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[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]

This has been our experience. MS is mostly a joke academically. Comically easy for most kids. Little to no homework.

Then massive change in HS. 9th grade is tip of the iceberg. By 11th grade, most kids I know doing 4 hours minimum per night. Plus SAT prep plus extra curriculars or sports. And weekends are usually 8-10 hours of studying.

My kids have managed and thrived in it. But it’s college level (I went to T10 college). Concepts they study in 10th - 11th and 12th classes are college level or advanced college level

Success requires grinding on homework and lots of self advocacy w teachers. Going to all the extra help, emailing teachers, working it. Asking for help before a bad grade comes in.

I don’t know what the other private schools are like but GDS HS is serious

The MS needs a leadership change. It’s run badly. Zero prep for 9th grade and mostly seems disorganized [/quote]

But, the way you described it sounds like you are expecting teachers to prepare middle schoolers (pre-teens with not fully developed brains) for college, since you describe high school as college. What happened to high school? So maybe the problem is actually the high school. [/quote]

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