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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here's the thing - there is no school that will do what you are looking for (reinforce your daughter's rote memorization and tell her she is gifted because of it) because that is bad pedagogy.

GDS has lots of smart kids. I'd start there. But you are still going to be in class with kids with learning disabilities and behavior challenges, both because that's how the world is and because those issues aren't always apparent when the kids begin at the school.

But, really, OP. Your child is bright but nothing you describe makes me thing she needs a special school, and particularly not at such a tender age.

If you have $40K a year to throw at the "problem," then be my guest. But your child will do just fine in public, or in any private that you choose. [/quote]

I have a preschooler at GDS, and the things that OP mentions that her child can do are not the norm at the school, from my point of view. While some may think it is obnoxious for a poster to detail the tasks and skills her kid can do, it is equally or more annoying to read one more DCUM "your kid is nothing special" post. [/quote]

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