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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This happens from time to time.  A few years ago, something like one-third of the combined 2/3 class was withdrawn simultaneously.  We've heard that there is real unhappiness with the Head, and with the departure of the prior MS head.  We found Burgundy to be quite a  nasty place, and academically it was a disappointment to us.  The published list of colleges didn't seem to include at least three community-college enrollments and several "gap" years.

[quote=Anonymous]Following the thread with amusement.  It is absolutely an impressive list.  Not sure how anyone can challenge it.  HOWEVER, can the school replicate it again?  Lower school parents are watching with angst as only three teachers remain from just two years ago at the Middle School and a fifth of the 7th grade class left this year (all students who had been at the school for many years).  In prior years, it was almost unheard of for a long-term student to leave without finishing the 8th grade capstone year.  Anyone knowing what is going on in the Middle School?[/quote][/quote]

You have posted this view quite a few times on DCUM.  I'm sorry that you found Burgundy to be so disappointing, but I think "nasty" is an adjective that few Burgundy families would use.

Families leave Burgundy for many reasons, as do staff.  At a small school, just 6 or 7 kids leaving represents a fifth of a class ... but if they each left for entirely different reasons (such as family moving, financial contraints, genuine unhappiness with the school, getting a jump on 9th grade admissions, etc.) then it is difficult to draw overly alarming conclusions.  I don't rule out alarm but just suggest caution.[/quote]

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