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How would you know anything about the relative benefits of offering a content-rich curriculum?  Are you an educator?  Have you read any of the studies about urban schools and districts that use CK?

I've taught CK for several years to students from grades 1 through 8.  I routinely run into my former students.  They never fail to tell me how much they gained from the things we studied.  Not one student or parent has told me, "gee it was such a waste of time to study the Renaissance, or read A Midsummer Night's Dream."

As for your high-achieving child, mazel tov.  [/quote]

Yes, educator, teach undergraduate economics.  Read studies about K-12 curricula.  Graduated from Hunter College HS in NYC and Ivy, product of GT programs.  Raised in housing project by single mother, domestic worker.  Don't want my preteen in class with same age-peers whose writing skills are too weak to complete basic written assignments.  The lowest-performing students at Latin are sometimes tested orally while other kids submit essays.

As for my high-achieving child, she shouldn't have to end up in a private or MoCo program to take advantage of MS honors class.
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Please send your child to BASIS DC.  They track even English starting in 7th grade, and put kids in the proper math class based on diagnostic tests administered before school starts.  We felt the same way about Washington Latin, made the leap of faith to go to BASIS this year and have not been disappointed.  My dd is in a high enough grade so that many of the kids who could not keep up will fail the comprehensive exams and not return next year.  It is not a test in school, but it is a school that you can actually flunk out of! [/quote]

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