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[quote=Anonymous]I went to a public elementary from K-6 and then transferred to private for 7-12.  It was perfect for our family from both an academic and personal/social perspective.  The academics were just fine in the public elementary school (particularly since I was in the GT program), and my parents supplemented with additional classes or activities where needed.  It was socially fine as well but when I was in the 6th grade, there were definitely girls that were starting to get known as the "easy" girls.  Shocking when you think about the age.  My parents switched me to private school in junior high more for social reasons than academic reasons.  In the elementary years, parents generally have more influence on their children (as opposed to junior high and high school where they tend to be more influenced by their peers).  My parents wanted me to be surrounded by children who were presumed to go to college, and be in an evironment where it was "cool" to be smart, motivated, and academically driven.  Not that you can't find this in public school, but you just have a much wider pool of people who have different priorities.  Private middle and high schools are also just better at college prep - I remember having an entire day devoted towards drafting our college applications, having a college guidance counselor that started working with us in 10th grade, and practice PSATs in middle school.  I think those things are very important.  I plan to take the same approach for my kids - save money in the elementary years and do private school in the older years.[/quote]

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