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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son is a 2nd grader at Glenarden Woods. I actually don't find the homework too much, although my son would disagree since, according to him, any work is too much. Yes, there is more than when he was at his neighborhood school, but we've found that it really just requires more time management. The assignments that are assigned are longer, but he usually has 2 days to a week to finish it, so as long as he doesn't leave it to the last minute he has plenty of time to complete it doing little bits at a time.

As far as it being more intense, I believe that comes down to the child and the teacher. My son's teacher spent the first couple months showing the students exactly how she wanted the work done. Then she stopped all the hand holding and expected them to continue working how she showed them, which was definitely an adjustment. My son struggled at the beginning of the second quarter, but now I've noticed a very big improvement, especially in his writing and his independence.

The bus ride....that is what almost made us turn down the placement. My son is on the bus for an hour in the afternoon. At the beginning of the year I was able to pick up him up from school, but he has since chosen to ride the bus.

In the end I think sending my son to Glenarden Woods was the best decision for him. He would have been fine at our neighborhood school (and we were happy with our neighborhood school), but I'm hoping he will learn better work habits at Glenarden since he is one that will not learn unless he is pushed and he will receive that push at Glenarden whereas he would have succeeded without trying at our neighborhood school.[/quote]

And what was your neighboring school? [/quote]

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