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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm not a YY troll and I disagree.  My daughter has been bored at DCI, particularly in math in 7th grade (in top math section).  We're not sure if we will be back for 8th grade and we definitely won't be back for HS.[/quote]

Are you me? I came to post the same thing...[/quote]

We may feel alone, but aren't. I talk to other parents of high achievers about how lack of rigor is baked into the mentality of admins. The further you go, the more you want a school where you don't have to be play the drill sergeant pushing the kid to reach their potential. You get fed up with trying to bribe a recalcitrant 12 or 13 year-old to aim higher than the middle school expects in almost every subject. The bar isn't set high enough, not even for language. Admins try to hold the credibility high ground where rigor is concerned, but can't. The focus is firmly on bringing up the middle, not the top. Plus the school is too far from home for us to get too involved, even if admins were open to addressing our concerns.[/quote]

I used to teach at DCI. Part of the issue is that not all teachers are content experts or have the knowledge and support necessary to be able to properly differentiate to meet ALL student’s needs. They do a lot of whole group instruction, and that simply doesn’t work. Unfortunately, this is the case with almost every public school. If you want a more individualized learning experience, I would look into Truth Montessori. [/quote]

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