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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NCS 100[/quote]

NCS is stressful for some girls and not stressful at all for others.

Fit is very important for this school. [/quote]

Can you elaborate on this? What makes it stressful for some? [/quote]

The level of academics is a great fit for some and a very poor fit for others.  If your daughter enjoys learning and working very hard--3 hours of homework a night---GREAT fit.  I'm not being sarcastic.  
This is a dream school for this type of girls. 
For others, it's a poor fit.  There are easier schools.

It's not about intelligence--it's about diligence and being the kind of kid who just likes to study, study, study.  They exist and they thrive at NCS.

I have two daughters. One is absolutely thriving at NCS (high school).  She gets straight As.  She enjoys learning for learning's sake. 
We are sending our second daughter to a different school.  She needs more down time.  [/quote]

Is it the same at sta? Sidwell? My kid loves school but these are big law hours[/quote]

Does it remind anyone else of the 'cram school' culture in some Asian nations? It's kind of a 3-way buy in of institutions, parents and kids to offer and partake of a LOT more work...

https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Cram_school

"Cram schools (also known as crammers) are specialized schools that train their students to meet particular goals, most commonly to pass the entrance examinations of high schools or universities. The English name is derived from the slang term "cramming," meaning to study hard or to study a large amount of material in a short period of time. Cram schools are most popular in Asian countries such as Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan, and India.

Cram schools offer year-round after-school and weekend programs for students of all ages, including even college students in India; these schools cover most subjects at various levels depending on the students' needs. While public education institutions can be influenced by bureaucracy, cram schools often operate according to different principles. For example, teachers in public education institutions can be restricted to the prescribed curriculum of the school district. At cram schools, however, teachers have relatively more freedom to share their values and adopt new innovative teaching methods. Furthermore, in cram schools students assess the school and its instructors and can choose switch to another cram school at any time. As a result, competition and other free market principles can improve the quality of instruction at a cram school. Some critics, however, point out that cram schools have intensified competition to the point where it causes undue stress for students. Furthermore, the popularity of cram schools in Asian countries can also be seen as an indicator of the deficiency of those public school systems."
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