Norwood for student working several grade-leves ahead?

[Anonymous]

Apology accepted -- and a very gracious one it was too! Thank you.

[Anonymous]

MOVING ALONG.....anyone intrested in the NORWOOD QUESTION - revert all the way back to screen 5 - that's where it got hijacked.....

[Anonymous]

The same troll full of herself as usual

[Anonymous]

[Anonymous]

huh? not a troll at all - just someone who was interested in the orginial question about Norwood and had to dig deep

[Anonymous]

OP, the only MD school that is equipped / willing to truly accomodate such an advanced learner is Feynman School. Any other school in town, your child may do fine socially but will likely be bored to tears in terms of day-to-day learning. This is why schools like Nysmith and Feynman were established.

[Anonymous]

Or to take the kids who miss the cut-off for MD and VA gifted programs...

[Anonymous]

Norwood good for community, nurturing and network. Good academics. Not best for nurturing those performing > 2 standard deviations from the norm. Those kids will blend in the crowd while other catch up. No sprinting allowed for such kids. Only jogging while the others sprint around the track and catch up.

[Anonymous]

Well said 17:50 and very accurate.

[Anonymous]

17:50 & 18:19 - I am the reviver of this topic so would Love to put some context to your answer. Do you say this as a parent in the Norwood community, as the parent of a child >2yrs ahead - or maybe both? or neither (ie maybe you know this via friends who are in one or both categories) I don't mean to challenge your answer in any way, but just want to put it into context or even get more details. Thanks!

[Anonymous]

15:56 I think Feynman looks interesting but it's just so tiny and I am not quite at the point where I want my child's world to be so small and focused. Plus it is a hike for us. But it is in the back of my mind if other options don't work. Do you have a child at Feynman? (I hate to say it but your post sort of comes across more as an advertisement post from an administrator than from a parent but I hope I am wrong) Isn't Feynman also just starting out with youngest grades...so wouldn't be an option for those with kids in grades 2 & higher?

[Anonymous]

17:50

Not a parent of a current student. My child's is best friends with another student (same grade until parents decided to put child at Norwood).

Report from child and parent of Norwood child. Great nurturing environment only wish more teeth in math curriculum for advanced and keen math students.

This family confirmed what we found in our evaluation of Norwood 3 years ago when we applied. Apparently, not much has changed on this particular score. Despite their disappointment in the math program (this was the reason they left my child's school in the first place) the family is very happy with Norwood and their child has blossomed there.

[Anonymous]

17:50 -Thanks so much for the context/details. Much appreciated

[Anonymous]

I'm not 17:50 but could have been. And am a recent parent. This is largely true. Most parents of greater-than-two-standard deviations have either been frustrated through their stay (please, people, don't revive the "so why do they stay???" business - this has been covered), or - when the kid is fairly happy socially - appreciated the good things 17:50 notes while doing lots outside of school to keep the child stimulated. The school has had some amazingly smart kids, but they have been there not so much for academic acceleration as other reasons.

[Anonymous]

I am parent of two children >4 sds from norm who are very happy at Norwood. I looked at a lot of schools and decided that N offered more differentiation than the other privates as well as great non-academic activities. I hope I will not be attacked for expressing this. I made in-depth inquiries with administration, faculty, and parents with advanced kids at every well-known private in the area, but I don't claim that somebody else couldn't come to a different and equally legitimate conclusion.

I do not believe the LS would work for a child who was not only bright but also very advanced academically. It would not have worked for my more advanced child any more than any other local private.