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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, what kind of school are your kids coming from? What grades are they in?

Australian progressive is very different than US progressive politically. GDS is considered liberal but for this lifetime progressive they are a bit too out there and have brought in a lot of the divisions around race in an incompetent way. Friends there tell me it can be tough to be a white kid there.

The educational culture in the US is very different. If your kids are in the lower grades and just want a good education you may not want the drill and kill and excessive homework of NCS/STA, Sidwell, and GDS. keep in mind there is also a snobbery and classism in many NW DC schools that is alien to Aussie culture.

Burke is a lovely progressive school, warm & inclusive culture which would be a good fit for for kids coming from Australian schools. [/quote]

Is there drill and kill in the lower and middle schools at those schools?  I've heard the opposite although it seems it's definitely the case in upper school.[/quote]

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