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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I always fear getting shot down for being a naive booster, but my kid has been having a good MS experience at Inspired Teaching.  As noted above, it's a small school experience-- about 45/48 kids per grade.  But that works for my kid who is receiving differentiated, advanced instruction and getting some close support as they figure out what they are interested in and take some academic risks.  High school placement support has begun and the principal seems very committed to helping each student find the right fit.  My kid and I talk a lot about the social experiences there and over multiple years there I have yet to hear a story related to bullying.  it's a positive, supportive culture, in our experience. But if you want a LOT of activities and a lot of kids from which to choose your friends, it admittedly isn't the right fit. [/quote]

We won't shoot you down, but I note that we walked away from Inspired Teaching because it was too hippie/granola crunchie, too intent on teaching our kid to advocate for liberal causes, too cruisey (hardly any homework), too black and white (we're neither), too OK with distance learning last year, and too limited in what it offered in terms of enrichment.  Friendly, pleasant, well-meaning middle school though.[/quote]

Not the PP, but our experience has been that there is an appropriate amount of homework in middle elementary.  I was disappointed in the lack of distance learning.  It seems like there's more academic differentiation this year, at least in my kid's class.  I'm not entirely happy with it, but there isn't any other school that's significantly more appealing now that we're settled in at ITS.  Where did you go?[/quote]

Parochial school in VA, not a pricey one.  More rigor, especially for writing, though, believe it or not, bigger classes. Much more even-handed teaching of social studies (Republicans welcome which we like, though we lean left). Vastly superior music program. Math and commute about the same. Better for sports. Strict uniforms, too much conformity, not enough minority students. Nothing close to a perfect middle school around here.[/quote]

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