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[quote=Anonymous]We are weighing this question now. Older kid in second grade has had a rough year; not great teacher (including no willingness to provide enrichment/challenges to a bright kid) and tougher socially (not bullying, just not finding their people). We were happy in kindergarten, fine in 1st. Our younger in kindergarten is doing great with an excellent teacher but is much more social.

Touring privates in the area we understand why people pay the $$, and may do so ourselves if we can get in (not a guarantee, even with top scores, and harder every year). Having a community near us is nice, but teacher drama, large class size, and a real lack of gifted and talented program or enrichment may push us over the edge. The facilities and teacher ratio is much better at privates, but it also seems like there's more of a focus on love of learning at most privates we're considering, at least until they turn into pressure cookers. Unfortunately, private admissions are done by January so we need to wait another year to even consider our options.

I do think if we go to private we'll have a huge advantage over those who go private all the way through, in that we'll understand the comparator to public and the value add. If we'd done private all the way through I think we'd always be second guessing. [/quote]

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