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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, your child’s educational history is similar to my son’s. He did K in his Montessori preschool, a tiny private for 1/2 during Covid, and to FCPS for aap in 3rd grade. He has a 504 for diagnosed anxiety.

It was a huge transition. He told me every day he hated it for the first 2 months. It was loud (especially the cafeteria), rigid (he wasn’t used to assigned seats and forced specials), and overwhelming. He asked to leave every day.

By the end of the year he had adapted and no longer wanted to go back to tiny private. He had a huge friend group, realized the extra opportunities in public (instrument lessons, language, a library) were really cool, and liked having friends within walking distance from home. Had we listened to his opinion after 2-3 weeks, we never would have gotten here.

If money is no object and you like private, stay there. If you are questioning if the grass is greener or you have other things you’d like to spend $20-50k on, commit to a year of public. I really think it will take at least 3-5 months to decide if it’s a good fit for your family or not.

Our plan had always been public for middle/high school, and I didn’t want to throw him from a class of 15 to a class of 600 overnight. Public elementary was a good transition.[/quote]

This is a great post.[/quote]

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