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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One thing I wonder about when I look at the OSSE report cards for Latin is, why is there such huge disparity among races in who is advanced vs. who is below basic?

I don't mean to be facile and start a sub-thread about the history of racism and slavery in the U.S.   What I'm getting at is, why can't such a lauded school close the gap a little more after 'X' years of teaching this group of kids?

The fact that it can't is a little worrisome.   Put another way:  Is Latin really that great at *educating* ? you wouldn't see that kind of disparity at a KIPP.[/quote]

It's a fair critique.  I think one day Latin would like to take every child who walks in the door at 5th grade from good to great, but they're just not there yet as measured by DC-CAS.  On the other hand, this year's graduating class will leave with a classical language under their belt, a really unique story to tell, amazing teachers, and a guidance counselor going majorly to bat for them and building relations for subsequent classes. What also gets lost in the statistics is that there are very high performing minority students at Latin, struggling white ones, and vice versa.  We're extremely proud of all our students.  [/quote]

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