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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP. Say more. Do you mean that by being in a larger school they can ‘blend in’ or not be ‘seen’ as easily and therefor not be judged to the same degree? My worry would be the cons that come with larger environments- less 1:1 teacher instruction, more chaos outside of classes, less supervision regarding behavior outside and inside classes.[/quote]

just because our kids have SN does not mean they cannot adapt and be resilient.  and yes, at a bigger school (especially public) there is more ability to blend in, more different types of kids, and more tolerant admins and teachers. Our worse SN school experiences have been with teachers that fancy themselves “nurturing” but are actually unable to handle any challenges. I would never advocate for a kid to be removed from a school they are thriving in just for some theoretical better setting (be it larger or smaller) but I also don’t think it is wise to undersell our kids. particularly if their academic needs could be served better at one school over the other. [/quote]

When we were deciding between a "safe" more nurturing private and smaller HS and a larger high school we worried about some of these same things.

Big HS was better academically. This a 99th percentile kid for math and english. Definitely more diverse and a wider range of clubs and sports. A wider range of behavior issues at the school which made it easier to blend in. We hoped for the best case scenario where DD would find her people and be academically challenged.

But DD just got lost and since parents are just not involved in public schools there was nothign we could do. There was no one we could turn to to get help for DD to make friends or to help DD get to any clubs. No one cared if DD went to school or was failing so her grades tanked. DD had more friends in the small private. In private the counselors and teachers will encourage kids to come out of their shell. At some privates you're actually forced to choose clubs because they have them as part of their schedule so there's no such thing as a kid who doesn't join anything.[/quote]

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