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[quote=Anonymous]There have been a number of good replies in this thread. I'm also a long time GDS parent. Have had two go through the HS and one more there now in HS.

The teachers do mostly care. There are some incompetent ones, though fairly rare - a long time, now gone science teacher stands out in my mind as actually one of the laziest and most incompetent adults I've me - but they did care about the kids, and even those *actually* care. They are just bad communicators.

GDS teachers are mostly about learning and mastery and NOT grades.  Unless the kid tells you quiz and test grades or unless you get "interim" student update emails, you will get no grade access until report cards.

The workload is high. Like super high. Esp 10th-11th-Fall 12th. Way higher than anything you can imagine.

Most (50+% by my kid's count) of kids have at least one outside tutor. Some have tutors for all subjects.

Stay in frequent touch w/ the advisor and ask for intervention if you see signs of concern at home.

There is a language at GDS that involves using certain key words like "concerns" that you are seeing at home, or "stress and anxiety" in kid or lack of "mastery" - dont lead w/ grade concerns

-kid self advocating. Teachers place more value in kid comments than parent comments

-advisors are the preferred initial parent gateway to teachers

-grades are de-emphasized and esp. grade tracking. But if your kid cares and you have concern, have them track every grade for you

-have kid use office hours and go in specific questions - most teachers are super available at free periods, community time and after school

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