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[quote=Anonymous]I've never had a middle schooler (I will next year) but I think Deal does expect kids to be independent.  Kids I know who are struggling are ones who have trouble self-managing their assignments, homework, tests, etc.  Parents really don't interact with the teachers at all and I few parents I know have a hard time 
figuring out what their role (as a parent) is even when their kid has issues with completing things/remembering things, etc.   My friends who have kids in small private schools (here and elsewhere) have more contact with the teachers in middle school.  We looked into a few privates here in DC and at some, kids are even assigned a faculty advisor in middle school and meet with that advisor weekly to "check-in" about their academic and organizational struggles/successes.

At Deal, the kids are responsible themselves.  The vest majority of kids will do okay with this, some will struggle.  The upper NW elementary schools (we're at one) start prepping kids for this in 4th grade---they kids rotate classes, they carry all work with them throughout the day in a binder, parents (especially in 5th) are really never in the classroom during the year (even as a room parent--I am one) and have very, very little contact with the teachers at all.  [/quote]

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