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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]12:22 - At a GDS open house, a school administrator told me that they have some DYSs enrolled in the lower school as well.  Why do you find this offensive?  Schools that enroll really bright students are likely to have a few students whose families avail themselves of Davidson's offerings.  The programs are free and merit-based.  As a prospective GDS applicant, I was impressed that the GDS official was familiar with DYS as an enrichment opportunity.  Our DC is not a DYS but we are considering applying to the program.  How is Feynman (or GDS) in this regard any different from schools that congratulate National Merit Scholarship finalists, or make known their Ivy acceptances to independent school guides?  So long as the information presented is factual, I appreciate learning more about the peer group a school offers.  If you worked for one of these schools, would you really keep this kind of information a secret?  Just sayin'.       [/quote]

Feynman parent here...

Thank you 13:21. I appreciate your post.

To 12:22 - My child and the other children are very happy and thriving at Feynman. You realize the Feynman parents who post on these boards are just trying to get our name out there so that the school is a success, right?  We want the school to be around for the long haul because we care about our children and we've found a school that is right for them. Surely you can appreciate that and maybe think about that before spending any more time trying to drum up more allegations to present to the forum.[/quote]

12:22 here. I've got no dog in the fight between private schools, and I'm not "drumming up allegations" about your school, I'm responding to specific statements by someone representing the Feynman school. I understand that discussions of giftedness are polarizing, and therefore it must be particularly difficult to represent schools catering to gifted children specifically. I also think that, for that reason, schools attempting to do so have to be careful about maintaining student privacy when publicizing the profile of the student body. [/quote]

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