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Anonymous wrote:People go to Latin because they are zoned for schools where 70-80% of kids test below grade level and they can't afford your $2M home or $5k rent in upper NW where you look down your nose on them for going to Latin.

I mean yes, it's an excellent choice for many families who are not in bounds for Deal, Oyster or Hardy, don't have a feeder to DCI, and don't think their kids would do well at BASIS.

When making our lottery list we talked to lots of families that might have gone to DCI but chose Latin just to see if it was worth our applying (and talked to DCI parents too). It's wild but it turns out different families felt their kids had different needs. Some kids excel with chrome books and actively reaching out for help when struggling and organization. Other kids don't. Some kids like small community and some hate it.

All these posters sound sour and it's so unclear why.

Also, Latin(s) aren’t awesomely convenient to the Hill naturally, but there are buses to both campuses. DCI is ridiculously inconvenient and there is no solution. Kids commute 1.5 hours each way to DCI from the Hill! No offense meant to DCI, but no thank you!

Not really. If you live in the northern part of the hill, the red line at Union Station or NOMA is a 5 minute car ride and then quick straight shot on metro. From metro stop your kid can walk to school or take bus.

If you live in the southern part of the hill, then yes commute can be much longer.

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Anonymous wrote:People go to Latin because they are zoned for schools where 70-80% of kids test below grade level and they can't afford your $2M home or $5k rent in upper NW where you look down your nose on them for going to Latin.

I mean yes, it's an excellent choice for many families who are not in bounds for Deal, Oyster or Hardy, don't have a feeder to DCI, and don't think their kids would do well at BASIS.

When making our lottery list we talked to lots of families that might have gone to DCI but chose Latin just to see if it was worth our applying (and talked to DCI parents too). It's wild but it turns out different families felt their kids had different needs. Some kids excel with chrome books and actively reaching out for help when struggling and organization. Other kids don't. Some kids like small community and some hate it.

All these posters sound sour and it's so unclear why.

Well Basis would fit the bill above like Latin but many families don’t choose Basis because their kid is not high performing and can’t handle it like mentioned above.

The average kids who need hand holding go to Latin. Nothing wrong with being an average kid but that’s why it’s not surprising Latin is ranked so low.

Not wanting Basis means a kid is average and needs hand holding?

Don't have a kid at any of these schools, but FFS

I agree that that is an unnecessarily mean way of putting that!

But, well, not every kid is going to be the type to apply for the applications schools, seek out harder work, do fine with the extreme acceleration of Basis. WOTP, those kids can go to JR or Macarthur and have a great time. EOTP, Latin is the best option for those kids. It's an excellent place for them to be.

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Anonymous wrote:People go to Latin because they are zoned for schools where 70-80% of kids test below grade level and they can't afford your $2M home or $5k rent in upper NW where you look down your nose on them for going to Latin.

I mean yes, it's an excellent choice for many families who are not in bounds for Deal, Oyster or Hardy, don't have a feeder to DCI, and don't think their kids would do well at BASIS.

When making our lottery list we talked to lots of families that might have gone to DCI but chose Latin just to see if it was worth our applying (and talked to DCI parents too). It's wild but it turns out different families felt their kids had different needs. Some kids excel with chrome books and actively reaching out for help when struggling and organization. Other kids don't. Some kids like small community and some hate it.

All these posters sound sour and it's so unclear why.

Also, Latin(s) aren’t awesomely convenient to the Hill naturally, but there are buses to both campuses. DCI is ridiculously inconvenient and there is no solution. Kids commute 1.5 hours each way to DCI from the Hill! No offense meant to DCI, but no thank you!

Not really. If you live in the northern part of the hill, the red line at Union Station or NOMA is a 5 minute car ride and then quick straight shot on metro. From metro stop your kid can walk to school or take bus.

If you live in the southern part of the hill, then yes commute can be much longer.

SE? Bus or metro is an easy 20 minute ride to Basis for us, although with the metro you do have to transfer at L’Enfant.

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Anonymous wrote:People go to Latin because they are zoned for schools where 70-80% of kids test below grade level and they can't afford your $2M home or $5k rent in upper NW where you look down your nose on them for going to Latin.

I mean yes, it's an excellent choice for many families who are not in bounds for Deal, Oyster or Hardy, don't have a feeder to DCI, and don't think their kids would do well at BASIS.

