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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wish I could be as flip as you. We're at YY with mixed feelings about returning for 5th for the 5th because my kid's closest friends of many years won't be back. These kids aren't "mediocre white kids," as you claim. They're strong students, a mix of Asian, white and biracial. They excel at ELA, math and Mandarin but they're leaving. We're told that they're leaving for BASIS, Washington Latin and MoCo.  I admit that we weren't prepared for the exodus.  If DCI's future is as bright as one PP after another claims, why are they leaving?  You tell me.[/quote]

Why don't you ask them?[/quote]

Not the poster you're responding to, but I can tell you that departing YY parents are not likely to broadcast why they're leaving.  They don't want to offend those who are staying. They're not going to tell you that they aren't happy with academics or weak language instruction.

Sure, you can claim that these parents are racist and classist if it makes you feel good.  But the fact is that YY hardly has any at-risk students. The real problem is that DCI isn't set up to support sufficient rigor.  The school is too chaotic and the focus is on helping high needs students work at grade level. DCI is also a Spanish-centric program, which the YY and Stokes parents don't appreciate.[/quote]

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