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[quote=Anonymous][quote]What's sad to me is that few DC voters seem to care. One poster after another comes here to argue that Latin's approach to teaching even the most advanced DC public HS students is practically perfect. Stuy/Hunter/Bronx Sci/NEST type urban magnet programs aren't in demand with nearly enough voters in DC to materialize. My kid attends a public school in VA, where my ex lives, and the difference between that program and Latin's MS is night and day. There are GT assessments and advanced MS classes beyond math at this school, competitive MS STEM extra-curriculars, a fine instrumental music program (free daily music lessons), a dozen serious sports teams, five languages taught during the school day, a 1,000-seat auditorium, indoor track etc. If wouldn't have had a clue what we were missing if we'd stuck with Latin.[/quote]

I don't think there's a question that Arlington and Fairfax have extraordinary schools.  However, my take on it from watching the children of close friends proceed through them is that those schools are also machines---and your child is a mere temporary cog in them.  If you have a child who is neurotypical, comes from a supportive MC or UMC home, and can thrive in a big school environment, then those schools are great. We initially considered moving out of DC for all the reasons the PP enumerated.  However, what Latin DOES have is extremely small class sizes where each child is known, and known well, by faculty and staff.    If you have a kid who ---for whatever reason---is not suited for the big NoVA schools---then Latin is a good fit.  [/quote]

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