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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"As a classical school, we align ourselves with the established wisdom of the ancients, particularly the cultures of Greece and Rome."

How much attention does Washington Latin pay to the established wisdom of other ancient cultures outside of the cultures of Greece and Rome?

This is one of the things that makes me hesitate to put my non-white kid into Latin. But maybe my hesitation is unwarranted?[/quote]

This got lost, but it feels significant. This school appeals to "European" descended Americans. FWIW I'm a UMC non white person and am probably not going to add Latin to our lottery list for this reason.[/quote]

This is an absolutely hilarious statement - the amount of reading and exposure my kids are getting at Latin from different cultures and points of view is 100 times better than they ever got at DCPS - but you do you - more room in the lottery for others [/quote]

As a fellow Latin parent, this is 100% right. Latin is NOT Euro-centric, other than their foundational exploration of the ideas and cultures of the Greeks and Romans. But beyond that, my kids have been exposed to so many cultures and points of view.[/quote]

Not to mention the fact that the whole idea is to anchor the curriculum in the most significant of the ancient cultures...which is why the 4 languages offered include Arabic and Chinese. [/quote]

Come on, all the Latin students need to take Latin for years and the Arabic and Chinese offered aren't advanced and not offered before 7th grade.

I'm divorced and speak Chinese at home with my children.  I turned down a Latin 5th grade spot after looking into the language situation.  Luckily, my ex lives in VA, where my kids can take advanced Chinese in their public MS, test out of Chinese on day one of high school if they want, or study IB Diploma higher level Chinese past the AP level.  We share custody.

[b]No, I never applied for DCI, since their IB Diploma program isn't half as good as the one available to my kids through my ex[/b].  [/quote]

Tell us more about schools that aren't in DC. We really want your opinion. 
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Speak for yourself.  We weren't bowled over by the wonderfulness of Latin either. We left after 5th grade. Fair point about lame modern language instruction.

You post about what you want people to know about.[/quote]

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