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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In theory, you'd promptly push back, but in practice, tangling with a school constantly is exhausting and often pointless.  '

I sympathize with the mom and think she makes valid points in her article.  In fact, I thought that the article was brave, given that it's really easy to figure out that she's writing about experiences with a DCI education.

There's far too much whitewashing of glaring rigor issues in our public middle schools, other than at BASIS, with it hopeless facilities (no real gym, stage, outdoor space or even a school library).[/quote]

DCI is printed right at the end of the article.  I appreciated her willingness to publicly call out the school.  Far too often parents are afraid of doing so.[/quote]

She was a coward. She didn’t address the problem with her kids, just wrote an article wondering why dci didn’t do her part in raising her kids.

It is exhausting to motivate kids, especially after a hard day at work, but you have to do it.  [/quote]

Yes, this.   I have two middle schoolers at Deal.  They're not challenged either.  But we do a lot of academics outside of school.  Neither of them particularly wants to cover more material but it's not optional in our household.  [/quote]

Exactly.  DC has far too many kids that are weak academically and below grade level.  She is expecting the minimum out of her kids and expecting teachers who are overwhelmed to address each individual kids needs.  Not going to happen at any school.

I consider it weak parenting if you just accept the minimum from your kid and then blames the teachers.  She is not the only household that has 2 working parents.  Many are and you have to be active in assessing your kid and speak up to see if the teacher can assign more challenging work or supplement at home if necessary.  Plenty of parents do.  If she is unable to do that then put the kid in private where there are much smaller classrooms or move to the burbs to a school with tracking in all subjects.

Not impressed that she just gave up, accepted the minimum from her kid, and then wrote an article about it.[/quote]

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