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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Truthfully it’s the weakest part of the school and it doesn’t fully prepare kids for the gds high school. Maybe that’s just a general middle school thing.  But the high school is unbelievable. So it’s worth it if you are in for the whole ride [/quote]

Why doesn't it prepare the kids for high school? So families stay put for the four years middle school just for the high school? [/quote]

Not four years. 5th/6th not really the issue and some lovely teachers. There are no grades and not that much work. That would be useful in 7th and particularly 8th grade so they are ready bc the high school is the real deal.

Some people started in elementary school - for some it’s still better than their public middle school. But I’d still do the gds package over other comparable schools but the high school is rigorous and they’ll really learn to write — and it’s a joyful place to be[/quote]

No grades in 5/6 grade? Wow. That seems…. Shortsighted at best. [/quote]

There's plenty of feedback that we found more meaningful and actionable than A, B, C, etc .[/quote]

Doubtful. Fifth and sixth grade is no longer nursery school. It's the time that students should be learning what letter grades mean, as they will encounter them for the rest of their academic careers. It's not all about "feedback." This is one of those (many) things that GDS seems to pride itself on, just to try to be different, that I would find annoying and deal-breaking.[/quote]

We had issues with student evaluations in MS, but a concern that it was shielding students from the harsh realities of letter grades wasn't one of them.  Anyone who believes that MS students at GDS aren't keenly aware of what letter grades are is naive at best.  Whether accurate or not, it seemed like most kids simply converted the adjectives into a letter grade.[/quote]

I sure would not want to find out my 7th or 8th grader, getting graded work and tests back for the first time at age 13, has dyslexia or test anxiety or is a slacker or has dyscalgia that later. Or are bottom third of the grade. [/quote]

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