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[quote=Anonymous]I wanted to start a thread on Eliot-Hine because I know a lot of parents may be making decisions right now, and there’s a lot of misinformation. Here’s my full list of good and bad. But overall I want to say that the experience has been FAR better than I thought and I am confident it was the right choice for us. The bad. - too much time on computer apps! would much prefer textbooks and paper. but I think this is true everywhere - not enough homework. again, probably true everywhere. - school communications. for better or for worse, kids are expected to be independent wrt activities and clubs, so we don’t always get information about it. this may be normal for MS, not sure. - HS preparation. I’m not sure if the school really prepares kids for application HS the way other MS do. But I know kids have gone from EH to Banneker, privates, Walls - language. the language teachers are lovely, but apparently the IB intro classes don’t actually try to teach any grammar etc in 6th grade. I think they could be more ambitious. (This is the curriculum, not the teachers.) - inferiority complex. yes, I admit I always wonder if I should be reaching for “the best” for my kid. the good - walking to school! just so nice for the kids - friendships. my kid has developed really nice friendships with kids from his ES and also new kids - the teachers. of course it’s not 100%, but on the whole the teachers have been wonderful - very caring and communicative. - safety and organization. they run a TIGHT ship. based on what I hear about other middle schools, it seems safer and calmer than even very affluent ones. - the academics. again not 100% but my child regularly tells me about interesting things they learned and has gotten invested in subjects they were never interested in before. - ELA. The ELA has been strong, actual books & writing. - after school. lots to choose from and my kid was able to slot into something that he has a ton of fun doing. [/quote]
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