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What a funny comment. Why did you just give Latin, a school that has only graduated one class, the back of your hand? You cannot compare Latin which has 225 high school students to MoCo Public Schools with 45,000 students.

FWIW, I do not have any ties to Latin or MoCo. I just thought your comment to be specious.[/quote]

Because I have ties to Latin, or did rather until we pulled out after 8th last year for a private where standards are a good deal higher.  We've been in DC for a long time and don't want to go, but can't afford privates for two - our younger child is in 4th grade.

We weren't sufficiently impressed with our kid's peers at Latin to stay, and not for lack of inspired teaching.  Far too many kids who didn't strike us as AP material were filling up "honors" classes.  I can't se how a few more years will fix the problem, not when a good many kids come in barely able to read.  True, you can't compare Latin to the best MoCo programs, which are selective, not by a long shot.

We're looking at BASIS for DC2 but I've pretty much lost faith at this point, feeling fed up with affirmative action/lottery admissions and aggressively PC parents.  I just want a public school where a great education also tends to mean first-rate facilities and admission to a top college.  How could Basis possibly afford to wash out half the 7th and 8th graders?  Who would replace them if they did?  Nobody can tell us. Indian immigrant, guess we'll see you in MoCo....

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PP, since you pulled out (and sound happy--good for you, and your child!), you really can't speak knowledgeably about Latin's HS today.  I can.  The High School honors classes are stellar.  Moreover, they are tiny.  Children in these classes are getting an immense degree of one on one attention from teachers who know them in and out of class.  Normally I suggest that my child write holiday cards at this time of year.  This year, my child came to me asking if I could spare some cards.  Quote, "These are the best teachers I've ever had."  I have no doubt that your child in MoCo is having a great experience.  Our child at Latin is as well.[/quote]

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