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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Math is, science, social studies and English not, a real drag. Language instruction has been good but DCI hasn't been nearly challenging enough for my kid in any subject but language.  We're sticking it out for middle school, hoping for Walls for high school. We didn't get into any other charters.[/quote]

The issue is that if your kid doesn’t come in from a feeder, your kid will not be in the high level language classes where the high performing kids are.  Those classes are social studies and all electives in addition to Math which is tracked.

What you have left is science and English.  English is weak across the board in DC but at least with the IB curriculum, there is alot of emphasis on writing as you go higher so forces kids to develop their writing skills.  Writing is one of the strengths in IB. [/quote]

That's not 100% correct. Students who do not come from feeders can test into the higher-level language classes. For example, a few kids from WIS tested in, as have students who already speak good enough French, Spanish, or Chinese.[/quote]

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