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[quote=Anonymous]My son was admitted to the school is 6th grade and we seriously considered sending him there - really liked all of the people, very polite and nice and it is clearly a serious academic school.  We ultimately decided against it, though, because my son got a "nerdy" impression of the kids and felt that it was not a good fit for him.  I would note they are also very inflexible about differentiation - even though my son was a year ahead in math, they were insistent that he start in the same math class as everyone else (including kids he knew from elementary school were weak math students who he did not want to be in math class with).  Like I said, my son did not attend the school so maybe it would have worked out but even though he is very bright he just did not want to attend the school. [/quote]

My son started in 9th grade and we had an opposite experience. He was on a different math track than the SAAS high school track, having already taken Geometry. It seemed the math department would have advanced him to Pre-Calc in 10th grade, which we chose not to do. Kids entering in HS seem to be placed according to their background and strengths. Maybe the MS is less accommodating because experience can be so varied in ES. There seems to be plenty of challenge at the school for the boys, but enormous support as well. We are thrilled with the experience our son is having there!![/quote]

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