Not looking for HADES, not targeting HYPSM

PhotographerMom
Wed, 08 Jan 2014 19:41:53 +0000

I couldn’t agree more with Wmq333 and HailuMu. My son had amazing stats and chose a Gem. He knew what he was getting into and for him it was all about quality of life. He has an older brother at a “Holy Grail” school and very wisely concluded that the quality of his education wouldn’t be compromised in any way if he went somewhere else.

FWIW- My Gem kid is being challenged on every front every single day. The most important thing to him (and to us) is that he’s happy. Big Name schools don’t always = happiness. I wish parents/students would think about that more. When people ask me about K1’s school, I always say: If your kid doesn’t have survival skills cross it off your list now. Your son/daughter might be very smart (Gifted!), but that school will eat them alive. And that’s the truth.

Another pet peeve is: When I ask a parent: Why Holy Grail School? And I get: Because it’s Holy Grail School! OMG, I haven’t smoked a cigarette in over 25 years, but every time someone says that to me, I want to drive to the nearest Mobil Station.