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[quote=Anonymous]One issue that the GDS Upper School should address is this conception of a previous poster that "GDS has a clear focus on kids at the tip top."  GDS focuses on all of its students, and they are a very diverse group in terms of talents, interests, abilities, and focus.

I have had families tell me that they chose another school over GDS because they are worried that their child would be overwhelmed by the competitive advanced math and science curriculum and environment at the school.  "They are more a humanities student".  In the same vein as parents have also told me their student did not apply to TJ because there are too many strong math and science students to compete with at the school.

Yes GDS has some of the very best math and science students, teachers, and offerings of any DC private school, but it is not only a STEM-focused school.  And in fact I would argue that the strong arts, writing, history, music, theater, and humanities interests and talents of other GDS students forces the STEM students out of their narrow perspectives.  And vice-versa.

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