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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Please don't invest too much in the postings of our resident malcontent who claims to know about writing tutors, poor Chinese, etc.[/b] He/She is the biggest critic of DCI on this forum, yet still keeps his/her child/children in the school. So exhausting and unfair to new parents! 
My child graduated this year and had a stellar experience and multiple offers from great universities.
The DCI IB for All model is perhaps the single biggest educational equity opportunity in this city for a diverse group of learners. 
Middle school is a time when kids branch out and start forming new friend groups, so your child will make friends quickly and won't suffer from not having been in a feeder. He/She will enjoy learning Chinese at a beginner level and have plenty of time to become proficient (not saying bilingual). 
The high school program is wonderful, because the students get a solid preparation for the DP program from their years in the MYP program. The DP program is VERY rigorous, and your child will be beyond prepared for postsecondary education.
Please know that your child will be welcomed, included, and have opportunities to grow and learn far beyond most schools. Welcome!!!! [/quote]

DCI parent who encourages you to invest in.....reality here, op.

It's just not out of the norm for DCI parents of the most capable middle class students to hire tutors under t he radar. The "malcontent" who posts about writing tutors is right. If the post secondary education you see your child aiming for is at an elite college, you're not going to get there without extra enrichment if your kid isn't low ses/minority. Same with extra language supports.

I don't think the situation is different than that in other decent public middle school programs in this metro area, other than maybe gt programs in teh burbs. I know of Basis parents who hire writing tutors. Some of them team up to do it.

VERY rigorous is a really subjective descriptor.  DCI is just ok.[/quote]

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