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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]McLeann parent here with a child in the middle school.  First, I have noticed that since McLean does not follow the county their curriculum often will look like it's all over the place.  I think it is (can contain work from the year lower and year above current grade).  So, when you leave there are most likely gaps in learning.  I also do not feel it is a GT/LD school.  I think the county is a better bet.  This does not make it a bad school.  It is a school for a student who really needs the extra help and [b]needs to be built back up after being in bad academic situations[/b].[/quote]

I'm 23:19 above, and I think that's exactly it. At least in the lower school, it reduces the demands so that kids can feel successful. That's really important for kids who were really suffering at previous schools and feeling "dumb" so they can learn to like school and learning, but it doesn't serve kids well who haven't had that experience.[/quote]

12:11 here.  It really is a niche school in my opinion.  People seem to want it to be some magic bullet for their child, and it is for a very specific population.  This is how I feel about most of the SN schools in the area.  You find the one that is the best fit. [b] You don't put down a school because it didn't work for your child.  [/b]You move on--keep looking.  We left a different SN geared school because it wasn't working for our kid.  It isn't a bad school, but we made a mistake, and it was a horrible fit.[/quote]

The OP asked a very specific question regarding the academic level of Mclean and ADHD.  Many former Mclean families have answered the questioned that if you want a more academic experience, then Mclean is not the right school. I am not sure why you think it is putting down the school.[/quote]

Sorry, I should have been more clear.  I was not saying the OP was putting the school down.  I was mentioning it in general.  McLean seems to be a school that is regularly put down on this board (more so than any other school really).  In my original post I did tell the OP I did not think McLean was a good fit for a GT/LD child since the academics are not advanced in the lower (or even the middle) school.[/quote]

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