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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]More "progressive charter" curricula for MS & HS?  Washington Latin's curriculum looks a whole lot like the one my devout Catholic grandfather followed in the 1920s! All that school Latin helped him enter a seminary afterwards, until he decided not to graduate to become a priest.  We want our children to study modern languages and current affairs in school. BASIS' STEM heavy curriculum is really weak on English lit.  From where I sit, DCPS' MS and HS curriculum isn't the problem - lack of academic rigor is, and in a big way.

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[b]Surely you know that students at Latin also study an additional language, and that current events are a major part of the curriculum?
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There’s a poster who always pipes in on these threads to talk about how weak Basis is and how old-fashioned Latin is. I’m sure Stuart-Hobson will be fine for you, but why dump on other people’s choices all the time? Where other people send their children doesn’t have anything to do with yours.[/quote]

I am not a poster who complains about Basis and boosts for Hobson.

Latin doesn't even teach Spanish. Other than Latin instruction, teaching languages doesn't appear to be the school's strong suit. Same with math. Current events are not a major part of the curriculum, at least not according to the admins I talked to when I dropped my 4th grader off recently for a shadow day.  [/quote]

Just FYI, Latin has committed to offering Spanish going forward. It was part of their plan to try and attract a more diverse applicant pool as they add a new campus. [/quote]

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