When making our lottery list we talked to lots of families that might have gone to DCI but chose Latin just to see if it was worth our applying (and talked to DCI parents too). It's wild but it turns out different families felt their kids had different needs. Some kids excel with chrome books and actively reaching out for help when struggling and organization. Other kids don't. Some kids like small community and some hate it.

All these posters sound sour and it's so unclear why.

Also, Latin(s) aren’t awesomely convenient to the Hill naturally, but there are buses to both campuses. DCI is ridiculously inconvenient and there is no solution. Kids commute 1.5 hours each way to DCI from the Hill! No offense meant to DCI, but no thank you!

Not really. If you live in the northern part of the hill, the red line at Union Station or NOMA is a 5 minute car ride and then quick straight shot on metro. From metro stop your kid can walk to school or take bus.

If you live in the southern part of the hill, then yes commute can be much longer.

SE? Bus or metro is an easy 20 minute ride to Basis for us, although with the metro you do have to transfer at L’Enfant.

They were talking about DCI, not BASIS.

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Anonymous wrote:People go to Latin because they are zoned for schools where 70-80% of kids test below grade level and they can't afford your $2M home or $5k rent in upper NW where you look down your nose on them for going to Latin.

I mean yes, it's an excellent choice for many families who are not in bounds for Deal, Oyster or Hardy, don't have a feeder to DCI, and don't think their kids would do well at BASIS.

When making our lottery list we talked to lots of families that might have gone to DCI but chose Latin just to see if it was worth our applying (and talked to DCI parents too). It's wild but it turns out different families felt their kids had different needs. Some kids excel with chrome books and actively reaching out for help when struggling and organization. Other kids don't. Some kids like small community and some hate it.

All these posters sound sour and it's so unclear why.

Well Basis would fit the bill above like Latin but many families don’t choose Basis because their kid is not high performing and can’t handle it like mentioned above.

The average kids who need hand holding go to Latin. Nothing wrong with being an average kid but that’s why it’s not surprising Latin is ranked so low.

Not wanting Basis means a kid is average and needs hand holding?

Don't have a kid at any of these schools, but FFS

I agree that that is an unnecessarily mean way of putting that!

But, well, not every kid is going to be the type to apply for the applications schools, seek out harder work, do fine with the extreme acceleration of Basis. WOTP, those kids can go to JR or Macarthur and have a great time., Latin is the best option for those kids. It's an excellent place for them to be.

Little-known (or at least little-acknowledged) fact: There are a couple of neighborhoods EOTP that are zoned for JR.

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I have visited a lot of schools in a professional capacity. These rankings are silly. I visited one of the top schools on that list and there were six adults in a room making children do test prep under very stressful conditions. It was so developmentally inappropriate and not a place I would ever send my child.

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Anonymous wrote:People go to Latin because they are zoned for schools where 70-80% of kids test below grade level and they can't afford your $2M home or $5k rent in upper NW where you look down your nose on them for going to Latin.

I mean yes, it's an excellent choice for many families who are not in bounds for Deal, Oyster or Hardy, don't have a feeder to DCI, and don't think their kids would do well at BASIS.

When making our lottery list we talked to lots of families that might have gone to DCI but chose Latin just to see if it was worth our applying (and talked to DCI parents too). It's wild but it turns out different families felt their kids had different needs. Some kids excel with chrome books and actively reaching out for help when struggling and organization. Other kids don't. Some kids like small community and some hate it.

All these posters sound sour and it's so unclear why.

Well Basis would fit the bill above like Latin but many families don’t choose Basis because their kid is not high performing and can’t handle it like mentioned above.

The average kids who need hand holding go to Latin. Nothing wrong with being an average kid but that’s why it’s not surprising Latin is ranked so low.

Not wanting Basis means a kid is average and needs hand holding?

Don't have a kid at any of these schools, but FFS

I agree that that is an unnecessarily mean way of putting that!

But, well, not every kid is going to be the type to apply for the applications schools, seek out harder work, do fine with the extreme acceleration of Basis. WOTP, those kids can go to JR or Macarthur and have a great time., Latin is the best option for those kids. It's an excellent place for them to be.

Little-known (or at least little-acknowledged) fact: There are a couple of neighborhoods EOTP that are zoned for JR.

No, this is well-known.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People go to Latin because they are zoned for schools where 70-80% of kids test below grade level and they can't afford your $2M home or $5k rent in upper NW where you look down your nose on them for going to Latin.

