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| - My son has been at Challenger since he was three and is now in the first grade. I will admit from the very beginning it was loaded with obstacles that raised many red flags for me. This is my third child and my education is in childhood development and education.. I went on to law school following that; so I don't believe I'm speaking off base in my opinions. From the start I felt like the school systematically and robotically educates the personality out of children and seeks to matriculate the very very exceptional students. First, I will say the Challenger method does in fact work. But it does not work for the majority... if you pay attention to how many matriculate to the next grade. There is a weeding out process for a reason. This works in tandem with the very corporate approach of it's staff and teachers. There is something unusual and odd in the personalities of the staff (sometimes cold even) coupled with how strongly they discourage parents coming onto campus or picking up materials their student may have forgotten... It's just weird. It is impressive to watch young children read and count money sooner than other children their age, but some concepts are outside of the reach of most children and are presented in a way that goes over most kids heads'. If you want to spend $1200 on private school and then have your child come home and you have to reteach the material in a manner that they can understand for three hours, by all means this is the school for you. It is a rare child who will matriculate all the way through. At our school there are about 10 eighth graders and 12 seventh graders; in grades prior to fourth grade there are three to four classrooms of 20 kids after that there is only one class per grade level. Like most parents I want my son to be a doctor, lawyer, a dentist... something noteworthy and substantial, but I also want him to experience the joys of learning; setting goals that are difficult to reach but not outside of the development and capabilities of 6 year old little boy. I want him to be proud of himself not lose confidence in material that is not delivered in a manner conducive to his stage in development as a little boy. Not making excuses, this school can work and bring about some truly exceptional students. But being realistic with who your child is does not mean your child is not intelligent. However, maturity, developmental, and self discipline are all factors to consider. My very smart, creative, outspoken, charasmatic son lacked the maturaity and developmental capabilities for a curriculum that requires the precision of intense note taking skills (you will study from these uncorrected notes delivered in the chicken scratch of six year old), three part essay questions, and 20 pt per question grammar tests.... at 6.
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