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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]From what I’ve seen, GDS invokes a love/hate reaction. Either it’s a perfect fit for your child and family or you think it’s an artificially created utopian environment with little basis in reality. The only way to find out which camp you’re in is to spend some time there - both though the traditional paths of admissions as well as through attending their events - adult education talks, performances, games, community meetings etc. I have to admit for our family, having looked now for three kids and crossing it off for each, while the school looks diverse, it invokes too much a sense of diversity for appearance sake and has undercurrents of elitism and privilege that I didn’t expect from a school that started as a model of open inclusion. Friends who attended GDS in the 80s seem to think the downward spiral came with in influx of significant interest and wealth over the last 15 years. A risk of its own success, I guess...there’s a fit for everyone in this area...[/quote]

You are wrong about this characterization, esp. the elitism and privilege assertion.  The essence of GDS remains the same as before, academic excellence, social justice and leading change.  Look no further than parents who have chosen GDS to educate their children:  federal judges, law professors, progressive lawmakers, influential writers, public intellectuals, high level policy experts, nonprofit leaders, ethicists.  They care deeply about equity and justice and the unique community of learning and service that is GDS.[/quote]

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