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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My multiple kids are at a dci feeder and dci. We are happy with dci. The only kids who chose Latin over dci were the kids who were already struggling with the admittedly weak academics at our feeder. The kids who still didn’t speak spanish after 8 years of immersion clearly were going to continue to struggle at dci. Latin is just a better fit for kids who aren’t super academically focused, not terribly motivated, and aren’t the kid of kids who will do well in IB math. Some kids need small class sizes and don’t need the added challenge of multiple languages. [/quote]

What a weirdly negative post. In my experience, and I know a lot of Latin kids, Basis kids, and DCI kids, the Latin families are by far the happiest and complain the least about their school. [/quote]

I hear that. It’s also just less stressful. Smaller class sizes, not as intense, easier for kids. I hear basis kids complaining all the time. It’s exhausting. I think it’s a more pleasant experience. [/quote]

Our friends at Latin do seem less stressed and happier, and when asked I recommend Latin everyone with no reservations, even though we are at BASIS and strongly prefer it to Latin and would not switch. I do recommend BASIS to kids who I think would thrive there. But Latin seems like a good spot for almost every kind of kid.[/quote]

I genuinely don’t understand how it’s negative to point out that if your kid cannot speak spanish after 7-8 years at a school latin would be a better choice than dci. The kids I know just couldn’t figure out spanish no matter how hard they tried. They hated it. Latin just made them so much happier. My kids would be miserable at basis. Does being miserable mean that it’s a better school?  I dont think so. [/quote]

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