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[quote=Anonymous]My child attended 5th grade at Brent - Upper School model. This model was extremely isolating for them. The 5th grade students are grouped into 6 ish students in a class of 18ish 4th graders. The 4th graders already have their friends and have no interest in socializing with the "left over" 5th graders. Further, it was only by luck you are with the 1-2 friends that didn't switch schools. It felt like starting new after being at the school for many, many years. The teachers or Principal also refused to have 5th-grade only focused activities. Teachers focused heavily on 4th grade learning so my child was very bored. Bored and lonely. We supplemented at home, as did most other 5th grade peers, which more likely attributed to maintained or increased test scores. My [academically advanced] child had to listen to the same math and English lessons -- even read the identical books -- and was not held to a higher standard. They were pulled into the "advanced" group in math but that was pretty dismal in terms of learning. Brent may be showing "higher" test scores but I call BS. Their model is both academically and socially damaging without outside support and intervention. The Principal doesn't give a hoot about the 5th grade experience either. Also, this past year 3 of 4 Upper School teachers left so that says a lot as well. [/quote]

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