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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not PP, but in my case, the answer would be no. I went to Harvard, and I would be just as happy to have my children attend a small liberal arts college. But when it comes to local K-12 private schools, I believe there are far fewer good options, which is part of the reason why there is such fierce competition to get into the "top" schools.[/quote]

This just isn't true.  There are great schools, but they are not as competitive.  I myself have been drawn into this, thinking that because schools like St. Albans are so competitive, they must be better.  But ask yourself, would you want St. Albans anymore if they said they would accept all applicants?  And if not, is it because you think your child will only thrive among top kids (assuming you think the competitive process in some way weeds out weaker learners...although I don't think that is the case at all)?  Why are schools like Burgundy Farms or Green Acres or Lowell not 'good options'?  Because they are tier two?  I just think that we need to reexamine why we are competiting for these schools so fiercely...how much do you really know about St. Albans?

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