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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NP here, but I can give two examples - I have two DC's who we moved out of a strong public into private. For DC one, the problem was that she is very advanced academically but happy to coast with easy A's, and the school did not have the flexibility to demand more from her. In her private school the teachers ask her to go "above and beyond" the basic assignment, and she is learning that effort is a good thing. For DC two, he learns best when he feels personally connected with his teachers - otherwise he tends to give up easily. Public classes were just too big for him to feel truly connected. Neither public nor private will offer an IEP for "happy to coast" or "gives up too easily", but the fit in small private school classes has worked to each child's advantage. If I had different kids, we would have stayed with public.[/quote] Nice examples..[/quote]
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