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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Honestly? Your child is 3 and nearly everything about his or her educational needs (and your future finances) is hypothetical at this point. I and nearly everyone I spoke to in the preschool years had some kind of plan to avoid the local public schools, but in my area they have gotten better and better, and the financial reality of private school kicked in, and now all of those people send their kids to public. Of course it depends on your area. But so many of the inputs that matter here -- like your child's abilities, needs, friendships, interests, personality, etc. -- just aren't apparent yet in a 3-year-old. [/quote]

At 3 yes, it is apparent if you are a conscientious parent. I was told by 8 PUBLIC school teachers that if I can financially manage it, they highly recommend private school up to 8th grade. Our friends on Mclean hate their public school and now with the huge mortgage can't afford to move or put their kids in private. Another family was old at a parent teacher conference at a public school in Alexandria that their kid was average and will continue to be average. The teacher told them to switch to private and recommended private school as a good fit for their child. A few weeks ago when school ended, I ran into her and asked how their first year went. She practically broke down crying and her son was so ambivalent about school when he was at public. He now actually wakes up before them to get ready, loves his uniform, adores his teachers and friends, and jumps out of the car at drop off. I personally observed this boy when I volunteered for a class party and he is just the happiest sweetest kid, talkative and well-liked by the other kids. I couldn't even fathom describing this kid as average but that's what he was at public.  [/quote]

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