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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Once you start in private it can be really hard to leave.[/b] If finances are tight enough you can't see paying for it K-12, I recommend starting out in public. You might find out public works well for your child and you never need to move over to private.[/quote]

Genuinely curious why this is.  Is it because your kids friends are all there, and it's hard to leave them?  Is it because you've gotten used to things being good and it's hard to go to something that might not be as good?[/quote]

This.  We had to leave private because we could no longer justify the rising expense and it's been so tough to leave.  My kids had to say goodbye to their friends, their teachers and administrators who they knew well, they were accustomed to a small, loving environment and a good (albeit) large public school is just not the same.  We too made many friends and felt much more part of a community than we do in public.  We feel tremendously guilty that our kids are not getting as good of an experience.  If I had to do it over, I would have gone straight to public to have avoided knowing just what we're missing.  I do think we'll probably go back to private for high school (and possibly middle school if our finances improve).[/quote]

We are considering a move out of the area, and not being able to replicate the experience our child is getting at school (whether at private or public)  is a major factor in our decision.  I know there are great public and private schools out there, maybe even better, but DC is very happy, academically engaged and successful, and has lots of friends.  That's hard to walk away from, when the alternative is an unknown.  [/quote]

I meant to add -- it's hard enough when the family is moving, but I think it would be particularly difficult to explain to a kid when you're not, and it's because of financial reasons.  I could see a kid wondering why you started him in private, knowing he couldn't stay.  They won't see the benefits of a great early education, they'll just see that they're leaving their friends and going to a school that is likely to be less supportive.  [/quote]

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