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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Your kid is THREE. I can tell you with great certainty that what is actually going to impact him is your intense anxiety and achievement focus.

Meanwhile I can tell you that about the only factor that I think actually matters for elementary school selection is location. A neighborhood school that kids can walk to will make it easier to make friends and will reduce time stress on the family. [/quote]

+1. Does anyone else get the sense that OP used AI to help create this list/draft the post? While they maybe cleaned it up a bit, the foundation doesn't seem like a human wrote it.[/quote]

OP again, and ouch. I'm human. Just a low support needs autistic human who went into psychological research as a career. Several of the things I asked about come up in the psych literature a lot, and I tried to be clear and specific about what information I was looking for without being overly jargon-y. I'm not always great at striking a balance between tone, specificity, and clarity in my writing (with the exception of academic writing).

Judging by your response (and a few other posters who've said something similar), that seems to be an issue here, and it's clearly getting in the way of earnest engagement with my questions. Was my writing unclear? Is there something I need to change about my post? I do genuinely want other parents' thoughts re: NW schools, and I'm willing to reword my questions if it would help. [/quote]

OP, by the nature of your questions and careful redrafting, you have drawn the attention of experienced parents.

We have seen some $hit.  Surely you know the jokes about how careful people are with the firstborn then laterborn kids are metaphorically allowed to play in and eat the dirt.

Basically you can only control some of the things you think you can control by getting the answers you seek.

The teacher above made some good points about parents setting the example for young kids.

Also, you can check on homework at school but the current trends are anti-homework for equity reasons as well as educational research findings (as I have been told, have not confirmed myself).  This appalls certain parents.  I believe drilling is more valuable for diligent and/or bright learners than the current mindset acknowledges.  I feel my kids' elementary math education was shorted and I let it happen because their grades were on track.

Many feel that schools fall short in spelling and math facts/early math techniques.  If you believe in drilling and homework at all as an aid to understanding, you the parent will be doing a lot of supplementing at most schools.  If you think free time and no homework is better, it's likely you'll be ending up in that situation anyway.[/quote]

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