchat and Instagram from being accessed via their wifi network. Other schools do. YouTube is the harder one as there is some decent educational material mixed in with the pop stars and cat videos.

[Anonymous]

NP here and 1 year parent. We are pretty happy with the school so far. However, I was surprised to see some of the online material my daughter is going to. They are websites with good educational text surrounded by flashing advertisements. I did not expect this. I also thought the children would be going only to educational sites. I guess those cost money. But I really don't like the idea of my child being exposed/distracted with so many ads.

[Anonymous]

here is a link to recent study

http://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/may/16/schools-mobile-phones-academic-results

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So sounds like DCI has some problems with managing behavior problems in class. Can any parents please talk about what the school is doing to address these problems? How many current parents are planning to leave next year?

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I doubt any DCI parent has even talked to the school about these concerns.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Another perspective here: There is a small group of parents at DCI whose kids have issues with tech at home who constantly whine and bitch about the tech use. I suspect it is the same 3-4 of them hammering DCI on this thread. DCI cannot block Netflicks, but neither can they give kids an account....
The vast majority of us at DCI love the school, do not find it to be filled with discipline problems, and are so proud of all it has accomplished: instruction in 3 languages, highly qualified teachers, IB status, sustainability focus, meaningful electives, wonderful afterschool activities, and a truly diverse school in every way.
Perfect? No.
Better than all the rest? Yes.

This is misleading. There are some of us, with no tech problems at home, who simply feel that too much tech during the day, especially video games and movies, hinders learning. However, no matter how much you care about this as a family, at DCI your kid is in an environment where most of the other kids are playing games and watching TV or movies during free time. Our DC is not allowed to do either at school and has the unenviable choice of disobeying us or feeling like an outsider. What is true about the above is that for many people, the tech issue is very low priority and outweighed by the positives.

[Anonymous]

9:37 poster - how do you enforce this while your DC is at DCI? You say they are not allowed to watch movies, play games. Did you ask DCI to do more blocking on your DC's chromebook?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:9:37 poster - how do you enforce this while your DC is at DCI? You say they are not allowed to watch movies, play games. Did you ask DCI to do more blocking on your DC's chromebook?

No, we're lucky in that DC has really internalized our message and buys into it. My younger DC would almost certainly cave and play anyway. Even if we did extra blocking they can always just play with their friends, and they're also pretty clever about finding games that haven't been blocked yet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm not sure what DCI is not understanding about the t ch focus not being appropriate. It's really simple, so it's disappointing it hasn't been nipped in the bud. Working adults aren't allowed to whip out their cell phones wildly bully, so why on earth children at school would be allowed is beyond me. This poor behavior will follow these kids to the workplace and make their futures harder. This is why we're not inclined to go to DCI after LAMB. Sad, really. But, if DCI can't figure out something so simple, what else are they negligent with?

Your premise is ridiculous. The school does filter content and block apps on the school provided chromebooks. But your child's phone is your responsibility. If your child doesn't have the self-control not to use is during class, why one earth would you give your child a smart phone at all? You realize there are phones without data or wifi, don't you? And a myriad of controls you can set if you can't resist buying your kid an expensive iphone. But perhaps you just don't know how to say no? Try parenting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm not sure what DCI is not understanding about the t ch focus not being appropriate. It's really simple, so it's disappointing it hasn't been nipped in the bud. Working adults aren't allowed to whip out their cell phones wildly bully, so why on earth children at school would be allowed is beyond me. This poor behavior will follow these kids to the workplace and make their futures harder. This is why we're not inclined to go to DCI after LAMB. Sad, really. But, if DCI can't figure out something so simple, what else are they negligent with?

Your premise is ridiculous. The school does filter content and block apps on the school provided chromebooks. But your child's phone is your responsibility. If your child doesn't have the self-control not to use is during class, why one earth would you give your child a smart phone at all? You realize there are phones without data or wifi, don't you? And a myriad of controls you can set if you can't resist buying your kid an expensive iphone. But perhaps you just don't know how to say no? Try parenting.

Wow! Are DCI parents really this unhinged! Scary. No where in this posting did the poster say he/she has issues with her own child's cell phone use. The comment is obviously directed the school's unprofessional attitude towards cell phone use in school. Your absurd straw man doesn't change that; however, it does shed light on the parents at the school. A tad bat shit!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm not sure what DCI is not understanding about the t ch focus not being appropriate. It's really simple, so it's disappointing it hasn't been nipped in the bud. Working adults aren't allowed to whip out their cell phones wildly bully, so why on earth children at school would be allowed is beyond me. This poor behavior will follow these kids to the workplace and make their futures harder. This is why we're not inclined to go to DCI after LAMB. Sad, really. But, if DCI can't figure out something so simple, what else are they negligent with?

Your premise is ridiculous. The school does filter content and block apps on the school provided chromebooks. But your child's phone is your responsibility. If your child doesn't have the self-control not to use is during class, why one earth would you give your child a smart phone at all? You realize there are phones without data or wifi, don't you? And a myriad of controls you can set if you can't resist buying your kid an expensive iphone. But perhaps you just don't know how to say no? Try parenting.

Wow! Are DCI parents really this unhinged! Scary. No where in this posting did the poster say he/she has issues with her own child's cell phone use. The comment is obviously directed the school's unprofessional attitude towards cell phone use in school. Your absurd straw man doesn't change that; however, it does shed light on the parents at the school. A tad bat shit!!

DCI parent here. I almost like seeing that reaction since it suggests the person cares about tech use. Most of the parents are a lot more balanced, but also don't care much about the issue. Pick your poison