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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]GDS parent that concurs with 8:44 poster.  The non parent has no idea what she is talking about. GDS is not tolerant of differences in viewpoint.[/quote]

GDS parent that completely disagrees with you. Not sure what viewpoint you want to express that's not being tolerated, but GDS is about as open of a forum as a high school can be. No high school can be a completely open-mike place (like this anonymous forum is), but GDS is very open. And saying that only "verbal, aggressive" kids do well, while "introverted" kids are unhappy is silly---and I say that as a parent of a quiet kid who finds the school (both students and faculty) very supportive. Not every high school age child is a happy child--and if there is something the school should be doing better with your child, then meet with his or her teachers--but [b]it's not accurate to universalize your experience to the school, or even to only the quieter students. [/b]

And by the way, the OP's original question, as I'm actually reading it now, is obnoxious. OP isn't looking for a progressive school, but is looking for advice on raising a genius who is being held back by lesser lights among the child's progressive school classmates. I'm hoping it's a troll post.[/quote]

Didn't you just do that?  Certainly you dismissed other kids' experiences and other parents' perceptions because they differ from yours.  [/quote]

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