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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We did private through 6th and that was perfect.  My kids got to spend childhood in classes were rules were (generally) respected and enforced, kids and teachers were respectful, they were able to have the individual academic and emotional needs met.

We switched to public because in the upper grades there are actually way more opportunities for advanced instruction.  While yes, there are major behavioral problems, my kids are old enough to ignore and carry on.  [/quote]

Any issues with making new friendships and adjusting?

I have a 1st grader and am considering private for the middle grades, but I wonder if that's too disruptive to do public, private, public.[/quote]

No, it’s been absolutely fine. They’ve had no problems finding like-minded kids to be friends with.  I would do private now, then switch to public later if they have good opportunities in public.  The elementary years are so formative.  That is when you want your kids surrounded by good influences and loving attentive teachers that have the ability to meet them where they are.  The later years they are much more capable and and mature enough to handle all the negatives that come with public school, while taking advantage of gifted programs, AP classes, and/or dual college enrollment.  Public middle and high school classes offer much more academic variation than elementary school is able to offer[/quote]

Ugh I go back and forth on this. Public kindergarten was not a good experience with disruptive kids hitting my son (and other kids) and the curriculum was lacking. This year they are still doing the Lucy Caulkins nonsense, but at least I am supplementing literary and math at home. The 1st grade teacher seems great and is not putting up with behavioral issues (and the wild kid from last year is in one of the other classes), sends weekly updates, loads class pictures, and seems genuinely interested. I guess I'm finding the public experience to be wildly different based on teacher and classroom dynamics.[/quote]

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