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[quote=Anonymous]We've done private through 8th grade and live 30 minutes from the school. While the school and relationships have been wonderful, the distance is a daily drag and means our kid can't walk to/from school with others, can't pop over to a friend's house on a whim, etc. It is impactful. He has lots of good friends, but hurdles to hang out with them more often.

Oldest continued on to a Big 3 private which has been great. Youngest is waiting for decisions for 9th. One of the reasons we decided to keep oldest in private is the need to be surrounded by kids who are working hard. Of course you'll have this in public, as well, but there can be more variation. Our kid wasn't the kind of kid who would gravitate toward the 20% or 30% who were serious about academics. It has definitely worked. There's been a major turn around no heavy lifting on our part.

We're in bounds for a great public HS and we really want for our younger kid to finally be able to get to know friends in the neighborhood. He's also a STEM kid who independently works hard. So, for us it's kind of a no-brainer. But, he's eyeing a particular private. We're hoping in the next few weeks we'll be able to help him consider other factors.

I would also suggest public then switch to private. You'll have made good friends in the neighborhood and will likely know a lot more about your kids as learners by that point and can better make a decision which path will be the better fit.[/quote]

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