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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, it is, but w/out academic streaming before HS, Latin instruction/expectations are soft for this particular student. Our younger child is more than challenged at Latin. Older child has many school friends and likes school, but also likes doing more enriching work than she gets from teachers. The curriculum itself is less the the problem than the fact that [b]the school won't let her loop up for subjects (particularly math), [/b]and that few other students in her cohort work at her level. We've considered alternatives--home schooling, moving to burbs, switching to BASIS, paying for private--but what we're doing is working, and we can afford it, so we keep doing it. We seldom discuss our methods in the school community to avoid calling attention to touchy issues. No point. [/quote]

Out of curiousity, what is Latin's excuse for not allowing kids to loop up if they are clearly ready for a higher level of math?[/quote]

PP with advanced student here.  Latin admins invariably claim that the kid isn't in fact ready for higher level math, even if they clearly are. We've brought in documentation from CTY and EPGY attesting to student's readiness to advance, only to be told that what the student needs is more drill, not acceleration. The position is obviously rooted in a philosophical decision they've made about academic tracking (none allowed before 9th grade, and then not all that much).

Thanks for the encouragement, everyone. Yes, we should apply to some top programs to see if we get fi aid. We're proud and don't feel comfortable asking for aid, but ought to get over it. We're burning out on DC's hyper egalitarian approach to public school and won't be surprised if we end up in MoCo for HS.  Good luck to the rest of you.[/quote]

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