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[quote=Anonymous]I faced a somewhat similar choice, in that I thought my ds was likely to qualify for AAP when we moved to this area for second grade.  We went with Catholic schools for a few reasons.

One is that I think that third grade is too young to start tracking kids for academics.  They’re still learning basic things.  It’s hard to go backwards if it turns out they’re not ready. It’s just too young.

I had concerns about what public school wouldn’t be teaching, in terms of grammar, spelling, cursive, and so on.  I considered these things important and I knew our Catholic school would cover them.

I wanted a school environment that would support our family’s values, and we found that in Catholic school.

We also found a supportive parent community, which I consider a bonus.

My ds has done well.  He’s humble, which I appreciate.  He got a 98%th percentile on the HSPT, so I think the education he received has done him well and he’ll be attending Catholic high school in the fall.  [/quote]

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