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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If I were the dc parent, I think I would spend less time defending the school and more time drawing out the Tucson parent on the very rational ideas on how parents united could avoid the downsides of the mature model down the road.[/quote]

Yes, that's why I'm grateful he/she stopped by.  I have tons of questions about the differences between the Tuscon and DC model.  From conceptual down to detail.  For example: new Spanish teacher here for two weeks (she's great!) but apparently 'didn't get the memo' about writing homework on the board and communicating to parents thru the CJ.  Does the school mentor these teachers or just toss them into the fray?  Also: guidebook says no electronics but in fact they're everywhere.  Is that changing in Tuscon too?  But big picture, I really wonder about the social aspects too.  My private high-school child had time in the day to exchange ideas and hang out just a bit, work together, pop out for some vitamin D sunshine during free period.  In Tucson is there a relaxed gathering place, and can kids come and go as they please if they have a free period?  The DC Basis has no outdoor space but the National Mall is a few blocks away and there's a lovely park (Navy Memorial) with fountains just a few doors down from the school.  But if there's no free time?...I understand lunch passes will go to kids who keep up the academics - looking forward to that but that's all the same lunch crowd every day, no blending of grades.

Is it clique-ish or with social sub-cultures?  Is there a drug or alcohol concern at all? and does the school have a policy on off-campus hijinks?  As to homework, is it all afternoon into the night?  For my private high-school child it often went to (past?) midnight but I'm sure the endless texting dragged it out.   How much participation by parents in the Boosters, i.e. is it just a few go-getters or seen as a group most everybody enjoys?  What have been the issues around which the Boosters have made a difference in Tucson? So many questions!  Grateful for insight on the culture of the school as a community! [/quote]

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