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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I grew up in New England and went to a small, well-regarded public high school and was nervous about sending my kids to a giant high school like W-L. But both my kids had great experiences there and both have been successful in college, so apparently their executive function skills did not suffer neglect.

There may be less personal attention, but the idea that a small high school would be better at differentiating is completely ass-backward. At a big high school, there are far more class offerings, generally a wider range of levels available in math and language, and there are dozens and dozens of clubs, so it can be easier for a kid to find their people. My brother's kids went through a small highly rated public in[/quote]

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... and there seemed to be more problems with bullying and mean-girl behavior because it was difficult to get away from one's tormentors. Much less of an issue in a big school.

My kids did well in high school but did not get caught up in the rat race mentioned above. Honestly, IME, parents contribute a great deal to that mind set. If you aren't caught up in it, your kids are less likely to be.

Anyway, I'm a big fan of W-L. I'll also say that we moved to Arlington from an excellent elementary school, and overall I thought our previous elementary had some real advantages over the APS my younger child attended, including in writing instruction-- my older child definitely got more. However, the outcomes were similar-- both my kids turned out to be excellent writers and have found in college that they are better at it than many of their peers.

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