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[quote=Anonymous]This has been our experience, too. Made it to 4th grade and are now ready to "cut the cord" if you will. The super small nurturing, lovey dovey-ness is sweet in K-3 and quite amazing. But the academics are weak, differentiation is non-existent and internal support structure is VERY thin when its needed the most, starting in 3rd grade. Though they have a new Literacy Specialist this year for the first time, but probably too late to help our child. We have 5 new kids in the 4th grade class this year -- that many families bailed after 3rd grade because the school gets weaker after that. Yes some of those families wanted GDS or Sidwell to start with and were looking for an entry point to get out, but they also cited social concerns with the smallness of the school, lack of clarity and resources with support, etc. So many of the kids at Sheridan are getting outside tutoring and/or enrichment which is ridiculous. If you are looking for a school filled with nice and happy kids, I would say Sheridan is 75% that. If you want differentiated instruction and a strong middle school experience, look elsewhere. The school should recast itself as a K-4 school, with 2 classes per grade, because they do the younger grades the best.

[quote=Anonymous]FWIW, I often hear my office colleague complain about the lack of rigor/differentiation.  The complaints began in 3rd grade and are still going on in 4th.  Mtgs with the Administration resulted in a few minor improvements that were not sustained over time.  That said, this family seemed to enjoy the warm/fuzzy experience in the earlier years but now are almost to the points of cutting the cord rather than wait it out through 8th grade.[/quote][/quote]

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