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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Private school parent here: we send our kids to private because we value childhood and want our kids to cultivate love of learning, sound foundation for friendship development, safety etc.  We don't send our kids to private to necessarily get them into an Ivy.

I hope this assuages the tender feelings of public school parents who are truly obsessed with our forum. [/quote]

I love this argument and it’s one I forgot when making my list.

Our kid goes to a K-8. We were deciding between a K-8 and a K-12. One reason we decided on a K-8 was the Head of School saying they try to extend childhood.

That doesn’t mean low expectations.

It means keeping a sense of wonder. A certain innocence without being naive.

He also talked, though, about how in a K-8, the middle schoolers have the chance to show leadership at a time when they’re often overlooked and are many times struggling.

That emphasis on both the proper development of young kids and attention to those tough middle school years is in part why we chose a K-8.

I wonder how these anti-private school parents would feel about these schools if they actually sat down with a good head of school and asked: “what is the value that you think your school brings, and how does that value show up every day for students?”[/quote]

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