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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]GDS is what you make of it -- not a good fit for a kid who needs to be pushed.[/quote]

As a parent of two kids at GDS, I've always wondered who perpetuates this falsehood. Most children need to be pushed in some areas, and GDS teachers spend a lot of time figuring out where an individual child stands with regard to a particular subject matter or skill and "pushes" accordingly. They also figure out what each kid's natural strengths and passions lie, and encourage that passion to whatever ends that kid can achieve. This is true for arts, PE, and, of course, the academic subjects. There is differentiation within the classrooms starting quite early--maybe in first or second grade (I can't remember) when kids are placed in different reading groups, but those groups are constantly changing, so your child isn't stuck in the same level if s/he needs to be moved up (or down). The math curriculum has come under intense scrutiny, and the administration is acting on it. My anecdotal evidence on the math curriculum is that for kids who are struggling with math, the GDS curriculum needs to improve; for kids who are already strong in math, the curriculum (and extra activities, like Math Olympiad) allows kids to accelerate well beyond grade level. [/quote]

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