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[quote=Anonymous]I don't understand the assertion that Nysmith is for kids who didn't get into AAP.  We have no experience with AAP, but I thought it started in 3rd grade, while most Nysmith students start well before then.

Our kids have been at Nysmith a long time and we have had a wonderful experience.  Again, we can't compare Nysmith to AAP since we didn't choose that route, but we have no regrets in sending our kids to Nysmith.  Our kids have had classes of 11-16 kids (with 2 teachers in each classroom).  We love the small ratio as it is conducive to individualized instruction.  The curriculum is definitely advanced and challenging, in a great way. Starting in Kindergarten, the kids transition from class to class for each new subject taught by a subject matter specialist, which my kids love.  They take foreign language and computers starting in Kindergarten, and start math differentiation very early.  It is demanding, but also quite fun for the kids.  They get in the car after school always telling me that they love school, and wanting to tell me all the fun things they did that day.  Of course some kids are more advanced than others, but the lowest math groups are at least 1-2 levels ahead of grade level.  And the highest are incredible.  But it's not all about math - they engage and challenge the kids in all classes, and if you are truly falling behind or having trouble, it seems that someone recognizes that (maybe parents) and the kid may not return the following year.

I am guessing that AAP varies from school to school and some kids have an equally wonderful experience, so not knocking that.  But I wish people would stop bashing Nysmith based on an anecdote or rumor they heard, when those of us with firsthand experience are mostly quite happy.[/quote]

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