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[quote=Anonymous]I wasn't thrilled with DCI in middle school. Of course part of that was covid, but there were some teachers who weren't up to the task and some social issues that my kid hadn't encountered before and wasn't equipped to deal with. This had me feeling really negative for a while.

That said, my child is graduating in a few weeks, and with a holistic look back, I'm really happy we stuck it out. My kid and all their friends have gotten into great colleges. They all speak their target language comfortably, if not quite fluently. The study abroad thing was huge for motivating them. This week they're studying for IB exams, and they have great support from teachers.

I don't know what it's like for kids who aren't motivated, aren't supported at home, and/or fall into a bad social environment. I assume terrible, since the overall scores are bad and I definitely know of kids who cut more classes than they attend, have sex in school bathrooms, come to class stoned, etc. And it's a very segregated environment. There have been brawls between cliques, just like in the movies about "inner city schools."

My kid is in a high achieving social crowd that doesn't drink or smoke. The extra curriculars were a little rocky until the disruptive kids wandered off to smoke weed by the dumpsters. Now that it's mostly the kids who really want to be there, it's a joy. The better teachers are at the higher levels. I would say that middle school was rough, but high school has been overall very positive. [/quote]

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