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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Changing schools can be really hard on kids. We are about one month into the year, at most. Have you asked your kid what might help them feel more settled at their new school? It seems fairly harsh to broach the topic of pulling your kid already. [/quote]

Agreed. Don't pile on the anxiety because frankly, your primary concern here seems to be financial and that will color what you say to him. You can certainly tell him that undone homework is simply not acceptable without threatening to remove him from a school he loves. You stay the year.  You assess in February. And if his midterm grades were bad the convo should be easy. But honestly it's early in the year and he's adjusting to so much newness. And he's coming out of the pandemic era when kids were able to get away with so much, when it comes to late work, failure to hand in, etc. he's adjusting.

I have to ask why you went down the private school path if it was going to be such financial burden for your family. Are you saving for his college?  [/quote]

I think it’s a burden for most families whose HHI is south of $500k per year and who didn’t get aid. The opportunity cost is real, in any event.

The calculus generally tends to be that private will improve college admission and aid outcomes, but  only with solid grades on top of extracurriculars. If the grades are middling, the additional expense is not going to be worth it outside of a bunch of sentimental considerations.[/quote]

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