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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was pro-DCPS all through elementary school and up until April of the month we did the middle school charter lottery, got a spot at BASIS, and had a candid conversation with a DCPS middle school teacher who told me straight-up to take the BASIS spot because her DCPS did not meet the needs of advanced students. she wanted to, but the structure of the curriculum, her inabiity to fail students, her principal all kept her from adding enrichment and appropriate instruction for advanced students.

She was really unequivocal and I made my decision immediately after that conversation. She also said getting a seat at BASIS is like getting a prep school education for free, which I think it true about Latin as well. I'm very, very glad we took the spot.

I'm sure I trash talked charters when my kids were young. But the middle school ecosystem in DC is very different than elementary. I recommend doing some research and allowing yourself some grace to change your mind. [/quote]

It is absolutely true that dcps cannot meet the needs of an advanced child. I don’t think Latin can either, but it is better than the best dcps.

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Yep.  The parents of all those Ivy League admits must be kicking themselves for sending their kids to Latin.  Latin obviously didn’t meet their needs.[/quote]

I don’t have enough information about what kind of degree they were seeking, whether the parents supplemented at all, and what they did. All I know is looking at the curriculum, it could be stronger.  I’m super happy there are so many Ivy League admissions- that’s amazing!![/quote]

The curriculum is good enough to get into MIT for Mathematics, but not strong enough for you.  Nice to know you have higher standards than MIT.[/quote]

One anecdotal college admission does not make a good curriculum, esp in math.

Instead of touting the MIT admission on all threads related to Latin when people actually talk about the curriculum, why don’t you actually tell us concrete examples of how the curriculum at Latin is actually meeting the needs of high performing kids.[/quote]

I think Latin has more national merit schools per student than almost any school in the city, public, charter or private. The high performers are getting into great colleges. Not just MIT. Someone else this year is going to Yale. Another to Princeton. Michigan. NYU. And remember: the school is tiny. Each class is less than 100 people. [/quote]

Since no one has given any specifics how Latin is able to meet the needs of high performers……..[/quote]

I think the issue is you're very obtuse. [/quote]

Sorry but no.  If you can’t even give examples of how the school is able to meet the needs of high performing students, then Latin is just for the average kid like many on here have said.

It’s not like it’s a secret or anything.

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