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[quote=Anonymous]OP here: PP, Your post is really helpful. The school we are zoned for is a k-2 school that is overcrowded so I pretty much know that classes have 25-28 kids in them (my older son goes there). But you bring up something that makes a lot of sense...maybe the size of the class wouldn't really matter if he is not on meds. We are getting closer to thinking about starting them... do kids start at like 6? Of course, it makes us nervous to try meds, but so many people say it helps. There are many experienced Kindergarten teachers (in MOCO), but we would really want to specify that we want an experienced teacher with active boys, ADHD etc. Our son also seems to have difficulty understanding boundaries and authority. He is a leader in a way, but also will do anything to act funny (trying to please kids and will ignore teacher's comments to stop-- at least we have experienced this in preschool). He also seems to have some social anxiety with breaking into new situations with new kids. But I guess in kindergarten, everyone is new. If we do public school, we are just really hoping that it is not a negative experience that will take a toll on an already crumbling self-esteem. If you could do it again, would you try meds before starting kindergarten? Honestly, the only reason we would do private school would be to: 1) have a small class size and student teacher ratio 2) To get extra attention/understanding... but who knows?! [/quote]

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