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[quote=Anonymous]We have two daughters--one in K and one who will be entering K this fall.  Our current K is struggling tremendously and likely has learning disabilities but is borderline and no one quite knows what she has yet despite extensive testing.  She is also extremely socially anxious and doesn't do well wiht the large class size.  So FCPS has not been working in her favor this year and she has been lost in the shuffle.
 My DH works for a private school that has offered us some financial aid for both DDs. However, we cannot afford to send both of them to the private school despite this FA.  I would very much like us to send the DD who likely has learning disabilities and social anxiety to the private school so that she can get the more individualized attention and benefit from the much smaller class sizes.  Plus, because our younger DD has absolutely no learning issues whatsoever or social anxiety, I think separating them could benefit them to minimize sibling rivalry.  DH is very hesitant about splitting the girls up for both logistical reasons, the private vs. public stereotype (which i dont get) and he thinks they'll stop being as close as they are.  The girls are best of friends but they're also normal siblings and pretty competitive. It doesn't help that the younger DD is kicking at the heels and about to read whereas the older DD still has trouble with letter sounds.

Can anyone who has experience with this talk to me about the benefits of going way or the other on this?[/quote]

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