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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Honestly I was so impressed with the thoughtful way that the OP and later posters talked about Eliot. My personal experience hasn’t been great- lots of heavy pressure from sanctimonious moms informing me of “how wonderful” it is and the “importance of choosing your local dcps” and “investing in your local school” while being very light on details and specifics. I think it’s important to know the warts and all of a school. [/quote]

Your personal experience at the school? Or your personal experience talking to people? 
Either way, there are ‘warts’ at every school, I think for middle school the good outweighs the bad at EH, but that’s just my view.
PS, if you want a sneak peek into the school, their play is this weekend.[/quote]

Why do you think the good outweighs the bad and do you have another middle school experience to compare it to?[/quote]

I agree with a more recent poster who commented on how this thread has gone a little all over the place.
The experience my kids and their friends have had over multiple years in total at the school so far includes interesting projects, challenging math and engaged teachers. It includes playing multiple years in a band and having a chance to travel with your band, performing in a play, participating in debate or choir, various book, clubs, and sports. There are the sports that people think of like basketball soccer, baseball cross country, but they also have ultimate frisbee, golf, swimming, archery, and a few others. I think they have a robotics club, a creative writing club, and more I am sure I am forgetting. 
As this thread has mentioned, maybe they are missing certain math classes, although they do go up to geometry in eighth grade. And any school anywhere is going to have ups and downs. Overall it sounds like it could be a good fit for OP, lots of folks like it, most dont say it’s perfect.[/quote]

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