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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]SO what are some good questions to ask schools...... I know what i am looking for in terms of the education/learning, but not sure what OTHER questions to ask of an independent school.[/quote]

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? Is a current catalog and/or video available which I can take with me or have sent to me?
? Can you provide 3 references from my local geographic area?
? What is the typical make up of your student body? (current census, age, sex, academic levels, geographic origin, academic/learning challenges)

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Seriously?  As for the first question, those materials are generally available on the website.  And they like it if you review their website before you visit.  the second makes no sense unless you come from an area that is distant from the school.  Can you imagine asking for three references from Bethesda?  And I don't know what you mean by references?  If you want to know what its like to commute from a particular area, ask for that.  if you want to speak with parents about the school itself, I wouldn't go for parents screened by the school.  Typical makeup of student body is too broad and asking for a laundry list has PITA all over it.  If you don't have a childwith LD issues, asking about it only signals you want your child NOT to be around such children.  Why else would you ask?

Just think about what you want to know, its that easy.  You might want to know if there's an even gender balance.  You might want to know if they have PE every day, if you have an active child.  You might want to know how the arts work, if you have a child interested in that.  Don't go boilerplate and don't ask questions that can be answered by the website.[/quote]

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