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[quote=Anonymous]To cope with IB Diploma writing requirements on good form, kids need strong writing instruction starting long before junior and senior year in HS. I don't hear Latin families complaining about middle school writing instruction. The only strong writing teacher we had at DCI quit mid-year. By 8th grade, we'd hired an expensive writing tutor and knew other DCI families who did the same. Teens aren't going to magically crank out excellent IB Extended Essays senior year on the foundation of writing training they're getting at DCI. The math at DCI is challenging but the humanities instruction's subpar, and that's putting it mildly. The science, social studies and English were all subpar through 9th grade. Also, few other families on our language track seemed to be taking things seriously, a real disappointment. As far as I could tell, hardly anybody at DCI bothers with summer language immersion programs. Admins and teachers don't even encourage it. Pick your poison if you get a spot at Latin. The math and modern language instruction there don't sound too hot. DCI has other glaring shortcomings.[/quote]

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