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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]21:07 Here.  Wow!  I did not mean to start such a firestorm.  I have just always thought that StA is a close fit specifically for the boy who is a scholar-athlete.  Its a well reserached and well-regarded model in education (for both boys and girls).  Such a statement does not denigrate boys who do not fit that model.  There are lots of other excellent choices among DC and US private and boarding schools for other types, as well as for the scholar-athlete.  Also, the term scholar-athlete does not by definition mean these boys aren't into music or cooking (although knitting is probably a stretch). [b] My amazingly athletic son, who mind you is only in 2nd grade, is also a phenomenal musician (yes, at 7), loves to help make brownies and chocolate chip cookies (if he gets to lick the spoon) and is sweet and gentle and kind to his friends when he is not trying to score on one of them in lacrosse.  [/b]We all know full well (god, I hope we do anyway) that all of our sons (and daughters) are multi-dimensional beings.  The scholar-athlete is just a general term for the type of boy that I have always been told StA is specifically geared toward.  I would never applying or send my child to a school where he or she would struggle to fit in or be unhappy.  I know there are parents who would not, do not, agree with me on this point but, I believe that its best to follow and support your children's personality/interests rather than try to fit them into a mold that you envision.  StA just sounds like a good fit for certain kinds of boys, again, I'll say it, the scholar-athlete type.[/quote]

I really hope you don't talk like this about your child when you're not anonymous, for your sake!  Good grief!

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