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[quote=Anonymous]IKWYM -- GDS is going through such a transition now. I think both old and new share an understanding that the key to a successful middle school is paying (at least) as much attention to the social curriculum as the academic one. Previous head was psychologically shrewd yet compassionate. And may have had a tendency to think in terms of social engineering/structural solutions. (Certainly you could see those structures in place -- I'm just not sure whether they predated her tenure.) New head seems more moralistic and I'm skeptical about how much traction that approach will have. Also can't tell who was/is responsible for hiring the MS faculty. It's a great team and I wonder whether the school will look for the same attributes in MS faculty that it has in the past. I tend to think that excellent MS faculty are a special breed and what makes them exceptional are characteristics that can't be reduced simply to teaching ability and academic credentials. [/quote]
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