I mean yes, it's an excellent choice for many families who are not in bounds for Deal, Oyster or Hardy, don't have a feeder to DCI, and don't think their kids would do well at BASIS.

When making our lottery list we talked to lots of families that might have gone to DCI but chose Latin just to see if it was worth our applying (and talked to DCI parents too). It's wild but it turns out different families felt their kids had different needs. Some kids excel with chrome books and actively reaching out for help when struggling and organization. Other kids don't. Some kids like small community and some hate it.

All these posters sound sour and it's so unclear why.

Also, Latin(s) aren’t awesomely convenient to the Hill naturally, but there are buses to both campuses. DCI is ridiculously inconvenient and there is no solution. Kids commute 1.5 hours each way to DCI from the Hill! No offense meant to DCI, but no thank you!

If you are already taking your kid to one of the DCI feeders from the Hill, then you and your kid are already used to the inconvenience. As your kid grows older, they can handle more inconvenience.

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Anonymous wrote:People go to Latin because they are zoned for schools where 70-80% of kids test below grade level and they can't afford your $2M home or $5k rent in upper NW where you look down your nose on them for going to Latin.

I mean yes, it's an excellent choice for many families who are not in bounds for Deal, Oyster or Hardy, don't have a feeder to DCI, and don't think their kids would do well at BASIS.

When making our lottery list we talked to lots of families that might have gone to DCI but chose Latin just to see if it was worth our applying (and talked to DCI parents too). It's wild but it turns out different families felt their kids had different needs. Some kids excel with chrome books and actively reaching out for help when struggling and organization. Other kids don't. Some kids like small community and some hate it.

All these posters sound sour and it's so unclear why.

Well Basis would fit the bill above like Latin but many families don’t choose Basis because their kid is not high performing and can’t handle it like mentioned above.

The average kids who need hand holding go to Latin. Nothing wrong with being an average kid but that’s why it’s not surprising Latin is ranked so low.

Not wanting Basis means a kid is average and needs hand holding?

Don't have a kid at any of these schools, but FFS

I agree that that is an unnecessarily mean way of putting that!

But, well, not every kid is going to be the type to apply for the applications schools, seek out harder work, do fine with the extreme acceleration of Basis. WOTP, those kids can go to JR or Macarthur and have a great time., Latin is the best option for those kids. It's an excellent place for them to be.

Little-known (or at least little-acknowledged) fact: There are a couple of neighborhoods EOTP that are zoned for JR.

No, this is well-known.

+1. What wasn't as well known was that up until very recently, there were certain streets on the Hill that were zoned for JR. That's how we got our kid in.

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Anonymous wrote:People go to Latin because they are zoned for schools where 70-80% of kids test below grade level and they can't afford your $2M home or $5k rent in upper NW where you look down your nose on them for going to Latin.

I mean yes, it's an excellent choice for many families who are not in bounds for Deal, Oyster or Hardy, don't have a feeder to DCI, and don't think their kids would do well at BASIS.

When making our lottery list we talked to lots of families that might have gone to DCI but chose Latin just to see if it was worth our applying (and talked to DCI parents too). It's wild but it turns out different families felt their kids had different needs. Some kids excel with chrome books and actively reaching out for help when struggling and organization. Other kids don't. Some kids like small community and some hate it.

All these posters sound sour and it's so unclear why.

I call troll.

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Anonymous wrote:People go to Latin because they are zoned for schools where 70-80% of kids test below grade level and they can't afford your $2M home or $5k rent in upper NW where you look down your nose on them for going to Latin.

I mean yes, it's an excellent choice for many families who are not in bounds for Deal, Oyster or Hardy, don't have a feeder to DCI, and don't think their kids would do well at BASIS.

When making our lottery list we talked to lots of families that might have gone to DCI but chose Latin just to see if it was worth our applying (and talked to DCI parents too). It's wild but it turns out different families felt their kids had different needs. Some kids excel with chrome books and actively reaching out for help when struggling and organization. Other kids don't. Some kids like small community and some hate it.

All these posters sound sour and it's so unclear why.

Well Basis would fit the bill above like Latin but many families don’t choose Basis because their kid is not high performing and can’t handle it like mentioned above.

The average kids who need hand holding go to Latin. Nothing wrong with being an average kid but that’s why it’s not surprising Latin is ranked so low.

Not wanting Basis means a kid is average and needs hand holding?

