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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]GDS is academically challenging IF you have a kid who is intellectually inclined (or maybe just competitive by nature).  It's not a "rigorous" school in the sense of setting the bar high and expecting everyone to clear it.  It's a school that meets a kid where s/he is and gives them the help/encouragement/direction they need to take their work to the next level.  For some kids, that means the bar just keeps moving up, up, up.  And the more/better you do, the more you'll be challenged.

But it's not so challenging for a kid who tends to just do the needful and be done with it.  If you're not looking for challenge, challenge isn't stalking you and demanding your acceptance.  [/quote]

Yes, but teachers in many other countries don't care if they have a little Einstein on their hands. They will still find weaknesses in a paper, or look for even more challenging ways of presenting math problems. The problem wit our system is that we give highest marks to kids who aren't perfect.[/quote]

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