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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Most private schools have plenty of kids with adhd, really. In an area with very well regarded public schools, the people applying to any grade other than kindergarten are people who tried public school and it didn’t work out for them. A very common reason it didn’t work out is adhd. It’s why so many parents on this board are so excited their school has a lot of recess, doesn’t require kids to sit all day, etc. That’s not to say there aren’t lots of kids in public school with adhd too, but those whose parents have money tend to try to switch to private.[/quote]

agree. [b]progressive education models that "meet a child where s/he is" are excellent for adhd inattentive or hyperactives.[/b] Lots of moving around, 45 minute classes not big blocks, two teachers and more attention from the teacher to help child develop his or her study strategies, organizational methods, etc. Not to mention the schools are fun in the early years so the kids pay attention![/quote]

Actually it is quite the opposite.  Progressive education is terrible for both of these children because both of those type of children really need structure and routines to be imposed by adults.

Core subject classes are much longer than 45 minutes try more like 60 -90 minutes.  This is because a lot of the learning is project and experience based and that can't fit in a smaller block of time.

There is a much higher expectation that kids will self organize themselves and among themselves for classroom activities.  There is less enforced direction of "do it this way" and more open ended assignments that can be very tough for adhd inattentive kids to get started on and work through.

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