Thoughts on DCI, Latin or BASIS

[Anonymous]

14:41 poster. What are your other gripes?

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Anonymous wrote:Still curious about what the school is doing to help improve disruptive classrooms. Sounds like some parents don't really care and other parents cared but couldn't do anything about it. I really would like to know what the administration handles discipline problems. Nobody has provided much information. Is that because nothing happens?

No, it's because no one treats postings citing "25% disruptive behavior" as credible. Note this poster never cites a source for their obviously arbitrary percentage. We understand this is a disappointed poster who is making up statistics to incite others. DCI has a very successful Restorative Justice program which has led it to have the lowest suspension and expulsion rates in DC. Thank god. Zero Tolerance models, followed by most secondary schools, is antiquated, unsuccessful at changing behavior, and fuels the School to Prison pipeline.

DCI parent here and mom of kid who has had his share of behavior issues. Using the Restoritive Justice model he's figured out what is and isn't acceptable. This had carried into home life as well. This school year he's a different kid. Happy, engaged, making good choices.

I may have some gripes about DCI but their discipline model is NOT one of them.

The BASIS discipline model sucks and it is the worst thing about the school and why we left after 8th grade.
And even in 8th grade, we had disruptive kids who the teachers could not control and did not want to let the admin know about it
But when you have disruptive kids, punishing all of them (and even affecting their frigging PE grade) does not work
really disruptive kids are absolutely immune to peer pressure so why should everyone get silent lunches?

Really disruptive kids lack problem solving skills. That's why Restorative Justice and collaborative problems solving works so well.

[Anonymous]

What was the restorative justice response for the kid who tossed their Chromebook out the window?

[Anonymous]

If you don't have a problem with the chronic disciplinary problems at DCI, then your child is one of the chronic disciplinary problems at DCI.

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Anonymous wrote:If you don't have a problem with the chronic disciplinary problems at DCI, then your child is one of the chronic disciplinary problems at DCI.

That's not quite true. I think you need to go visit other middle schools since DCI doesn't seem to be a good fit for your family. Focus on small and private.

[Anonymous]

I think people are talking about two things at DCI -- discipline for things like fights or stealing (not that there are either more than anything else) and what to do with kids who are off task in class.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If you don't have a problem with the chronic disciplinary problems at DCI, then your child is one of the chronic disciplinary problems at DCI.

That's not quite true. I think you need to go visit other middle schools since DCI doesn't seem to be a good fit for your family. Focus on small and private.

Not all classes have chronic discipline problems, or problems at all. The "big" problems my son reports are kids talking. I think you really need to visit any other middle school in the region to get a sense of what things are really like out there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you don't have a problem with the chronic disciplinary problems at DCI, then your child is one of the chronic disciplinary problems at DCI.

If you think DCI has chronic disciplinary problems you are relying on reports from your child who is enjoying riling you up and seeing your reaction, and also enjoying getting you off your computer to pay attention to him/her. Too bad your child has to invent or exaggerate in order to get you to focus on him/her instead of trolling on DCUM.

[Anonymous]

Not sure why some DCI parents are so quick to discount the reports of other DCI parents. Weird. I don't see the BASIS or Latin parents attacking each other. I really find all different reports very helpful and I don't understand the attacks.

[Anonymous]

If the term "restorative justice" describes the discipline model in your kid's school, then there is no discipline model in your kid's school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If the term "restorative justice" describes the discipline model in your kid's school, then there is no discipline model in your kid's school.

You're seriously behind the times, darling. Best to stay out of education and focus on trolling.

http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2015/12/when-restorative-justice-works/422088/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not sure why some DCI parents are so quick to discount the reports of other DCI parents. Weird. I don't see the BASIS or Latin parents attacking each other. I really find all different reports very helpful and I don't understand the attacks.

It's almost impossible to get into Latin past 5th grade.
BASIS is like a private club. After a grade or so, the school picks and chooses which families they want to keep. Will go through hoops to keep the families they they want to keep and would do anything to get rid of those they do not want. Every detail of the school is under total control.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Not sure why some DCI parents are so quick to discount the reports of other DCI parents. Weird. I don't see the BASIS or Latin parents attacking each other. I really find all different reports very helpful and I don't understand the attacks.

It's almost impossible to get into Latin past 5th grade.
BASIS is like a private club. After a grade or so, the school picks and chooses which families they want to keep. Will go through hoops to keep the families they they want to keep and would do anything to get rid of those they do not want. Every detail of the school is under total control.

LOL. Least exclusive private club I've ever seen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you don't have a problem with the chronic disciplinary problems at DCI, then your child is one of the chronic disciplinary problems at DCI.

New poster who has worked my way through most of this thread. If you think anyone is dumb enough to buy your version of DCI having disciplinary problems when not one single concrete example of how it's 25% of what goes on there, you are truly and completely mistaken.

Give credible examples of this chaotic discipline environment that you are alleging, or just keep with random, generalized posts that say and prove NOTHING. But without concrete examples, the fact that you're full of it is abundantly clear.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not sure why some DCI parents are so quick to discount the reports of other DCI parents. Weird. I don't see the BASIS or Latin parents attacking each other. I really find all different reports very helpful and I don't understand the attacks.

I'm not a DCI parent, but this is an anonymous forum. I NEVER assume people are who they say they are when they make allegations but have zero actual examples of what they are alleging.

Doesn't mean what they say isn't true automatically, but it does mean either they're not good at making their case (which means I don't buy it as fact), or they are making it up (which means I don't buy it as fact).

I'll believe that's a real DCI parent when they give real DCI examples of this "chronic disciplinary problem" (and not just one single example, like someone threw a chromebook out a window).