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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]100% agree with PPs. You don't want a well-reasoned argument, you want exit strategies.

FIL: "I heard kids at Waldorf schools attend Harvard at twice the rate of public school kids"
You: Oh, interesting.

MIL: "Montesorri has a philosophy of turning children into award-winning artists by third grade. What does your school do?"
You: Oh, interesting. I'm not sure.

Just be non-committal. No need to be rude, no need to shut them down (unless it gets personal), but just let it slide right off. "Oh." "Interesting." "I'll have to think about that." "I'm not sure." [/quote]

I agree, but instead of “oh interesting” you can make your standard answer “oh it’s way too expensive in this area. We can’t afford it.” They can’t argue with dollars and cents.

I would say, however, that if you can afford it, or if your ILs are offering to pay, you owe it to your children to do the due diligence on these philosophies And schools rather than getting turned off by a couple of parents you know. When I was starting my kids in preschool, we weren’t sure if we could afford $$$ schools but I still did my research on everything within a 10 mile radius. Ultimately we decided against Montessori and Waldorf (went for a $$$ play-based school instead) but if anyone were to question me about it, I would be able to clearly articulate my reasons rather than sourcing them from DCUM.[/quote]

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