Timely return of assignments by BS teachers?

one1ofeach
Sat, 28 Aug 2021 14:24:01 +0000

@VisibleName2
I think the point that @Golfgr8 is really trying to make people aware of is that the top boarding schools are academically at another level with very little hand holding and really rely on student initiative. If your kid isn’t super motivated with a ton of academic grit those schools are not the right place for them (unless they don’t mind an 85 average and attending UMaine - nothing wrong with that but lots of parents think these schools are a straight avenue to Harvard).

I have noticed that many parents and kids assume that since their kid is the best student wherever they are now they are going to hit home runs at BS. The problem is that teachers at BS will literally tell you “grades don’t matter.” They don’t have any sympathy for the fact that many kids are competing to get into top schools and that, yes, in fact, grades DO matter.