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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I guess this just serves to demonstrate the folly of buying in a neighborhood with mediocre schools because you plan on sending your kid to private so "quality of schools isn't a factor" and you really want that really big house. Circumstances change, private school is no longer an option, and you're stuck in a mediocre school.

We bought our house for the quality of the schools, and none of what the OP and other private-schoolers have described has been the case for us. Our office staff is warm, welcoming and helpful. Elementary-age teachers (which is all we've been through so far), especially kindergarten, have bent over backwards to be positive and get kids excited about the beginning of school. I've gotten to know many of the other parents and made some good friends. And my kids are doing great, both academically and socially.

So basically, this thread is telling me there's no reason for me to consider private. Woohoo for money in the bank![/quote]

And changes happen to school boundaries also.   Curriculum changes constantly happen also like common core....I wonder what the new thing will be in five years.  The chosen neighborhood schools may also not turn out to be a good fit for  a child.  Buying a house for schools is no guarantee either.   Because you chose a private and it didn't work out for whatever reason does not mean public is your next option.    Selecting a different private school is the next option.  There are many to choose from and we like having a choice in the matter as our kids grow and their strengths and weaknesses become apparent versus preselecting a zoned k to 12 while they are infants or before they are born.[/quote]

That's awesome for you that you have the ability to move between private schools if the first isn't a good fit.  It sounds like private school is no longer an option for OP, though, so now she's stuck with the public schools she chose to move into.[/quote]

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