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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Burgundy parent of two here. I think the above post is about right. It's a lovely school in many ways, kind and nurturing. My kids feel absolutely at home there. BUT -- if I could do at all over, I would pull them both out before Middle School, which I think is the weakest part of the school. Too late now, and maybe things will change: they have a new middle school head and several new teachers and staff for the middle school. Anyway: I would not hesitate at all about the early childhood program or the lower school. If looking at middle school i'd be more skeptical.

Agree, btw, that the claims about "differentiated instruction" at Burgundy are basically nonsense. It's pretty much one size fits all.

Do not agree that the administration is cavalier about bullying. In my kids' experience there has been zero bullying. There has been occasional meanness, but the teachers respond quick;y and appropriately.

Also agree that it is a pretty laid back parent culture, without ostentatious displays of wealth. There are definitely some very wealthy families, but there are plenty of scholarship families and ordinary folks, too. I'd put us in the "ordinary" category: we aren't poor, but we drive a honda, work full time, live in a smallish old house, and usually look kind of scruffy, frankly. No one has every been less than warm and unpretentious.[/quote] I generally agree with your assessment about differentiated instruction vs one size fits all. However, I adamantly disagree about the issue of bullying. [/quote]

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