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Parent Reviews (6 reviews)
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This school is a rarity...it actually teaches children to think instead of teaching rote memorization of facts to ensure higher standardized test scores. The faculty and staff are incredibly caring towards the students, and what's more, this school could really use money right now, as it was the victim of a random act of vandalism when some kids bruned down their hard earned earned playground equipment.
I loved the idea of this school when I send my (now 8 year old) to pre-K here. I love the year round, the uniforms, the concepts but it all falls short and has gotten progressively less impressive throughout the 4 years I've had children attending. In theory it is a great idea but there's something broken in reality. I'm disappointed in the lack of quality education & am actively looking for a new school to send my 2 boys next fall.
We chose Crossroads for our daughter because of the convenient year-round calendar, the 4 year old half-day kindergarten, and a recommendation from a veteran St. Paul schools teacher three and a half years ago. On the positive side, the teachers do their best. Sadly, [there is] bullying by fellow students and arbitrary, authoritarian atmosphere fostered by the administration which has gotten progressively worse. We are desperately seeking a new school for our second-grader so that she is not permanently crippled by this school's incompetence.
Want your kid to get bullied? Send them here. We finally ended up pulling my daughter out of school before the school year was up for her own safety. We kept telling her Kindergarten teacher that she was getting bullied. At this school if your child is bullied repeatedly, each time is treated as a seperate incident with no apparent pattern. Four incidents, four ineffective slaps on the wrist for the bully. After the fifth incident we went to the superintendant and pulled my daughter out of school. Also my child is gifted and she wasn't challenged. I don't think that's the fault of the teachers; they have to adapt the curriculum based on the average ability of their students, which from what we gathered is not exceptional.
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