2000 183
Goddard, KS 67052

Never fostered a environment in which kids could or wanted to learn. It was always be better than this kid or that kid or be left behind. Even the choir and band teacher were this way and never gave any room for anyone other than the gifted. I had to drop a class due to extenuating circumstances and did everything I was supposed to do just for the principal to go over everyone's heads and deny it and force me into the Goddard Academy. Don't ever attend here!

My son is absolutely thriving at this school! He's been in advance math classes both years and continues to do great! The teachers and support staff are the best! And parent-teacher communication could not be better! We truly love this school, and Goddard schools in general are amazing!

Typical school. Kids are forced to sit still seven hours a day, five days a week. It is sad to watch children lose their love of learning. Only 30% of this school's students are meeting state standards for math. This is extra depressing considering all the unnatural and unnecessary prohibitions on play. If kids are going to fail anyways, at least ensure that they are having fun. As psychologists point out, learning is built on play. A child only learns when he is engaged, and kids are only engaged when they are having fun. Prohibiting play and talking is antithetical to learning. This school's primary method of teaching relies on boring lectures. Please, for the sake of these kids, teach primarily by collaboration and socialization. (Most homeschoolers are better socialized than these kids, because homeschoolers are allowed to talk to each other.) Remember, the kids are the customers, not the products. Teach according to their nature (incorporate play into every lesson) and the test scores will rise. Read John Holt's Underachieving School for ideas.The problem with this school is not that it is worse than others, but that it is just like others.

It's been incredible. I put off moving for a long time because I dreaded switching to another school. It pains me that we won't be able to finish out elementary here. It's a wonderful school, with excellent staff and resources. We've loved every minute at CDS.