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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]People send their kids to private for all sorts of reasons. In my opinion, college admissions should be the smallest factor. If that’s your reason, it will likely not be worth it for you.  [/quote]

My main objective is getting high quality education. My only point is that college placement, something that is emphasized by schools as an indicator of quality of education, is extremely misleading by athletes and legacy admissions. In any case, I am not even thinking about what is going to happen 8 years down the road. I am concerned that my DC is not even learning the basics today. [/quote]

Why can't your kid learn the basics? Do you spend any time working with DC? [/quote]

Yes, it is supplemented outside school. They do not learn the basics at the 50k private school. [/quote]

Sounds like your kid is unfocused and screwing around. [/quote]

Not really. He scores perfectly in math, outside school. The thing is that math level at school is so low, it’s unbelievable. I would have preferred having good math education at the school. [/quote]

So you have failed in your main objective of getting high quality education.

Why stay?
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I would frame it differently. The school has failed in providing high quality education. [/quote]

The school is doing exactly what these schools do. You failed to discern what that is. They are meeting their mission; you are not. [/quote]

Their mission is not to teach math below the levels in Europe or Asia. That’s a failure from the school. [/quote]

Their mission is to artfully curate a special, unique curriculum. If you want enforceable standards, go public. [/quote]

I prefer a special unique curriculum like the ones in Europe or Asia. The curriculum in dc schools are not worth 60k. [/quote]

I’m begging you, op, please update after a year in dc public schools.[/quote]

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