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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a rising kindergartner and just visited our zoned school. We live in a city (not DC) and our neighbors all say our zoned school is very good.  My child is currently at a private (preschool - 5) school for pre-k and I absolutely love it but it’s not in our budget to keep her there forever. It was a bit of a shock touring the public school yesterday. The classes for K are about 25 (some had 27) students. They only have 20-25 minutes for recess each day. I’m assuming all of this is normal in public school but I really don’t know. Is it?

Do you find your child gets the attention they need in a class of 25?

Besides being free, what do you find the advantages of public school are over private? 
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Many school districts have class size funding models that have smaller class sizes in schools where students have higher needs (i.e. didn't go to pre-K). A larger class size isn't necessarily a problem. If your neighbors say the school is good, believe them.

I think the real benefit for attending public school is for kids to be in school with other kids in their neighborhood. It's good for them to be able to grow up together and participate in activities together, where parents don't have to arrange and manage social time because the friends don't live close by. The other benefit is that students in public school see a broader mix of students from different socio-economic groups. It's more diverse - so more opportunities to get to know kids different than their family, see different perspectives, and learn how to get along with other people. You can always supplement academics or activities (spend your extra $$ there if needed). You can't supplement the socio-emotional learning that comes in a public school setting.[/quote]

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