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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Most teens are not developmentally ready to be separated from their parents. [/b]Their prefrontal cortex is far from developed. In fact, in adolescence the brain becomes more sensitive to dopamine, diminishing their ability to assess risks accurately.

A bunch of immature adolescents dealing with hormones and high levels of stress and competition with limited engagement from adult, and you’ve got just the right ingredients for bullying, drug abuse, depression, suicidal ideation, and self-harm.

Britain has hundreds of years of experience documenting how good boarding schools are at screwing kids up.  Talk to Prince Charles about Gordonstoun or Prince Harry about Eton.

You can dress it up as providing unparalleled opportunities, and it is true that the elite boarding schools provide entree to the Ivies at a much higher rate than DC privates. The unparalleled opportunities come at a high cost. No, thank you.  [/quote]

Do you know what 16 year olds were doing during the entire course of human history until about 100ish years ago??  I think they can handle 3 months at a time away from parents.[/quote]

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