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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]GDS s a "self starter" school. A kid with ADHD will get crushed there.[/quote]

No they let plenty of people like that float around, but they don’t push them or improve them much. It’s like college- what you make of it or don’t.  Easier for the teachers that way too. [/quote]

This was unfortunately our experience with “meets your child where they are….” And keeps them there![/quote]

To build on pp’s points, you really ought to consider more structured schools, op. GDS has many strengths, but giving kids tools to excel  is simply not one of them. GDS will provide endless resources for self-starting kids to pursue their passions, and those self starters will also get their other stuff done.  They’ll provide similar resources for less organized or driven kids to pursue their passions, but almost nothing in the way of tools to get other stuff done. You’ll end up with the same kid you started with, and come tenth grade, you’ll be scrambling to get all the tutors so that your kid can get the fundamentals. The fundamentals just aren’t what gds provides. [/quote]

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