Don't have a kid at any of these schools, but FFS

I agree that that is an unnecessarily mean way of putting that!

But, well, not every kid is going to be the type to apply for the applications schools, seek out harder work, do fine with the extreme acceleration of Basis. WOTP, those kids can go to JR or Macarthur and have a great time. EOTP, Latin is the best option for those kids. It's an excellent place for them to be.

Latin is an excellent school that is sending plenty of seniors to the T20. It's the poster child for why these rankings mean nothing, and the place to be because every family there knows that. It's about as far from the DCUM crowd as you can be.

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Anonymous wrote:People go to Latin because they are zoned for schools where 70-80% of kids test below grade level and they can't afford your $2M home or $5k rent in upper NW where you look down your nose on them for going to Latin.

I mean yes, it's an excellent choice for many families who are not in bounds for Deal, Oyster or Hardy, don't have a feeder to DCI, and don't think their kids would do well at BASIS.

When making our lottery list we talked to lots of families that might have gone to DCI but chose Latin just to see if it was worth our applying (and talked to DCI parents too). It's wild but it turns out different families felt their kids had different needs. Some kids excel with chrome books and actively reaching out for help when struggling and organization. Other kids don't. Some kids like small community and some hate it.

All these posters sound sour and it's so unclear why.

Also, Latin(s) aren’t awesomely convenient to the Hill naturally, but there are buses to both campuses. DCI is ridiculously inconvenient and there is no solution. Kids commute 1.5 hours each way to DCI from the Hill! No offense meant to DCI, but no thank you!

Why can't the parents get a DCI bus going like they do for the Latins?

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Anonymous wrote:People go to Latin because they are zoned for schools where 70-80% of kids test below grade level and they can't afford your $2M home or $5k rent in upper NW where you look down your nose on them for going to Latin.

I mean yes, it's an excellent choice for many families who are not in bounds for Deal, Oyster or Hardy, don't have a feeder to DCI, and don't think their kids would do well at BASIS.

When making our lottery list we talked to lots of families that might have gone to DCI but chose Latin just to see if it was worth our applying (and talked to DCI parents too). It's wild but it turns out different families felt their kids had different needs. Some kids excel with chrome books and actively reaching out for help when struggling and organization. Other kids don't. Some kids like small community and some hate it.

All these posters sound sour and it's so unclear why.

I call troll.

+1. I don't believe that anyone chooses schools based on what would work best for their kid and their family. That would imply intelligence, and there is obviously none of that to be had in DC.

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A few Latin grads get into T20 every year but that doesn’t mean it is an excellent school in terms of academics. In fact, a few Latin grads every year don’t even go to any college.

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Anonymous wrote:People go to Latin because they are zoned for schools where 70-80% of kids test below grade level and they can't afford your $2M home or $5k rent in upper NW where you look down your nose on them for going to Latin.

I mean yes, it's an excellent choice for many families who are not in bounds for Deal, Oyster or Hardy, don't have a feeder to DCI, and don't think their kids would do well at BASIS.

When making our lottery list we talked to lots of families that might have gone to DCI but chose Latin just to see if it was worth our applying (and talked to DCI parents too). It's wild but it turns out different families felt their kids had different needs. Some kids excel with chrome books and actively reaching out for help when struggling and organization. Other kids don't. Some kids like small community and some hate it.

All these posters sound sour and it's so unclear why.

Well Basis would fit the bill above like Latin but many families don’t choose Basis because their kid is not high performing and can’t handle it like mentioned above.

The average kids who need hand holding go to Latin. Nothing wrong with being an average kid but that’s why it’s not surprising Latin is ranked so low.

I don't get this summary dismissal of Latin as the charter for families with "no other options", OR this apparent assumption that kids don't go to BASIS solely because they couldn't cut it there. Latin serves smart kids wonderfully, and BASIS is not the only charter who attracts high performing kids.

We don't go to Latin but are close with multiple, high SES families with super smart kids who thrive there. Their grads get into college, including many to Ivies like Yale or Brown, Stanford, UC Davis, U Chicago, Cornell, or Georgetown, any just about any public flagship you can name (Penn State, Wisconsin Madison, Illinois, Maryland, UNC) as well as the military academies. Their kids also get huge scholarships again again (multiple winners of Posse, Trachtenberg, Denton, Gates, etc.).

We also know families at BASIS who love it for their kids but who admit freely it's not for everyone, and cite reasons that have nothing to do with a kids' "performance level".