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Your Child as a Hero

Sadly, in today’s broken educational world, our children are rarely seen as the “hero.” Instead, they’re labeled—by their SAT scores, their ERB marks, their CRCT data, their Georgia Milestones percentages, and their ACT superscores. Today’s students are categorized by their learning deficiencies, disabilities, and inadequacies. They’re grouped by their modifications, diagnoses, and accommodations. They’re classified by their IEPs and their FWIPs. Classrooms should be different. Teaching should be different. Learning should be different.

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Treat #3: Mine for Meaning

Today’s treat in our School Admission: Treat or Treat series encourages prospective families to mine for meaning. November is the month to start combing through school websites, parent forums on Niche.com, NextDoor.com, GreatSchools.org, and others to understand the why behind the why.

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