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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Maybe the high schoolers are insecure because their expectations were so high after elementary and middle school at GDS.  It's great to encourage kids in alternate careers and to follow their dreams, but I do think the kind of confidence GDS seeks to build is not good in the long-term.  Real self-confidence comes from struggling for success and overcoming obstacles. Just being told you're the best over time does not do that.  A friend of mine attended two different accepted students events a couple years ago -- GDS and SFS.  She said she was surprised at how "special" the GDS students made themselves out to be.  The SFS students, she said, were more modest in their demeanor and very willing to talk of their stumbles and failures.  She described it as the difference between long-term confidence and short-term, feel good confidence.  That description made an impression on me,[/quote]

Once again, a post by someone who doesn't actually have children at GDS. When you read the posts by parents who actually have first-hand experience with the school, you get a different sense of the school. [/quote]

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