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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A theme of the threads in the "Private & Independent Schools", forum is parents who blame schools rather than turning the spotlight onto themselves and their kids.  It's a parents job to know their kid and find the right fit.  This is not easy and as a parent I have compassion for the difficulty of this task.  However, making the wrong choice of school for your kid does not mean that the school itself or its philosophy and pedagogy are wrong - it was simply wrong for YOUR kid.  I know we are firmly in an unfortunate era where science and research are routinely dismissed but the fact is progressivism is a philosophy and pedagogy such as workshop model and whole language are supported by research.  But just as not all researched medicines work for all patients, neither do all pedagogies work for kids.

Decide what you believe in as a parent, embark on the journey to find the right fit for your kid, and if you make the wrong choice - own it, fix it for your kid, and move on without bashing what you are moving on from.  You may be moving on but other kids and families are staying because that school and those methods work for them.  [/quote]

I mean sure if you are going to pay that much (when you have a free alternative) then buyer beware. But no matter how affluent, [b]parents are not actually experts in pedagogy and teaching[/b]. These progressive schools make affirmative claims about how learning works. They don’t tell you “hey, we work best for that subset of kids that can basically teach themselves to read and write, and we don’t really think it is important to learn math facts.” [/quote]

That's right.  Parent's are not experts in pedagogy or teaching which makes your uninformed sarcasm about seemingly progressive schools thinking that math facts aren't important all the more stunning and hypocritical. [/quote]

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