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[quote=Anonymous]I've never visited McLean, but can speak to Maddux.

For us, the biggest pull for Maddux was its emphasis on teaching social skills and managing behavior and anxiety in positive ways. The academic teaching has been excellent but I don't think that different from other schools that teach in small groups (3 kids in a group for reading and math instruction). I like that the OT and SLP work is done in groups, in the classroom, rather than pull-out.

Maddux also does a good job of working with its relatively few girls, including a weekly all-grades girls group. I don't know what McLean's gender breakdown is, but when we entered Maddux this was one of our concerns. It has not been a problem.

We don't miss having a computer lab or science lab, although I thought we really would miss the science. They still "do science" (in a little-kids way, of course) in the classroom, and, for us, anyway, the social skills instruction is far more important than a science lab.

Good luck with your choice![/quote]

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