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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is one reason why we went the Beauvoir route rather than Sidwell. A lot of LDs can be caught by third grade. Would rather my kid go to a better fit in fourth grade than be counseled out and have to leave their friends.

I have a friend who taught at another top private NYC middle school. She said the process of figuring out who should be counseled out before high school is hard. On the one hand, the kid doesn't want to leave his friends. But on the other hand, you don't want to set a kid up for failure by sending him to a rigorous high school when he could go to an easier high school and feel better about himself academically.[/quote]

I mean, the question is, how does anyone know he would “fail” and does everyone need to succeed in all subjects at all times? There are plenty of students with his exact diagnoses who are above grade level or 2e. There are plenty of kids at plenty of private schools who aren’t gifted or especially bright. Why does any of this matter? [/quote]

Because some private schools make clear they cater to the exceptionally bright and gifted. If you aren’t ok with that philosophy don’t send your kid there. Don’t send your kid to such a school and the demand that the school change for your kid. Send your kid to the appropriate school for his level.[/quote]

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