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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm always curious about this "good academics" question in regard to DCPS. The curriculum is standard across the board and across schools. Some schools may offer slight more or fewer resources, but what's being taught is the same. So "good academics" appears to be a measure of students, not the school itself. There are students who get it and those who don't at every school in America. If you have a kid who wants to learn and be the best they can be, they will, and there will be ample support for that to happen. If your kid will benefit from a pre-professional, rigorous arts education. a 9-hour school day with many evenings of work,10 classes, plus homework on top, and a culture that supports the decision to choose the arts --then apply. If your kid just "likes the arts" please do not.[/quote]

OP here, I asked about academics and academic culture and those do vary by school, even those with the same curriculum.  The quality of teaching and how content is taught can and does vary a lot.  Is the teacher reading powerpoint slides to the class or is there an engaging discussion about the topic.  How good are the math teachers, do they spend their time doing worksheets in class, my child has experienced a wide variety of skill on that front in middle school.

I find your post pretty condescending really, about as condescending as the posts stating that it is an academic wasteland based on bias and test scores written by people that clearly would never send their children so have no real experience with the school.

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