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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Keep in mind one disgruntled student probably is not reflective of the true nature of the school.[/quote]
I also question whether a high school sophomore, who left NCS for BCC after 9th grade apparently, has much credibility on many of these issues. [b]For example, how much do 9th graders typically understand about the role of the Head of School? How credible is a 15-year-old at judging whether other private schools have "spent most of the last few years resting on their laurels"? How does a 15-year-old assess whether the NCS endowment is "rapidly shrinking"? How many of last year's NCS seniors confided to this 9th grader that they were "devastated" about their college admissions results? I do agree though that she's a better writer than most 15-year-old kids.[/b]

By the way, I have absolutely no connection to NCS/B/StA, so no need to accuse me of bias.[/quote]

I am not an NCS parent, but IME kids are pretty receptive.  I can recall overhearing  on 11 year old kids in my car on my carpool days, discussing our school administration's political dynamics and these kids were SPOT ON! Of course, I kept my mouth shut and only spoke up if the venting became personal.   I love this school, but no place is perfect and my point is that kids, especially bright 15 year old kids, can figure some of this stuff out.    And of course, this is based on her experience.   Like another poster stated, I would never let an opinion on this forum keep me from visiting a school I was interested in.[/quote]

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