interesting leasha DD's school aims to be holistic but might not achieve this as well as the Montessori schools. They often have lots of free seminars for parents of girls of all year levels (K-12) on this very subject. I think DD is a blend of confluent and technical and maybe be becoming a little bit more sequential recently but hasn't got much precision LOL. I think her school caters for her learning style quite well. Originality of ideas and technique is certainly valued. If I home schooled I think I would continue to strengthen her confluent style but at the risk of failing to encourage her to see the value in "precise" learning. Precision doesn't come naturally to me, but from my formal education experience i have learned to enjoy that process when necessary. So i think, from reading your post Leasha, that my DD is at the right school... her teachers will accomodate her learning style but will hopefully give her some new skills as well. I think at the end of the day 'teachers' will have better success at encouraging mt DD out from her comfort zones than I would. I'm a big believer that it is when we leave our comfort zones that our potential is maximised.