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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are some basic realities that folks need to come to grips with - Schools that only teach to the level of the lowest achievers don't work.[/quote]
[quote=Anonymous]From what I have, that is not a problem at L-T. The absence of a G&T program does not mean the school is failing to challenge students at different levels.[/quote]
Other Hill schools like Watkins, Brent, Maury, Tyler, SWS, Logan are struggling, in the eyes of many parents, to offer a level or rigor that compares with the best schools in the region.  Why would one think that LT escapes the issue somehow?[/quote]

I can't speak to what's going on at Watkins, etc.

There is an enormous middle ground between "only teaching to the level of the lowest achievers" and offering "rigor that compares with the best schools in the region." I place L-T somewhere in that middle area.

Is my child getting the education she'd get at Beauvoir? Probably not. But I don't expect ANY public school (at least, not one that doesn't limit enrollment via a test) to offer the level of rigor found at a school like Beauvoir or Sidwell.

OTOH, having attended schools along those lines, I hope my daughter will have a more well-rounded experience and that her classmates will be more diverse (along ethnic, economic, social, and intellectual axes) than mine were.

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