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[quote=Anonymous]My daughter started in private in 3rd grade at an all-girl school. Looking back, I have no regrets spending the tuition money (55k this year). She was getting lost in the large class size in public. At some point during 2nd grade, she broke down in tears and confessed that she had not done her homework for over a month (and the teacher didn’t even notice!). DD flourished in the new environment. She developed great executive functions skills (taught explicitly at school) and gained lots of confidence over time. Perhaps the biggest value added has been in developing writing skills. Math has been underwhelming, same as in most other private schools, at least until later in high school. As far as college is college, DD got accepted to a T10 school. I have no idea if she would have been accepted there from the local public. But I can confidently say that the organizational, writing, and communication skills acquired in private school are worth every penny. [/quote]
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