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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is ridiculous 11:28 but with Basis tracking not only for middle school math but for English (not clear for which grades yet) and 8th grade science, Latin and Deal, and maybe even Stuart Hobson and Hardy, will come under pressure to follow suit within 2 or 3 years.  Watch for it.  Competition, the American way :-)

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Deal parent who has enjoyed reading through this thought-provoking thread.   I know fellow parents who would LOVE more tracking, in English in particular, but we tend to keep quiet on the subject. Speaking out invites the stress associated with making oneself unpopular with school stakeholders with somewhat different values and incentives than one's own, often those with less academic children. If Deal does start to track outside math to keep up with Basis, it will be too late for us. Deal has been "just OK" from the first day. If we'd known what was in store for us this year, we might have moved to Rockville last year, but then hindsight is 20-20.

I,too, hope that "political" threads related to advaned learners start springing up here, a la on the MD boards. DC parents of advanced learners only settle for less than the burbs offer for lack of organization and momentum.  The critical mass of DC parents who want and deserve more challenge is already there and the politicians need the wake-up call, guys and gals.[/quote]

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