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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m glad to hear that the HS has stronger academics than the MS. Unfortunately any critique of Burke’s rigor brings out the defenders who don’t want to hear experiences of former families.

Not sure why my comment was considered “strange” and yes, prospective families should be interested in the experiences of the families who are currently there— and the ones who left because of academic rigor questions. No one is saying it’s not a lovely school overall. [/quote]

It's strange or weird because your comment is disingenuous. The statement clearly overreached by claiming the lack of "rigor" when parents left for all sorts of reasons: geography, larger school, finances, etc. there are plenty of motivated and high-performing students who stay for HS. Sorry your kid won't experience it.[/quote]

I am talking about the parents I spoke to personally about why they/we left. And it echoed the complaints we had and talked about while we were there. (Suffice it to say, these are not parents for whom finances are an issue at all). This is a very small parent community. 
FWIW, not one of the kids who left that my child still keeps in touch with (about 8 from their MS class, so roughly 1/4) has expressed any regret about leaving. 
Again, no negative feelings about Burke overall- my child actually still gets together with their Burke friends. And, I just recommended Burke to a friend for whom the school has been a great fit for their kid. 
So no need to be overly defensive. [/quote]

I hate to break it to you but you're not the only one who talks to other parents at Burke. It's such a weird thing to bring up that kids don't regret their decision to leave. I certainly wish the best for all the kids who had the MS experience at Burke and now want different things in other schools. I would hope that they have no regrets. I haven't heard anything about their new schools being more rigorous, even if they like other aspects of their new schools. You have a real chip on your shoulder. [/quote]

Both of you have chips on your shoulder and are likely talking about different classes.

If there's one thing Burke is known for then it's producing kids who are comfortable with contradictions and seeing both the good and bad in every situation.

Speaking of which, it can be both rigorous or non-rigorous.  Many of the assignments are structured such that the level of challenge is up to the student themselves.  That can be a good or bad thing depending on the student.[/quote]

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