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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I did hear that the counselors know which kids are self starters and which are parent-driven[/quote]
Good thing my kid is not the latter, but how would the GDS counselors have any way of knowing?[/quote]

I assume it’s based on who speaks up in class and has original thinking or critical thinking. Math, science, literature, for language. 
There are many extroverts there but the teachers should be able to separate loud BS comments from value add comments. And the introverts need to speak up or their grades will suffer. [/quote]

As the parent of two GDS lifers, I would say that GDS rewards students who are self-advocates (and who advocate for others). This comes naturally to some kids, but not so much to others. The LS does a good job of teaching students that it is more than OK to speak up when you feel that something is wrong - and also to share feelings of joy. If your kid comes in at MS or HS, it's probably easiest if your kid is already a bit of an extrovert or at least willing to speak to teachers one-on-one. That being said, one of my children is not an extrovert, but she has had to learn--especially in HS--to communicate frequently with her teachers. As parents, we definitely encourage her to reach out to her teachers, but we do not email or contact the teachers directly. [/quote]

We do worry about our introvert kid there in the LMS. No one is drawing them out and the loud voices get all the air time, jokes, attention. [/quote]

I think that the loud voices get attention at any school. If you're really concerned, I would reach out to the advisory/homeroom teacher. I have found them to be very responsive and will email your right back or take the time to meet with you. It's kind of a tricky tightrope these days - on the one had, if teachers push kids out of their comfort zone and try to get them to speak up, some parents will be super critical and accuse the school of not respecting the child's anxiety; on the other hand, there are parents of introverts who are dissatisfied with the lack of attention that their quiet, well-behaved children are receiving relative to the loud ones. [/quote]

This is at GDS???   Coddle kid families on one side and Help my kid families on the other?  Sheesh. [/quote]

I long for the days when parents just let teachers do their jobs. [/quote]

Define “do your (teaching) job?”

Does that include grading work, grading tests, writing out report cards, returning graded work, sitting with students to remediate, telling parents what the child needs to work on, demanding respect and listening in the classroom?

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