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[quote=Anonymous]A bigger part of the problem is that DCI doesn't offer tough enough classes for high achievers at both the middle school and high school levels. Why should teachers be forced to differentiate to educate students working one, two, even three years ahead of grade level sitting in the same classes as kids working, one, two even three years behind grade level in both the DCI middle school and high school? With social promotion, DCI passes the stragglers up the chain, so gap widens as you go up, particularly for ELA, social studies and science. There's even too little challenge too late for the strongest students in high school IB Diploma classes. The arrangement motivates the highest achievers to leave along the way. It also motivates the better teachers, who aren't paid as much in DCPS or the burbs, to leave. You see the writing on the wall for your high achiever and start eyeing suburban real estate.[/quote]
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