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[quote=Anonymous]I'm the parent who said I was not too impressed by the lower school language program. I strongly agree with 09:19, though: I really don't care, because I chose Burgundy for its progressive philosophy, outdoor time, size, nurturing atmosphere, and so on. I do not equate educational quality with quantity of homework or learning some particular body of facts at the same time every public school child learns the same facts.  I want my children to be creative, curious thinkers, not robots pre-programmed with a large volume of information.

Will this mean my kids may have a tough time "adjusting" if they someday attend a school that works on very different principles? Maybe, but again, so what? I'm confident that my kids will become happy, successful adults, just as I became one despite a somewhat non-traditional educational background.

That being said, the previous poster claiming that many Burgundy students are being "held back" or otherwise experiencing academic "problems" is spreading unfounded rumors. If you're wondering how Burgundy kids do, you can look at the school's website, which lists high schools and colleges attended by Burgundy grads. PP's vindictive rumor-mongering notwithstanding, the evidence is that most Burgundy kids go on to good high schools and go on from there to good colleges. Luckily for Burgundy grads, it appears that high school and college admissions staff are more appreciative of the value of a Burgundy education that the PP.

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