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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No new news.  It’s because it’s a school that has to serve all students like any DCPS or charter school in the city.  And many are below grade level.  Maybe not as much as the other middle schools in the city but still true.

If you don’t have tracking or very small class sizes like the private’s, the higher performing kids will not be fully challenged.  Yes, more challenged than if they went to a DCPS middle EOTP but not fully challenged.  Parents will have to supplement just like parents at DEAL supplement.

Lastly, kids in the article seem to want to do the bare minimum.  Don’t accept it.  Supplement and give them more work.   Also as a parent in DC you have to be more actively involved in your kids education to monitor, assess, and push.  Expecting all that of the teachers is not going to work.

Other option like in the article is go private which  some parents do and are willingly and can afford 40k a year.  There you will get small class sizes and the teacher knows and can work more with individual students

DCI is not the idea school but for EOTP, it’s the best available for a middle and non test in high school.  I promise it’s probably 10 times worst at other DCPS middle and high school.  Just do go in with rose color glasses that it’s perfect.[/quote]

Meant don’t [/quote]

Your assessment that DC parents have to be pushing their kids because the schools won't, pretty much sums up why we are moving to the suburbs.  Our kids haven't started school yet, but at least there are accelerated programs if my kids are ready for them. [/quote]

Yes I agree, you have to in DC. Burbs have better tracking but we love it in the city and raising our son here so we will supplement and if not enough lucky to be able to afford to go private.[/quote]

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