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I think the question is, are private school teachers able to differentiate for very bright kids?

From our experience in public and private I think the answer is, "it depends on the teacher" and there is no set answer that fits all private (or public) schools as as a whole.[/quote]

In our Lower School experience, we did not encounter a single teacher who could differentiate well, particularly in math.  Reading is easier, because it is pretty individualized anyway.   There was no differentiation at all in Science, History, etc. 
I don't really hold the teachers responsible - they have 15-20 kids to teach.  The 130-140 kids, who could easily cover 1.5-2 grade levels of standard math per year, really need to be clustered and worked with as a small group.   Allocate a resource teacher for this.  Or have them do Johns Hopkins or one of the other programs online during math time.  Or allow the parents to subsidize a tutor.  Or??

I'd love to hear from parents who felt like their Washington DC private school really differentiated well for their 98+ kid.  What did the school do?  How did it work?  Was it already in place or did you have to argue for it?  [/quote]

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