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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Teenagers should be at home for developmental reasons unless the family situation is dysfunctional. They need guidance. Support and a chance to separate in a more natural way than BS. I wNt to BS because of divorce. The social interactions with parents for most kids were not normal[/quote]

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If you think a teenager can substitute strangers for parents, they cannot. It is often an option when a parent cannot cope. I went to BS and few kids were well adjusted. If you havent googled 'Boardin school' and the word, drugs, scandal, sex, alcohol, you are missing out. I dont have time here to detail every shortcoming, but it is a compromise.

So what would you get in return? [CAUTION: HARSH REALITY APPROACHING] You get the opportunity to work hard, at a public university level to drown out things missing. Yes, you could also find a day school that would treat your child slavishly too (SFS). But why? Is it not enough to do it in college?

TJ is the better choice for another reason. Many boarding schools have not caught up with math and science. (I remember skipping levels on BS math).  They are still focused on arts, drama, lit, etc, but have never heard of some of the math and science competitions. It's a holdover from when they were finishing schools for kids who had a silver spoon.  Well, if there's no silver spoon in your family, you better opt for TJ.

Lastly, the kids coming from many top schools are winners not because the schools achieved that.  They're winners because the school succeeded in culling out any child who could not be trusted to be essentially self- taught but unbalanced (Not unstable, but unbalanced).  Same is true of top day schools.

So the benefit of a BS education is to trade your teen years for your college years. But life is not all about scholastic or material success. The book "Modern Madness: The Emotional Fallout of Success" was based right on Washington DC lawyers. It seems the more successful DCers become, the more their personal lives fall apart. HELLO! ANYBODY LISTENING?

This, opt for whatever is the most emotionally healthy choice for your family.  Good luck.[/quote]

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