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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just have to say that there is some person on this blog that repeatedly until their dying breath supports KGES as if they are in real estate or have something to lose. They will spare no insult to any of us who have a different opinion. I've got some exceedingly bright children and some normal kids and I've had issues with each and every one within public schools and specifically at KGES. The more I talk about it, the more I find other parents with similar situations. It seems to me that you need a wakeup call instead of belittling parents/students.[/quote]

Did you stay in the public schools?  If so, how did you feel about Longfellow MS and McLean HS?

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In general terms, parents and students have more say in Middle School and High School. You can take the most challenging classes and it is your choice. If a student doesn't like a teacher, they can have a conversation and normally they can change teachers if they have legitimate concerns. Additionally, kids have a different teacher for each period so it isn't the same teacher all year long, all day long. For some reason the grading seems different too. In elementary school, it is as if they intentionally grade low and then ramp up over the year. Overall, if you look at the picture the elementary school painted of my oldest child and compare it to the reality of her graduation diploma, the two measurements bear little resemblance.  She didn’t have any dramatic transformation to explain the difference.  It was the same good, bright kid all along. I am particularly concerned with elementary school because parents don’t appear to have any say in how much they want their child challenged or who is a good teacher-match for their child. We don’t get to see what parents before us have to say about particular teachers and we have to accept teachers who aren’t as good as other teachers. I just think we have one chance to do it right and we should makes sure we do it right, especially when they are so young and trusting of adults.[/quote]

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