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[quote=Anonymous]What is your end goal?  Do you have aspirations for Ivy League, Supreme Court track, etc?

I say this because, I have had to really think through this process with my child.  I think DS could easily attend a much more rigorous school.  That being said, he is socially and emotionally very happy at his neighborhood public school.  We supplement more at home and deal with him being more academically advanced than his peers.  We work with the teachers to make sure he is being challenged with some differentiation in the classroom, but we understand that he could be moving faster.

We made the decision to stick with the public school because we realized that in actuality, we probably are on a track that would send him to an affordable state school. Potentially grad school as well.  But we did not see a future where he would be ivy bound or on the road for a Nobel prize.

I am exaggerating a bit, but if it makes any sense we essentially decided in the end, he would probably just be a normal, albeit more intelligent than the average joe, adult.  We were fine with that outcome and felt that the added benefits of being social with a wider spectrum of students- across race, socioeconomic status, ethnicity, languages, cultures, etc- would probably impact him in a way that was more meaningful to us- and the sort of future we see for him- than a more rigorous academic program would.

I am not saying this choice is for everyone, and completely understand why someone would go the other way, but my point is just to think about your end goal.  I think your child can be happy in either situation and can be provided a solid education. But just try to look at the bigger picture before making the decision.[/quote]

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