Any Two Rivers grads out there?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I had two kids go through TR through upper elementary, and I did see some gaps in their knowledge. One kid was never taught how to write printed letters in the conventional style, so has terrible handwriting as a result. Neither kid was ever taught cursive writing. There was very little practice on math facts, so the kids did not have fluid recall and this posed a problem once they got to higher-level math. And we realized at one point that neither child (then in 8th and 4th grades) knew the months of the year. This kind of basic stuff just wasn't taught as part of the curriculum. We also thought the writing instruction was lacking.

It's an okay school, but if your child is academically proficient or advanced, they might not get much attention. This was particularly true for our quiet second child. In retrospect, we are much less enthused about "progressive" education than when we started.

Just another view from the trenches.

Um what, they didn't know the months of the year??

[Anonymous]

how did you not realize until your child was in EIGHTH GRADE that he/she didn't know the months of the year? Did you not have any calendars in your home? Your child never celebrated holidays, planned future events, anticipated a birthday, or scheduled appointments?

This doesn't seem like Two Rivers' fault, unless you're suggesting that your child had a learning disability that they didn't catch.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Montessori schools teach cursive. That's about it.

Oyster-Adams teaches cursive

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I had two kids go through TR through upper elementary, and I did see some gaps in their knowledge. One kid was never taught how to write printed letters in the conventional style, so has terrible handwriting as a result. Neither kid was ever taught cursive writing. There was very little practice on math facts, so the kids did not have fluid recall and this posed a problem once they got to higher-level math. And we realized at one point that neither child (then in 8th and 4th grades) knew the months of the year. This kind of basic stuff just wasn't taught as part of the curriculum. We also thought the writing instruction was lacking.

It's an okay school, but if your child is academically proficient or advanced, they might not get much attention. This was particularly true for our quiet second child. In retrospect, we are much less enthused about "progressive" education than when we started.

Just another view from the trenches.

I don't thnk any schools bother to teach cursive anymore.

+1 Are you kidding me?

[Anonymous]

I attended an open house recently and asked the vice principal (who was leading our tour) how current events are taught. I got a blank stare from the vice principal, who said she didn't understand my question. When I clarified she told me that if the current events aren't tied directly to the expedition, they aren't taught. For a school that goes through 8th grade, that seems kind of shocking. Not sure if she misunderstood my (fairly direct) question, or if this is actually the case - ?