G&T Cohort

[sboyle]

What are the advantages/disadvantages of putting your child into a G&T cohort for middle school? They will have a few classes with the rest of the students, but most content will be with a cohort of 30 across 3 years.

Is this in the UK - sounds like a very unusual set-up.

I dunno... my kids have definitely benefited from being top of the class, brought their self-esteem on a lot. They wouldn't be so happy to merely be middle of the group (likely in proposed set up?). DS1 responds well to a boot in his backside, but DD & DS2 respond fairly badly to it.

How does it work, practically? Presumably they still do stuff like PE & RE with the masses? Socially it may isolate them a lot, but at least they will have their own gang during most the day.

DD would hate it because she'd be separated from some of her best mates, the other brightest children aren't necessarily her friends. otoh, she's had some teasing for being a swot ... but would such teasing reduce with such a set up? Hard to say? DS1 would love it because he loves showing off & didn't have many friends, anyway. DS2... would get booted out for bad behaviour...lol. Well,if he didn't, he'd also love showing off, and might be the best thing for him to get some focused praise for when he can get his brain to focus... if it is more nurturing than competitive.