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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, we looked at this issue when deciding between DCI and another school.

Here were some of our pro's with DCI:
- Nice campus. Access to lots of green space. Will eventually have a DC public pool at the same general area.
- Very diverse for both race and SES
- Good access to public transportation

Here were some of our concerns with DCI:

- The leadership is very my way or the highway
- Many of the people in top level positions lack professionalism
- Sports teams are all tryouts. Parents raised concerns that kids miss out on team sports if they're not the best and requested some sports that don't require tryouts. Admin ignored them.
- Fine for middle of the road kids. Very weak for advanced or special needs kids.
- Spanish track has fluent students, but other tracks don't
- Academics aren't yet strong
- High teacher turnover
- Doesn't yet have enough strong teachers
- Still very much a start up and with that comes a lot of gaps (true of any start up)[/quote]

Why shouldn’t sports team be tryouts?  This is the norm.  If your kid is not good enough to make the school team then put them in rec or weekend league.  No school is going to be come on in everyone and continually lose playing other schools.
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Because some schools recognize that team sports have value for students other than just winning. And you're wrong: some schools do have sign up sports. [/quote]

Well then put them in another team sport like rec.  It doesn’t mean they can’t join a team sport.

Parents like you who think every kid should participate or get a trophy and then try to advocate for your kid to be on a team when he is not good enough are why kids get a big dose of reality in college and the real world.

Life isn’t fair and you are not going to be included if you are not good enough.  Deal with it, accept it, and move on.  [/quote]

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