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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are no material differences. Let your kid pick. Those who say they are very different are way too immersed in the insular world of the expensive DC private school scene.

It truly does not matter.

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Not true. Personally, I would never send a boy to GDS.[/quote]

Why?[/quote]

Because he doesn't need a steady diet of how horrible and oppressive he is, simply because he is a male. And because their sports program is embarrassingly weak, across the board. And no one seems to care, which is a problem in and of itself.[/quote]

This is also our view and why we left in. We are a very progressive family but I don't need my son's school day focused on: "Because he doesn't need a steady diet of how horrible and oppressive he is, simply because he is a male.".   This comes from the TOP down and trickles into the entire school.  This happens a lot less at Sidwell, and a bit more at Maret. [/quote]

I do worry about this for my son as well. Any sense at this point of what type of leader they might be seeking to replace Russell?
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Our white son does not feel oppressed at GDS. Learning history and observing life using  a broader lens is not the same as pointing fingers and he knows this. [/quote]

Also our son's experience at GDS. No feelings of oppression. Generally, he's having a fantastic high school experience and loves the school.[/quote]

Same here.  This "concern" is wildly overblown.  My son has had a great experience.[/quote]

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