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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One of my best friend's kids goes there for middle school.
He's bright and a decent student but not brilliant by any means.  He's not a self-motivator so he does well in a school that demands a lot because he's good at doing what's expected of him but isn't going to initiate beyond what is required.

He's a quirky kid and an athlete but never quite fit in the macho athletic world.  Quiet, introverted, needs a lot of down time at home.

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Is this a school for smart and quirky boys mostly then?  Hmm...[/quote]

My son was admitted to the school is 6th grade and we seriously considered sending him there - really liked all of the people, very polite and nice and it is clearly a serious academic school.  We ultimately decided against it, though, because my son got a "nerdy" impression of the kids and felt that it was not a good fit for him.  I would note they are also very inflexible about differentiation - even though my son was a year ahead in math, they were insistent that he start in the same math class as everyone else (including kids he knew from elementary school were weak math students who he did not want to be in math class with).  Like I said, my son did not attend the school so maybe it would have worked out but even though he is very bright he just did not want to attend the school. [/quote]

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