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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the PP poster brings of up important issues that affect most students in most jurisdictions.  If you took the elite top 20 schools how many slots are there really , especially for out of state kids.  We are talking may be thousands and they want geographic variety so maybe hundreds available in the DC area.   DCUM moms are a competitive bunch that want kids that are excellent at everything and at top whatevers but the reality is that the majority of us are middle whatevers.  We are not the top partner, ceo, manager etc.  We need to raise our kids to be informed citizens, able to learn and maybe good enough.  That is what most high schools and certainly public education is designed to do.  Maybe you do have a child that is going to be the next nobel or company ceo but most of us don't.  We need a place that will help our kids be good without drowning them in perfection.   This is what Banneker accomplishes. Is this why education is a mess nationally maybe, but I also wonder if we on DCUM lack a perspective of what is really needed. [/quote]

You nailed it. Some DCUM's have that "Toddler and Tiara" syndrome. They maybe middle management or just a very hard working employee like most of us. They want  their children  to invent a rounder wheel or speak Mandarin at a family cookout. I'm sure some DCUM's kids are super geniuses, but a majority are average to very good students. There isn't anything wrong with that. What Banneker offers may not be for everyone, but trust me the  kids that graduate and finish college are as well prepared for the real world as some of the DC's that attend a " boutique" charter school and have Kumon at their disposal. My DW attended Banneker in the 80's. She tells me she was an average student with a 1100 SAT. Attended a small HBCU in Virginia. She is currently a partner at a prestigious marketing firm. The "low" SAT score( I would love to see some of your scores. Mine was a 980...Currently I am lieutenant in a federal law enforcement capacity) is not indicative on the young adult your child becomes. [/quote]

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