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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]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." 
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Oh my god, that's so sad. Glad that you were able to find an alternative for DS.

I chose private because in order to afford a house in a good public school district we'd have to spend right to our limit of affordability. That means that if the school didn't work out, we couldn't just move DC to another school -- we'd have to hope to sell, move house, etc. I had such a bad (public) school experience that I valued mobility over all else. If my kid is miserable I will MOVE HER.

I think I am unusual in having made this choice. Most people choose the house in the better school district. Financially that probably makes more sense. Educationally, for us, it didn't.
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