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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think many parents bail for Basis or Latin l/ll (if they can) not because SH is that bad but to have a guarantee HS option (and no application headaches) that is better than Eastern. [/quote]

Some parents, not many.  Come on, no secret that SH throws a bunch of kids working at an 7th, 8th, even 9th grade level into the very same social studies and science classes as kids working 2,3 even 4 grade levels behind them.
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What middle school tracks for social studies and science?[/quote]

You have to look at the big picture to answer the question honestly.  Deal doesn't have many poor kids, so less differentiation with social studies and sciences needed for effective instruction than EotP.  Latin offers unusually small classes. BASIS offers a far more serious middle school science curriculum than DCPS and doesn't sanction social promotion past 6th grade.

Meanwhile, the middle schools for Capitol Hill offer a losing combination of epic learning gaps between high SES and low SES students (many more of the latter than the former in classes) and fairly large class sizes.  That's why most in-boundary parents still vote with their feet away from these schools.[/quote]

Why not state this instead of pretending SH has some abnormal policies in place? My kid is in 8th and I’ve been most impressed with the quality of instruction and assignments in social studies during his time there. [/quote]

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