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[quote=Rhett][quote=AN]But if not all Seminar class are the same and not all are different than regular classes, then I won’t even take the risk and just keep them in the same private school through 5th Grade.[/quote]

What type of private school they attend, AN (just curious)?[/quote]
Montessori. The reason why I was concerned about the statement that some Seminar classes use the same curriculum as regular class is because I have a cousin who’s in 4th grade right now and I see what her curriculum is. Regarding math, she only learn addition and subtraction in 2nd grade. In 3rd grade, she multiplication and division. So, if your kid is more advanced, it would be unlikely that they’ll be taught beyond what the curriculum specify. Montessori on the other hand will be teaching the kids topics that will constantly push the maximum capability. In 2nd grade in this Montessori, they’re already teaching word problems and simple algebra. Which is much more advanced than the curriculum of regular public school.

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[quote=Rhett][quote=AN]But if not all Seminar class are the same and not all are different than regular classes, then I won’t even take the risk and just keep them in the same private school through 5th Grade.[/quote]

What type of private school they attend, AN (just curious)?[/quote]
Montessori. The reason why I was concerned about the statement that some Seminar classes use the same curriculum as regular class is because I have a cousin who’s in 4th grade right now and I see what her curriculum is. Regarding math, she only learn addition and subtraction in 2nd grade. In 3rd grade, she multiplication and division. So, if your kid is more advanced, it would be unlikely that they’ll be taught beyond what the curriculum specify. Montessori on the other hand will be teaching the kids topics that will constantly push the maximum capability. In 2nd grade in this Montessori, they’re already teaching word problems and simple algebra. Which is much more advanced than the curriculum of regular public school.

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[quote=sdduuuude]I think the key thing I gleaned from this thread is – each school is different. There are probably several that do it right, several that do it badly and several that do it in a way that makes it no different from regular school.[/quote]
That’s a big problem for me. I’ll be sending my kids to a private school for Preschool – 1st Grade. I was thinking of taking them out of private school and try and get them into the Seminar program. My initial impression was, all Seminar classes perform at a very high academic level that would push the kids to the maximum potential. But if not all Seminar class are the same and not all are different than regular classes, then I won’t even take the risk and just keep them in the same private school through 5th Grade.

[quote=sdduuuude]My boy/girl twins both tested GATE and we got the whole pitch on what it means – but I can’t say the quality of the GATE program will steer us away from the middle school we expect to attend, unless there are real problems with both the standard and GATE classes.

I was in higher-level classes as a high-schooler and was isolated from the rest of the class for freshman and sohpomore years. I must say, I hated that.[/quote]
My impression is, public school is more than sufficient for Jr. High and HS. There’s no single curriculum for all the kids, so, your kid can do as well as they want to.

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[quote=sdduuuude]I think the key thing I gleaned from this thread is – each school is different. There are probably several that do it right, several that do it badly and several that do it in a way that makes it no different from regular school.[/quote]
That’s a big problem for me. I’ll be sending my kids to a private school for Preschool – 1st Grade. I was thinking of taking them out of private school and try and get them into the Seminar program. My initial impression was, all Seminar classes perform at a very high academic level that would push the kids to the maximum potential. But if not all Seminar class are the same and not all are different than regular classes, then I won’t even take the risk and just keep them in the same private school through 5th Grade.

[quote=sdduuuude]My boy/girl twins both tested GATE and we got the whole pitch on what it means – but I can’t say the quality of the GATE program will steer us away from the middle school we expect to attend, unless there are real problems with both the standard and GATE classes.

I was in higher-level classes as a high-schooler and was isolated from the rest of the class for freshman and sohpomore years. I must say, I hated that.[/quote]
My impression is, public school is more than sufficient for Jr. High and HS. There’s no single curriculum for all the kids, so, your kid can do as well as they want to.

