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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I find it hard to separate the marketing and sales pitch of some places from the actual education and school environment. It provides a glimpse but is a packaged version of things. [/quote]

For some perspective - we applied to schools for our younger child this year and whenever we went to the school our older child attends, it was eye opening to see the presentations of the school and how different they were to our experience there as parents/child.

Be sure to reach out to others in the community and ask questions.  Ask questions that pertain to your child and factors that are important to you.  Try to find people you know and who know you and who will be honest.  That's not always possible though.

Also, I know there is a lot of back and for on DCUM from parents complaining or pushing back on complaints....and it can get out of hand.  But some of these voices have truth so when you talk to people be sure to consider the DCUM aired dirty laundry and how it might affect your child.  Then find a tactful way to ask about relevant items with the people you speak with.

Example - we saw something here about a school's plans for future on topic X. It seemed strange to me that it was never being mentioned at the school events, it seemed too big to hide.  So, I pulled aside a person from the school at an admitted student event  and asked a broad question on that topic.  It turned out to be that the topic was tangentially true - but not at all in the way it was presented here. But I got my answer and feel more comfortable now.[/quote]

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