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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]TAG Parent here (not HH, but GWES). We were fortunate to get a lottery seat and moved him this year. Not sure where OP lives, but what I can tell you is my DS classmate was zoned for HH.His parents opted NOT to pull him bc HH's school day starts at 7:30am,[b] meaning the kid would have to catch the bus at 6:40am, which was asinine[/b]. It may be something to consider bc the buses aren't any better (at least for us, it's worse).

I agree that TAG center doesn't mean smaller classes - DS has 28 students, which is equal to his home school. Could be that demand is driving the numbers higher, but it doesn't bother us if he's getting quality instruction.

Our experience so far at our TAG center has been great. The curriculum may be the same, but I can tell you first-hand, that DS home school had TAG Pull Out, and it was very inconsistent and disappointing. Some weeks they would meet, then they wouldn't for weeks at a time, and it got to the point where I stopped asking and DS would tell me when they met, which wasn't often. Not enough to benefit from TAG instruction. I don't find the homework to be overwhelming, but I can tell that DS is challenged by the curriculum, and he's thriving in the environment. Home school assigned minimal homework and they didn't have any hands-on learning through experiments or projects and generally felt like DS wasn't tapping into his learning potential.

I would agree that you should tour the school, assess the vibes, talk to the coordinator and you should be able to get a good feel if the TAG center is the right fit for your student. Good luck![/quote]

i mean I don't disagree but in my neighborhood the regular school is exactly the same. if you stay at Yorktown ES for instance, school also starts at 7:30. If you go to HH it's no different.[/quote]

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