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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What I've learned is that DCI parents are at the peak point of boosterism and they will trash all the other options (Walls, Latin and BASIS) to justify the choice or maybe keep people at DCI rather than moving to "build a cohort."

Why can't all four of those high schools be good options?[/quote]

Really, because after reading the thread, what I see is that there are actual DCI families who post things they think are good or great about the school.

Then posters who have no kids at the school, who I’m assuming are a lot of Walls families, push back about not tracking in all subjects (which no school in DC has), how their IB scores are not in the high 30’s when they are not private and don’t self select.

Some DCI families state they chose the school over Latin or Walls, they are called trolls repeatedly. Then someone, presumably from Latin, brings up test scores again with Latin and comparisons are made.

Re-read this whole thread.  DCI families are not trashing other schools.  Many provided reasons why they chose DCI.  I would not call that boosting.  Then there is pushback from non- DCI families and discussion goes from there.

Now there are 2 DCI families on here who are not happy with the school and their reasons why it doesn’t work for their kid and valid.

What I find most interesting is that it’s crickets from Walls families.  The only positive given is the kids.  Nothing else and why this whole thread is focused on DCI.

Lastly, there are not many good high schools for EOTP families.  I agree the only ones that are decent are Walls, Latin, and Basis.  Now there is also DCI which is good for this side of town.  We need more good high schools.

What is not good is that DCPS is trying to dismantle a big reason why Walls is a decent school.  Those in DCPS should push back on this if they don’t want families to continue leaving DCPS and going to charters.  That is the bigger issue and elephant in the room here.

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I don't think you're reading the same thread I am. This has mostly been someone(s) from DCI trashing other schools. [/quote]

+1. One of the PPs responded to a Latin post with “You are such a loser.”  And other post basically called kids who chose Latin immersion failures. I’m a DCI parent and find this thread so bizarre. Also seems like some of the DCI posters don’t actually have a kid there yet so I don’t even know how they can comment on anything DCi. [/quote]

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