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[quote=Anonymous]DS is quite bright (not saying genius), but he is slow to process new material - there is something about the group lecture format, that the material often flies over his head (particularly in math), but if teacher or I sit with him and explain it, he picks it up in a snap. He is a voracious reader and remembers everything he reads, but he can have trouble organizing his thoughts. His confidence is getting knocked - he used to think schoolwork was a breeze, but now feels embarassed if he doesn't get something immediately. He is in 4th grade, and in all of the accelerated classes to the extent they exist in his grade (math and reading), and does fine but not stellar, and not to his ability imo and his teacher's. She recognizes the discrepancy but doesn't have time to explain things to him individually (of course, and I wouldn't expect that).  We had him tested in PK and again in 3rd since we were thinking of applying to privates then, and he had a 99% overall in PK and a 96% overall in 3rd, but both times the processing speed component was extremely disparate (like 25th% compared to scores like 99% verbal, 96% quantitative, etc).  I feel strongly that he needs a smaller environment, in particulat smaller classes and more individualized teacher attention than he gets in MoCo. Next fall we will start to seriously tour schools to apply for school year 2016-17, which will be 6th grade for DS. I want to cast a wide net in the hopes that we find a good fit. What schools would you recommend to get the ball rolling? We live in Bethesda, Bradley Hills specifically (and we do like the school, just have not found it a good fit for our son). We would strongly prefer co-ed and not religious.  I would prefer a school that goes through 12th grade since he'll be entering in 6th, but would consider sending him to a school that ends in 8th and then re-evaluating (even to Whitman from there, if he's gotten the boost he needs academically and emotionally).[/quote]

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