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I attended a well-known Northeastern boarding school.  I did so because I grew up in a rural area where the local publics were weak and there were no good privates.  Academically, it was a wonderful school and I received an excellent education.  The students were bright, the teachers were spectacular, and the facilities were dazzling.  However, I would never send my children to boarding school.

First (as you point out) there are many excellent schools (private and public) in the DC area; there's simply no need to look farther afield.  Second, the social environment at my boarding school (and I would say that my school was a relatively humane and nurturing place compared to some I've heard about) was corrosive.  Hazing was rampant in the boys' dorms, and at one point I estimated that ten percent of the girls in my class had eating disorders.  The extremes of wealth were also a bit shocking to me at times.

I'm sure others will weigh in and say they had a different experience.  However, in my view, it is not healthy for teenagers to live with their peers.  They are much better off living with their parents (unless their local schools are truly terrible or dangerous).

My .02.[/quote]

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