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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, I am a little bonkers right now waiting to hear from schools. Don't tell me to chill out or calm down. I will do that next week. This week I am obsessed and anxious about my child's education. Just like accepting a job offer, buying a house, buying a car, selecting a neighborhood or community, this is a big decision that is possible, but not easy, to reverse. What's more, it will affect my child even more than it affects me. And I have the responsibility to choose for him, since he's not old enough to do it himself. That's a responsibility I take seriously. I am hanging out here, on this forum, so I don't drive my friends, family, and colleagues crazy too. Most of the people on this forum right now are going through the same thing, so I feel like I am in good company. Stop telling me to relax. It's just not a relaxing time, and this board provides a reasonably healthy outlet for all of the justifiable stress many of us feel at the moment.[/quote

But here's the thing, and I tell it to my anxious friends with younger kids, too.  No decision is irreversible.  Moreover, if your child is entering the lower grades, you really don't know which school will be the best fit for your kid because you do not yet understand what kind of learner your child is.  We were thrilled to start at one school, it was the answer to our prayers.  Once the oldest was in middle school, we clearly saw that it was NOT the right school for her.  It was okay, but she was not getting what she needed.  We moved schools by high school, to a "Big 3" even, in order to get her what she needed.  Younger kid is doing well at the other school, but doesn't have the same needs as our first.

You have to be prepared to be flexible not matter what envelope arrives when.  I get that you are anxious - but do not place such earth-shattering significance on this decision.  You may well have to revisit the decision later, and it is easier to do if you haven't emotionally invested yourself.[/quote]

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