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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Again, these conversations about scores etc. are silly. DCI is much larger, so yes, there will be a larger cohort of kids of any type (high performing, disruptive, low performing, etc.)

The schools are different. If you think Latin would benefit your kid and they are already fluent in Spanish, Latin is great. If your kid wants to keep taking social studies in Spanish, DCI is great.

If your kid likes class discussion and relationships with staff, Latin is great. If your kid thrives in a lecture format and is good at getting outside help when they need it, DCI is great.

Choose for your kid. Not for someone on the internet that needs to justify the choices they've made.[/quote]

I’m the PP above responding to a poster saying that they are not sure DCI has more of a high performing peer group.  DCI does and the data proves it.  My kid is not at DCI and I have no need to justify anything.  But if you don’t like like objective data then that’s you but plenty of people do then believing some BS comment on an anonymous board.

The discussion was what exactly does Latin offer that is better then DCI?

How do you know DCI doesn’t have class discussions and relationships with staff when a previous poster pointed out that their kids class sizes are not larger then Latins?

How do you know that DCI classes are run on lecture format and kids get outside help? You don’t think teachers have classroom discussions or available to help students who need it in class or after class?

Making statements without actual experiences or data doesn’t give you much credibility.  Scores and data may be “silly” to you but to many they are not and the most reliable, objective measure.

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When people say “more” of a high performing cohort, they may mean percentage wise not just raw numbers. I’d rather my kid be at a school with 70% of kids on grade level than one with 50% of kids on grade level all else being equal; I certainly wouldn’t describe the latter as having a more high performing cohort just because it’s bigger.[/quote]

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