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[quote=Anonymous][i]"At the LS level, the work load is not going to be that rigorous compared to public school. The ability to push ahead is also limited so if you are looking to do math, reading etc a year or two ahead of grade level, private schools for the most part don't do that. Holton becomes much more rigorous in HS. Like any school, you will have good teachers and not so good teachers. "[/i]

I completely disagree when you say you "can't push ahead" in private schools. They won't advance children by saying they are doing 4th grade work in the 2nd grade, but you have to realize that the group of kids in the private school setting are mostly at an above-average level to begin with. Baseline work is higher to start. Children are grouped in math and reading by ability, so if the reading group, for example, is ready to advance to harder work, they will do it. But there are many peers at that same advanced level, so they move together within their grade without having to move up to the next grade. 'Level work' isn't emphasized, but love of learning and exploration is. [/quote]

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