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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is why our school consultant told us to do public for elementary. There are several kids in my kids class working 1-2 grade levels ahead in math in small groups with the teacher. I don't know why our public school is so good at differentiating but the privates aren't. We've heard they teach to the middle.[/quote]

Good to know. Are you in a citywide GT, district GT or zoned school?

Does anyone know if a lot of PS6 kids end up applying to private school for middle school, and if so, how are exmissions/[/quote]

Zoned school. I should also clarify that for elementary, it was important to us to be close to our school and not have a 30+ minute commute. So we were not comparing against all private elementary schools - it was a handful of specific privates versus a handful of publics in our district, so your mileage may vary.

I have not heard great things about the state of GT unless it happens to be your local school. Except for nest+m. [/quote]

NP: G&T has been totally diluted. And even before it was, I think that top neighborhood Gen Ed schools were just as good.

I agree with the other poster that a good neighborhood Gen Ed is a good way to go. The primary reason to go to a private for K is the peace of mind that your kid is in and you don't have to go through the process later, when it could potentially be harder. At a public you just have to advocate for yourself and your child. Many teachers are good at differentiated learning and pushing academically strong kids. But not all will do this. I am a strong opponent of Russian Math and supplements like that as I don't think they accomplish much, but you do need to make sure your child is being pushed.

Sixth grade is a less common entry point for privates than 9th. It definitely happens, but if you go public for K, you need to be open to the fairly high likelihood you will stay public for middle school. Most of the areas that have good Gen Ed public elementary schools also have good middle schools, though you don't always have full control over the process (i.e. random lotteries that don't factor in academic performance). But if you are just looking at elementary now, that process could change several times between now and when you are considering middle schools.[/quote]

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