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[quote=Anonymous]I'm struggling with this myself and DC is only in elementary school. And we don't have bad publics, but very very highly rated publics with what I think is bad curriculum. But the school does have great student:teacher ratio with only 16 kids in each class and a shared classroom teacher's aide most of the day. They have daily Phys Ed, Spanish 4x/week, Library every week, and Art and Music on alternating days. They don't have sports, clubs, or activities, but do offer band. Is it worth paying 25-35k/ year to put my kid in a private elementary ... pretty much for the curriculum and what I hope are higher academic and behavior standards? Privates around me have 20-22 kids in each class with no teacher's aide, fewer Phys Ed/Spanish/Music classes? They do tend to have school sponsored sports and clubs along with band. They do group by level for math and English, which the public doesn't do until middle school.[/quote]
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