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[quote=Anonymous]I've been thinking a lot about this post.  First of all, ignore the birdbrained PP who says you shouldn't send your daughter.

I have one child who attended the HG and thrived there.  He does not have LDs.

I have another child who has the same issues you mention for your DD.  She was waitlisted for HCG and middle school magnets and is now in middle school in a highly regarded MoCo school (sort of a Lake Woebegone place if you know what I mean).  And ... it is not easy.  Just because she doesn't have the enrichment of manget curriculum doesn't mean she doesn't still struggle with her ADHD etc., forget her work, get so anxious she lands in the nurse's office frequently, etc.

I know that if she had gotten into the magnets, the task of managing all those complex assignments would have been really tough for her.  I believe that the enriched curriculum would have been great though -- and it's not like she doesn't have the same struggles in regular MS.

I think you should have your DD try it out.  The teachers at HCG are good at working with kids who are already different, and there are the same supports for LDs that you get in a regular program.  Your DD will struggle, but she's going to struggle anyway -- it's just as easy to overlok a boring assignment as it is an interesting one!   Plus, the HCG teachers really help the kids learn to organize themselves and handle big, longterm assignments - there are lots of rubrics and supports already in place in that program, much more than in regular school.

Give her the chance to experience the really exciting and enriching curriculum, and give her access to a new group of peers.  She may overcome some of her social stuff -- and she won't be the only socially awkward kid there, believe me.

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