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[quote=Anonymous]This is just not our experience.  Unlike a lot of private schools, Linder kids regularly get standardized testing.  Our kid—who is a crummy test taker/-has continued to show improvement.  There are definitely kids with a range of behavioral issues at Linder—that’s who the school is for!  (And I say this as a parent of a kid who actually isn’t a behavioral issues, and deals with complaints from my kid about those who are.)
The head of school was very transparent when the upper school head was hired.  And she wound up not being a good fit.  The head of school is pushing the kids to have more responsibility and autonomy.  Her focus is really on 2E kids, I think, but my no-E kid has really benefited from the challenges, both academic and social.  And the new teachers have really been quite good.  Folks on here worry about their kid not reading books, spending too much time on mindless “educational” apps-this is not that.
Let me also add—the school is all about getting kids ready for the next thing, whatever that is.  In addition to field trips for the upper school to explore different careers, all the high school students spent a week tailored to their interests to immerse themselves in something they thought they might want to do.  The kids got a TON out of this and the employers were pleased by the behavior and engagement of the kids.  This school offers a lot.  If you don’t need it, that’s great, but if you do , check it out.[/quote]

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