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[quote=Anonymous]1. I’m sure the early dismissal has helped students and staff meet with trauma therapists without missing any classes.

2. Do you expect schoolwork to fulfill all of your child’s time? I don’t know any private school that markets themselves this way. My experience as a private MA teacher at another local school is that kids your child’s age are playing multiple sports, practicing musical instruments, seeing a therapist regularly, completing service projects, attending classes related to their family’s religion (like Hebrew School or Catechism classes), getting tutored in a specific subject (including Russian Math and Kumon), helping wit JJ younger siblings and chores around the house and have a very active social life through friends at school and in their neighborhood. I taught one 7th grade that even ran his own business!

3. What your child does in your home is your responsibility. Take away the video games and the TV remote. Change the wi-fi password so your child can’t use it without your permission. This is not the school’s responsibility. There are therapists that provide parent training online and in person if you need help establishing boundaries with your child and building a healthy relationship.

4. My experience as a private school teacher is that workload is based a lot on the parent feedback of each grade. I’ve seen workloads be vastly different from grade to grade simply because one grade had a group of vocal parents begging admin to reduce the workload for their anxious and/or over scheduled children.[/quote]

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