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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In my opinion, the best option for little kids is public unless there’s an obvious reason it’s unsuitable for your family (religion, bullying, kid isn’t learning or is miserable, special needs) that a specific private would support better.  For older kids, I think it’s important for the decision to be child driven.  If they want to go to a private school or have access to something only available at private, it could make sense to apply there.  But I wouldn’t put my kids in private for some nebulous feeling that private is always better for every child than public.[/quote]

I disagree (kindly).  The privates that OP mentions are top notch. It’s like a filet mignon vs McDonald’s hamburger.  I put my kids in private while they were developing as a student and could benefit from a small community where everyone shared similar educational values and we knew all the families, etc. The school made learning fun!

I do agree that older kids need to make the choice. By the time the kid is in middle school they have established for themselves what kind of student they are and want to be.  They are self-directed.  I have 4 kids.  Of my older kids one chose private HS, one chose selective public.  Both had solid reasons for their choices, so I supported them.[/quote]

I’m the PP and I still disagree with you (kindly).  I went to a top private for high school and it was great for me and I’m really grateful to my parents for letting me apply.  But I had several friends there for whom it was a terrible fit, exacerbating mental health challenges and giving them problems it’s taken a good part of their adult lives to get over.  Most of them had been at private school since before they were old enough to have an opinion on the matter.  Obviously public might have been bad too (for the same or different reasons) but “top notch” private schools are inevitably pressure cookers, which isn’t right for every kind of kid.  I think it’s important to be sure your child has the kind of personality to suit a rigorous academic environment before you send them to one.[/quote]

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