Every student who graduates from University Liggett goes on to college, said Duffy Ross, the school's director of public relations. In addition to a solid academic program, Ross gives credit for the school's 100-percent college admission rate to a fully staffed college guidance office. Before sending Ari to Gibson School in Redford, Kotzen and her husband got reports that he was disruptive in school and that he often turned in incomplete work. One constant complaint was that Ari always wanted to answer questions in his 22-student class. But at Gibson, Ari has eight classmates and is less disruptive.
Teachers keep from boring kids by moving through subjects quickly if students catch on.
They slow down if kids need more time to understand. The public schools have just not kept up with the times.