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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]GDS middle school is not hard... but OMG then High School. It's ridiculously hard. And I went to an equally prestigious boarding school and this is nuts. Our kids are getting their butts handed to them in HS. Particularly in the upper level classes, the teachers act like the kids are in college and have college level expectations, without the support. There is an arrogance on the part of the teachers and a sink or swim/ parents stay out of it attitude that can be infuriating. The school is not cut-throat exactly but the kids all feel the pressure. [/quote]

That’s exactly what we heard. That it’s sink or swim on purpose so students Self Advocate. And that HS is set up like college. Little or no direction.[/quote]

Same. GDS is great for self-driven kids; not so much for kids who need structure/scaffolding of any kind.[/quote]

At all grades no structure?

It’s one thing in college when having already thought and chosen a school and major, quite another to narrow down the high school experience, and even more so if k-8 too.

Curious how they check for this self driven, self-structuring child at admit time for all the grades? Floundering around for $50k a year sounds like a real missed learning opportunity. [/quote]

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