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[quote=Anonymous]I went and my older daughter attends. It’s an amazing experience. Recently she was asked by her driving instructor if she was excited to go back to school. She said, “I am, actually!”. He told her she was the first person that week to say yes.

I FaceTime with her almost every day and when she comes home for weekends, breaks, summer, she spends almost all of her time with us-goes out here and there for dinners with friends but really takes advantage of the time together. Meanwhile I have local friends who say they never see their high schooler. Every family makes a decision that works for them but its not sometthint to rule out just because you didn’t experience it yourself. I know a lot of my daughters friends wanted to go or at least open the possibility and the parents didn’t allow but the kids are now miserable at home…

I’m not saying every kid at home is miserable and doesn’t see her parents but the gift to your child is to let them have some ownership and autonomy about their school choices and they’ll be a lot more invested in the process. [/quote]

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