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Anonymous
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Is this even true, though? I've seen a number of posts from previous years where kids got rejected.
We applied for an elementary grade and haven't heard anything yet. |
Anonymous
| I agree with PP; there seems to be some Green Acres bashing going on here. We like it on its merits alone regardless of whether or not it is competitive. But I don't think it is a school that lets everyone in either. |
Anonymous
| Plus, there have been other posts talking about how they've rejected kids in the past because they didn't fit in, the parents didn't have the right appreciation for the method, etc. So it's a bit strange. |
Anonymous
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Green Acres, like any other private school admits students based on fit, recommendation letters, and playvisit observations. Green Acres is one of few schools that does not require testing but that doesn't imply anything other than that they do not find the test results to be useful enough to require it. It's also a progressive school. This approach is not the best fit for some kids and parents.
Admission to a non-Big3 school is not a birth right. If a child is not admitted to Green Acres or any other school that is not on your A list, don't disparage the school or student. |
Anonymous
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I was the person that started this...sorry if I offended anyone. I am thinking of applying next year for my son and I really just wanted to know - what type of child is not a good fit there. I don't think there is anything wrong with that - although I guess I could have been more sensitive.
What type of kid doesn't fit it.....??? |
Anonymous
It is more the parents. Wear Birkenstocks to the parent interview. Have NO concerns about academics. Don't ask when they start reading. Don't ask anything academic. This is no joke. You never know what will tick off that admissions lady. Say you LOOVE progressive schools. When she asks where else you are applying, say Lowell, (Oneness Family), GDS and Burgundy. Do NOT say Sidwell or Norwood, or Beauvoir. |
Anonymous
| 1453 - you're an ass. |
Anonymous
My DS is currently in K there (started this year) and when we applied we broke every one of these "rules." (We did say that we love progressive schools, because we do. If we didn't, why would we want him in a place like Green Acres?) These types of stereotypes are just ridiculous. |
Anonymous
| I think 14:53 has an axe to grind and is making a point using old, tired stereotypes about Green Acres. |
Anonymous
not a greenacrey type of comment. |
Anonymous
| All these comments make me want to break out my birkenstocks and send my kid straight to Green Acres! |
Anonymous
| They seem to have some bright kids, but unless the brightness is in "creativity," they really have to keep the light under a bushel basket or else get crammed back down in the name of progressivism. I've heard this multiple times. Sidwell and GDS, in contrast, say that "all our kids are special" and so there is no differentiation, but in reality smart kids are treasured at these other places. |
Anonymous
| PP sounds more like your opinion than fact. |
Anonymous
Give me a break! I suppose you would like me to name names?? It is the summary of an impression formed from a broader exposure. Feel free to post your counter -stories, but be sure to provide full citations. |
Anonymous
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Unfortunately, GA is one of the private schools that former parents have had negative experiences WRT academics.
The nightmare of spending that much money only to find out that your child can't read when sent to another school. I have a feeling that things are changing there, and I hope so. I think the school has a lot of positives, but sometimes, things go too far. |