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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The writing is not good in the lower school. And for math there's no emphasis on memorizing facts which is essential. There are also many kids who are clearly ADHD and take more of the teachers' time than others. I've witnessed this myself. The smart, well behaved kids leave and go to Potomac, Holton, Landon and NCs/sta before 8th grade. There are very few girls in the upper math groups. 3rd grade had a mass exodus last year. [/quote]

I'm 12:14. I vehemently disagree about the writing. DD has become a very strong writer and this is due to Langley's program. She writes daily on all sorts of subjects using different forms (creative, persuasive, informative, humor etc.). The math program takes getting used to. I was surprised that DD wasn't asked to memorize her multiplication tables the way DH and I did in elementary school. However, while she wasn't drilled her times tables under a clock like I was, she still memorized them by working the problems so often and in so many different ways.

There are some ADD kids. I see this more with DDs grade than DS. As I said, each grade has its own personality.

I have two smart, well behaved kids and we are very happy at Langley. The head of school has been very open to feedback both positive and negative. We do lose kids to various high schools each year but new kids enter and it's been nice socially. I wouldn't say that it's all of the "good kids" leaving but more of a mixture.

For the new family who posted, welcome to the community. It's been a wonderful experience for us. [/quote]

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