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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]9:14 have you observed the upper grades in action?  I think there's a difference between self-guidance and [b]virtually no boundaries.[/b]  It's borderline Lord of the Flies in there...[/quote]

That was our issue.  One of my children is very self-disciplined and was able to focus just a little bit.  My other child took full advantage of all the freedom and did absolutely nothing.  I feel like both wasted an entire school year and are suffering greatly because I was too drunk on the CHM@L kool-aid.

The primary program is excellent. Until there's some level of control placed on those elementary classes, especially the big class, I don't see how any child will make any academic progress.[/quote]

Nothing could be further from the truth. I have not drunk any kool aid but I have had both my kids go through the elementary program at this school and they and their classmates emerged way ahead of kids in traditional. It may seem counter-intuitive but the results speak for themselves. It may look like chaos but the kids are working and develop a work ethic that stays with them for a very long time. It is particularly noticeable in math where what the pp calls "lack of boundaries" means that the kids can go way beyond the traditional curriculum. But I also saw it in language, drama, and history. A number of parents seem to have a lose of nerve about the program in elementary but taking their kids out half way through to me is a big mistake. Some parents seem to be overwhelmed by the sense of chaos rather than looking how what the children become over the entire elementary experience. Kids have to experience some freedom before they can make genuine choices. Once they start making the choices that is when the whole thing comes together. The parents I know who let their kids go through and graduate have absolutely no regrets. It is an awesome program. No kool aid needed. [/quote]

PP here

I can only speak on my individual experience - and what I posted was true of [i]my experience[/i].  My children completed the primary program so we are quite familiar with the philosophies and I agree with you, they were way ahead of their peers when they emerged from primary.  However, elementary was pure chaos - for us.  I can't speak on your experience, only mine.

9:17 wrote this and I agree:
[quote]Basically the kids can choose what they want to work on, leave their main classroom for French, the library or a special whenever they want, etc. So if the teacher isn't making sure the kids are doing something, it would be easy for them to mess around all day. [/quote]

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