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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Really?  Previous posts from other DCI parents suggest otherwise.  You are right in that no poster has suggested a ban on tech but many have raised questions about kids getting distracted during class.  Also, I think it is reasonable to continue to ask about the reliance of tech in every class, especially in light of recent research.

Ultimately, every family needs to do what t.hey feel is right for their DC.  Based on current information, we will be considering other MS options.  Feeling sad because I was so excited about DCI![/quote]

Are you at a feeder? How many years before MS for your children? We are in K and PK3 at a feeder and all of the parents I've talked to about this are interested to see what happens but are completely confident that a good compromise will be worked out LONG before our kids get there. I'm so curious about who's actually throwing in the towel on DCI and whether they're really feeder parents.[/quote]

You do know that parents with kids in 4th and 5th grade also read this forum, right?  And that 3 of the feeder schools (maybe 4) have 4th and 5th grade students?  This is absolutely a relevant question for some parents NOW.  And even though DCI starts in 6th grade, if I'm not mistaken a few schools like BASIS start in 5th so even parents with 4th graders now would need to be thinking about whether they are so concerned about DCI that they might lottery this year for a school like BASIS.[/quote]

Of course I'm aware that parents of older kids are here. That's why I asked. Perhaps people like you who are immediately affected need to do a better job of coordinating with other feeder parents to get an audience with DCI admins other than the open houses. To my knowledge, nobody at our feeder, even parents of 4th and 5th graders, has reached out to the greater school community to get parents involved. (I did say I was a parent of younger children, so it's possible that these efforts are happening, but I have not seen any evidence of them at parent meetings or on the listserv.)[/quote]

I'm PP, and that's a good point.  I know in my case, I'm still trying to wrap my head around what the actual situation is, because it's hard to try to rally others when I'm not totally positive that the problem I perceive is really the problem.  But we're obviously running out of time (or for those going for 6th grade, already have haven't we?) for the lottery so it's true that any reaching out to similarly situation parents needs to be done ASAP.  I really don't want to be seen as stirring up trouble when maybe the Admins are more open than what I have seen, so for me I wanted to try a bit more direct engagement myself of the DCI staff before I feel like I know what I would be saying to parents at my feeder.  But time is running out for this year's lottery for sure.[/quote]

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