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[quote=Anonymous][/quote]  I'm not opposed to Deal [b]having more advanced classes[/b], but I don't believe she's missing anything - especially when I compare notes with her private school peers.  [/quote]

Parent of a math-minded 4th grader, IB for Deal.  But IS Deal going to have more advanced classes? Which ones and when?  After attending open houses at BASIS, Latin, and Deal, that's not a question I feel I need to ask of BASIS parents.  BASIS sounded definite about what they're offering, and planning to (which isn't to say that I consider all the expectations laid out to be entirely reasonable).  But after visiting Deal and Latin, I emerged with more questions than answers.   E.g. I'm left asking why these schools accelerate only for math via separate classes for advanced learners.

So the story is that most parents of kids who would benefit from more advanced classes at Deal are "not opposed" which is to say not sufficiently in favor to fight for them, outide math?  The school community/leadership isn't amenable, or what?  We're fairly new to NW and don't have the inside scoop on any ms.  It seems that you can hire consultants to brief you on the whys and wherefores of various private schools in search of a "good fit" independent; not so for public schools.  So you end up here, trying to fill in the gaps...

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