My kid's school secretary is useless.

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9. Conformity is 99 percent of what is taught in public schools, private too.

If and only if all conformity requirements are met may your child have a slight chance of exercising some creativity or imagination, but that won't last.

If their standardized test scores don't conform to norms then all creativity will be squelched.

See this short video that's been making the rounds among us educators:

(TED Talks) Ken Robinson: Changing Educational Paradigms-

I promise you, if you're disappointed I'll edit this post to add an apology.

I think you'll like it, and with your child still young enough to protect, and given as you're a very involved parent, I think you will benefit from seeing this.