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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a kid who is not sporty and all the good things I hear about EH have to do with the sports and extracurriculars. He already has his own outside extras. What EH parents won't say, and perhaps they don't know, is how watered down is the curriculum to accommodate 80% of the kids not on grade level?  That is what I care about, not the "free" bus that takes them to swim meets and to golf or whatever other sport.[/quote]

That is a valid point, and I think some of the reason parents were/are listing the 'extra' offerings, is because other parents come on these forums saying that school 'x,y,z' does/does not offer all the same bells and whistles as the other schools. Parents can/should ask the school directly with any questions, but to respond to the non-sports/extracurricular questions - they are now offering the same math track/options as other schools, with options to enter 8th grade on level, in algebra, or in geometry. They are reading full novels (not the excerpts) and based on what my child shares with me (and what I can see in Canvas) are learning about/writing about/completing age appropriate assignments. I am sure folks have heard conversation recently about truancy and chronically absent students in the city overall, which is a whole other challenge for schools. From my perspective, kids who are in seats and completing assignments get appropriate levels of work. They have extra things like Young Authors Initiative, Creative Writing Workshops, Higher Achievement, and Debate, which aren't during class time, but don't fall in the 'sports' bucket. 
I know this has gotten on an EH tangent, but I would assume other schools are similar. The way our school report cards are so focused on PARCC/test scores, it is hard to scratch beneath the surface sometimes. That combined with having (IMO) too many options does make it really tricky for parents to navigate when choosing a school.[/quote]

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