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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I apologize if this has been covered many times, but we are rushing to make some decisions on elementary school for our first.  We are considering some private schools and the local public.  I am looking for advice, resources, books or even links to early discussions on this here, about how to go about the decision.  I am not in the DC area (former DC resident, still use DCUM)

We have visited and I have some information on stats but I feel like I'm totally lost on how to proceed on this very important decision.

Thanks so much![/quote]

I listened to my kid, who chronically told me that he wished a school would have x, y, or z. These things were never things like artificial turf on the fields or more iPads. It was more like "happy teachers" or "friendlier kids."

Finally, he was so sad in his school he said, "I'd rather go to heaven than go back to a place tomorrow where nobody understands me, but I know suicide is a sin because life is a gift from God, so I'd wind up in hell if I did that." 
So, we went to Catholic school. He's loved there and works through things with his classmates as if they were cousins. His teacher described the children as "souls" which I find comforting.

"I know your child didn't want to be in this group, but there is another soul who was being left out of the group, and kids need to look beyond themselves once in a while."

When people talk about a whole child approach, I feel like this school is ahead of the curve. My kid is bright and I feel like we can support his academic curiosity without making a path to the Ivy League the center of our family life/budget. [/quote]

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