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[quote=sdduuuude]I think the key thing I gleaned from this thread is – each school is different. There are probably several that do it right, several that do it badly and several that do it in a way that makes it no different from regular school.[/quote]
That’s a big problem for me. I’ll be sending my kids to a private school for Preschool – 1st Grade. I was thinking of taking them out of private school and try and get them into the Seminar program. My initial impression was, all Seminar classes perform at a very high academic level that would push the kids to the maximum potential. But if not all Seminar class are the same and not all are different than regular classes, then I won’t even take the risk and just keep them in the same private school through 5th Grade.

[quote=sdduuuude]My boy/girl twins both tested GATE and we got the whole pitch on what it means – but I can’t say the quality of the GATE program will steer us away from the middle school we expect to attend, unless there are real problems with both the standard and GATE classes.

I was in higher-level classes as a high-schooler and was isolated from the rest of the class for freshman and sohpomore years. I must say, I hated that.[/quote]
My impression is, public school is more than sufficient for Jr. High and HS. There’s no single curriculum for all the kids, so, your kid can do as well as they want to.

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[quote=sdduuuude]I think the key thing I gleaned from this thread is – each school is different. There are probably several that do it right, several that do it badly and several that do it in a way that makes it no different from regular school.[/quote]
That’s a big problem for me. I’ll be sending my kids to a private school for Preschool – 1st Grade. I was thinking of taking them out of private school and try and get them into the Seminar program. My initial impression was, all Seminar classes perform at a very high academic level that would push the kids to the maximum potential. But if not all Seminar class are the same and not all are different than regular classes, then I won’t even take the risk and just keep them in the same private school through 5th Grade.

[quote=sdduuuude]My boy/girl twins both tested GATE and we got the whole pitch on what it means – but I can’t say the quality of the GATE program will steer us away from the middle school we expect to attend, unless there are real problems with both the standard and GATE classes.

I was in higher-level classes as a high-schooler and was isolated from the rest of the class for freshman and sohpomore years. I must say, I hated that.[/quote]
My impression is, public school is more than sufficient for Jr. High and HS. There’s no single curriculum for all the kids, so, your kid can do as well as they want to.

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[quote=sdduuuude]I think the key thing I gleaned from this thread is – each school is different. There are probably several that do it right, several that do it badly and several that do it in a way that makes it no different from regular school.[/quote]
That’s a big problem for me. I’ll be sending my kids to a private school for Preschool – 1st Grade. I was thinking of taking them out of private school and try and get them into the Seminar program. My initial impression was, all Seminar classes perform at a very high academic level that would push the kids to the maximum potential. But if not all Seminar class are the same and not all are different than regular classes, then I won’t even take the risk and just keep them in the same private school through 5th Grade.

[quote=sdduuuude]My boy/girl twins both tested GATE and we got the whole pitch on what it means – but I can’t say the quality of the GATE program will steer us away from the middle school we expect to attend, unless there are real problems with both the standard and GATE classes.

I was in higher-level classes as a high-schooler and was isolated from the rest of the class for freshman and sohpomore years. I must say, I hated that.[/quote]
My impression is, public school is more than sufficient for Jr. High and HS. There’s no single curriculum for all the kids, so, your kid can do as well as they want to.

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The more I hear about GATE/Seminar and budget problem, the more I’m leaning toward keeping my kids in private school.

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The more I hear about GATE/Seminar and budget problem, the more I’m leaning toward keeping my kids in private school.

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The more I hear about GATE/Seminar and budget problem, the more I’m leaning toward keeping my kids in private school.

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The more I hear about GATE/Seminar and budget problem, the more I’m leaning toward keeping my kids in private school.

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The more I hear about GATE/Seminar and budget problem, the more I’m leaning toward keeping my kids in private school.

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Thanks disappointed mom for that assessment. Are you sure the curriculum is the same for seminar student as regular student? That would be a big surprise to me (in a bad way).

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Thanks disappointed mom for that assessment. Are you sure the curriculum is the same for seminar student as regular student? That would be a big surprise to me (in a bad way).

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Thanks disappointed mom for that assessment. Are you sure the curriculum is the same for seminar student as regular student? That would be a big surprise to me (in a bad way).

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