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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Yes. My youngest was challenged under the upper school model even less than the older sib was the year Brent reopened at the end of the pandemic. It was a worse experience socially as well, but not a disaster. After being at Brent from the first year of the current principal, we're not fans of hers, while recognizing that she has her good points.
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Can I get your thoughts on why you think the upper school struggles?

My child is going to PK3 next SY (yes, I am aware of the swing space). They’re a ways away from 3rd but I am still curious.

The principal didn’t particularly wow me on the tour but staff did.[/quote]

I mean, having a model where a 4th/5th grade class is 80% 4th graders is never going to work out well for the 5th graders... It's basically 4th grade again for the sub-50% of 5th graders who don't escape to greener pastures. It's actually not terrible for advanced 4th graders as long as they leave before 5th.[/quote]

A family we know that did the two years of upper school had their kid assigned the same books for 4th and 5th grade. They’ve since addressed that by rotating books so you won’t read the same back-to-back, but as a Brent family with a high performer and no other gripes, I truly wish they’d drop this format.[/quote]

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