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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'd like to change the subject away from the Haycock renovation and the exhausting parents to talk about the curriculums at the two schools. As a Haycock parent, I agree that some parents are exhausting, but I guess I view dealing with that as my problem, not my child's. I think I enjoyed Chesterbrook much more, but perhaps it's more important in choosing schools to consider what's best for your child, yes?

Do people think that Chesterbrook's LLIV is as rigorous as Haycock's program at this point?  Both schools maintain that the LLIV is the same curriculum as the AAP center, but then again sometimes I hear anecdotally that Haycock prepares kids much, much better for Longfellow, especially in math. I definitely want to avoid rumor-mongering, so keep in mind I'm really only talking about a few data points, here... and there's no way to really KNOW (unless I guess you had twins, both of whom were in AAP and one went to Haycock while the other stayed at Chesterbrook). Do other people have this impression?[/quote]

My DC is currently at Longfellow on 8th grade.  He was at Chesterbrook.  He was fully prepared for the math.  DC was at the top of his/her algebra honors class last year and DC is at the top of his/her geometry honors class this year.  Can't compare to what DC would have received at Haycock, since DC did not attend.  I know there is one particular math teacher at Haycock, just like there is one math teacher at Longfellow that a certain group of parents feel is the "ticket" to great math.  However, IME, the field is deep.[/quote]

That one particular math teacher at Haycock feels that the best strategy is oodles of math homework...even on the weekends. My child is great at math, and is benefitting from this teacher, but it's hard to explain why this child's class has homework every single weekend and friends in other classes don't. [/quote]

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