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05.27.08, 20:14 PM NY Schools
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Anyone know anyone with a ds ithat did K at NEST? I've only heard from parents of girls who like workbooks and wonder how spirited boys do there? TIA! [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
NY Schools 05.27.08, 08:14 PM Flag
 

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spirited boys do best in public. all the browbeating and antiboy sentiment at privates cannot be good. even the ss boys schools seem to want quiet, not so spirited boys. nest will be fine [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.27.08, 08:58 PM Flag
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NEST is not the typical public school. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:59 PM Flag
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I know 4 boys at NEST. They are very "spirited" and active but they also LOVE to do workbooks and homework. NEST is fine for the active kid as long as they like to do a lot of written work (my ds doesn't like to do his 5 min homework assignment so NEST wouldn't have worked for us). He is doing fine at a district G&T [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.28.08, 05:16 AM Flag
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My ds is finishing K at NEST. He is not "spirited." (His brother on the other hand...) My ds has plenty of friends who are spirited boys. I can't speak to their experience directly but I think that, like in any program, it is easier for the toe-the-line kids like my boy. NEST demands a lot and that can be hard for some kids. I think K at NEST is probably tougher for really spirited kids (boy or girl) BUT I think they are learning discipline they will need to learn either way -- especially if they are smart enough to have a spot in this year's class. (There is nothing worse than an undisciplined kid who is really smart.) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.28.08, 05:49 AM Flag
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op: Thanks. That's our quandry. DS definitely does need to be more self-disciplined, but I don't want his spirit to be completely squashed, either. He does like things like BrainQuest but does not seem that interested in workbooks at this point. For instance, I tried showing him a few pages of the KTSS, and after 1/2 a page, he had had enough. He does seem to do well in his pre-K, though. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.28.08, 05:55 PM Flag
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I've been wondering the same thing. Thanks for asking. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 09:02 PM Flag
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