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[quote=Anonymous]One thing I really like about my kids' private school: The teachers are really engaged and watchful, and coordinate with one another.  My child's teacher recently contacted us to express some concern about one aspect of my daughter's learning style (being deliberately vague here to avoid outing myself).  The teacher had already compared notes with my daughter's teachers from last year, and researched the issue independently with with the school's learning specialist.  The teacher said it's probably not a big deal, and is likely something my daughter will outgrow, but that it's something we all should watch closely to ensure it resolves itself.  The teacher recommended some specific exercises to address the issue.  All my daughter's teachers will be watching this issue closely this school year and next.

That sort of comprehensive watchfulness and handling of a potential issue is exactly what I love about my children's school.  It's probably a non-issue anyway, but I appreciate the fact that the teachers will help me spot it in the early stages, and will go to great lengths to ensure it's addressed properly.  That's why I'm happy to pay the big tuition.

I'm sure there are plenty of smart and dedicated public school teachers who also could have spotted this issue, so I'm definitely not putting them down.  But I suspect the complexity of coordination with last year's teachers in public school, and the sheer number of students under their care, would have made it unlikely they'd follow up just on the mere concern about a possible problem.  Also, most public schools would not have the learning specialist resources.

That's my two cents.[/quote]

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