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[quote=Anonymous]My take on the dynamic of this thread is that a new generation of parents is scoping out Deal and Basis when, just a few years ago, they wouldn't have been looking at DC middle schools at all.  They are, on average, more demanding consumers than the parents who stuck with DCPS beyond ES in the past: they see advanced courses offered across the board in many suburban middle schools and wonder why they aren't offered outside math in DCPS middle schools and DC charter schools.

These folks tend not to be as well versed in DC politics as an earlier generation of high-SES parents who stuck with public middle schools.  They're relative newcomers to the city, not Basis or Deal boosters but the educational equivalent of "undecided voters" in an increasingly competitive race.  The fact that Basis is now on the scene tracking more than Deal is shaking things up.  Fine.  It's not as though Deal's curriculum doesn't invite tweaking.  Pretty clearly, kids who can't test proficient in middle school and kids who attend Johns Hopkins CTY camps would be better served by more tracking, as long as it's not overly rigid and most of the best teachers aren't assigned honors classes.

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