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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our kids was at Latin for fifth and really got a ton of attention.  Now at Basis and getting a better education which will continue thru highschool (and we really hope BASIS sticks to their word and that those who fail the sixth grade comps go to summer school, and if they fail again either repeat sixth or leave) but it is a lot of pressure (although self imposed, and most of the kids from the JKLM cohort have no problem) and she does get less attention unless she goes to office hours.  [b]But in general you cannot lose by going to Latin if you think you are going to go private for high school.[/b]  Walls seems in flux now and Wilson may be to large for the child.  Private is not an option for us and we have a highly gifted math kid (not my doing!)[/quote]

Ha.  No honors classes at Latin MS and hardly any differentiation, even for math.  Kids who can barely read or do basic math monopolize any given teacher's attention.  Watch out for the hype, the demographics, the lot.  We're out of there after 8th this year, and summer school to catch up before a private (and my kid is one of the most academic)!  [/quote]

Does your kid go to the same school as mine?  I have an 8th grader at Latin.  Math is differentiated, the kids have written many papers this year, the music class is a lot more rigorous than I thought it would be....  Looking forward to HS where there will be honors classes.    [/quote]

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