Anonymous
06/19/2018 20:55
Subject: Middle School at DCI
Would appreciate hearing details about the negative impacts of reliance on technology. Could you please share more information based on your experience? Do most kids tend to stay for high school?
Anonymous
06/19/2018 20:38
Subject: Re:Middle School at DCI
Anonymous wrote:If you're looking for concrete feedback, do a search for DCI on DCUM. There have been half a dozen long DCI threads in the last six months alone...
School is still fairly chaotic and housed in a strangely configured building (long and lean) that isn't the best. Weak disciplinary practices.
School is far from homes of most students in feeders (esp. Cap Hill) and not near a Metro stop, meaning long, tiring commutes in traffic/on parent hired buses for most of the kids.
Teaching population unstable - around 1/4 of the teachers leaving annually.
School is populated by mostly high-need low-income students but won't track students, other than for math and language. Lack of rigor a real problem for advanced students.
Over reliance on technology hasn't worked too well.
Essentially no native speakers on both the small Chinese and French tracks, so low standards for speaking after as many as 9 years of immersion or partial immersion studies. Spanish track dominates in a big way.
etc. etc.
Thanks for the substantive response. I did a search and didn’t see a lot of comments with the type of info I’m looking for (as in info from actual
parents of students as opposed to speculation) but I’ll check again.
Anonymous
06/19/2018 20:27
Subject: Middle School at DCI
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:please do a search
Please go f*ck yourself, PP.
+1000
Anonymous
06/19/2018 20:26
Subject: Middle School at DCI
Anonymous wrote:please do a search
You’re annoying. Just don’t respond
Anonymous
06/19/2018 20:20
Subject: Re:Middle School at DCI
If you're looking for concrete feedback, do a search for DCI on DCUM. There have been half a dozen long DCI threads in the last six months alone...
School is still fairly chaotic and housed in a strangely configured building (long and lean) that isn't the best. Weak disciplinary practices.
School is far from homes of most students in feeders (esp. Cap Hill) and not near a Metro stop, meaning long, tiring commutes in traffic/on parent hired buses for most of the kids.
Teaching population unstable - around 1/4 of the teachers leaving annually.
School is populated by mostly high-need low-income students but won't track students, other than for math and language. Lack of rigor a real problem for advanced students.
Over reliance on technology hasn't worked too well.
Essentially no native speakers on both the small Chinese and French tracks, so low standards for speaking after as many as 9 years of immersion or partial immersion studies. Spanish track dominates in a big way.
etc. etc.
School is still fairly chaotic and housed in a strangely configured building (long and lean) that isn't the best. Weak disciplinary practices.
School is far from homes of most students in feeders (esp. Cap Hill) and not near a Metro stop, meaning long, tiring commutes in traffic/on parent hired buses for most of the kids.
Teaching population unstable - around 1/4 of the teachers leaving annually.
School is populated by mostly high-need low-income students but won't track students, other than for math and language. Lack of rigor a real problem for advanced students.
Over reliance on technology hasn't worked too well.
Essentially no native speakers on both the small Chinese and French tracks, so low standards for speaking after as many as 9 years of immersion or partial immersion studies. Spanish track dominates in a big way.
etc. etc.
Anonymous
06/19/2018 14:44
Subject: Middle School at DCI
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Stay away from DCI. -Former parent
Can you elaborate? I am interested for my middle schooler too.
OP here. Can you please elaborate? Concrete feedback would be much appreciated.
Anonymous
06/19/2018 14:36
Subject: Middle School at DCI
Anonymous wrote:Stay away from DCI. -Former parent
Can you elaborate? I am interested for my middle schooler too.
Anonymous
06/19/2018 14:34
Subject: Middle School at DCI
Helpful!
Anonymous
06/19/2018 14:33
Subject: Re:Middle School at DCI
Agreed.
Anonymous
06/19/2018 14:33
Subject: Middle School at DCI
Stay away from DCI. -Former parent
Anonymous
06/19/2018 14:19
Subject: Middle School at DCI
Anonymous wrote:please do a search
Please go f*ck yourself, PP.
Anonymous
06/19/2018 14:15
Subject: Middle School at DCI
People can start threads for the latest info.
No need to ask permission, and no need to look at old threads. DCI and all schools in dc are constantly changing.
Chill out, PP.
No need to ask permission, and no need to look at old threads. DCI and all schools in dc are constantly changing.
Chill out, PP.
Anonymous
06/19/2018 13:11
Subject: Middle School at DCI
Anonymous wrote:please do a search
Thanks. I did and didn’t find a lot of information. I’m looking for recent experiences. Thanks.
Anonymous
06/19/2018 09:01
Subject: Middle School at DCI
please do a search
Anonymous
06/18/2018 08:58
Subject: Middle School at DCI
I would love to hear about people's experiences at DCI for middle school (Spanish track in particular)---good or bad. Thanks in advance.