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[quote=Anonymous]OP, i think it's funny that you think Deal has high-level programming.  The reality is, it doesn't.  It's pretty darn easy to get straight As and the academic high flyers are not challenged in any way, outside of maybe math. 
In math they offer 4 levels by grade 8 (math 8, algebra 1, geometry, algebra 2).  I had 2 kids finish Algebra 2 at Deal and go on to private high school (Sidwell/NCS).  They did well in math but the rest of the transition was a 
crazy and rude awakening which Deal did not prepare them for.  It took a full semester to rewire their brains to think and to get their organization skills up to par.  The homework demand went from 30 minutes to 3 hours.  My kids are still (several years later) not the best writers because 
DCPS often does not (outside of some teachers) teach kids to write a top quality essay, analyze literary text, etc. We really like MANY things about DCPS and Deal specifically but we have moved our 3rd kid to private for middle 
school because it's almost too late (or at the minimum rough) to make this jump in expectations at high school.  [/quote]

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