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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So it's just about a smoother ride and feeling better about the school setting, but not really differences in opportunities, because any interest can also always be pursued outside school and no one private covers everything. Plus most things are available at top publics too. Of course, real growth and values also come from experiencing some wants and adversity. I want the very best for my kids as do all other parents here. I just wonder if we really understand what that is in terms of the bigger picture. We are such an achievement oriented society and that seems to be the main goal and outcome measure of most privates. It's hard to know what to do.[/quote]

For me the answer is yes.  I am hopeful that my children have better memories of school and friends than I do.  I hope that feeling confident because they know all the teachers and feeling confident in some of their friendships will translate into being willing to lead things and speak up when those things aren't naturally part of their personality. For me, as a parent, being in a smaller setting has helped at least superficially get to know some of the other parents so I don't feel uncomfortable planning carpools, drop off play dates, and sleepovers.

[b]If my child didn't have a mild special needs and/or we were all successfully navigating the social and the academic I would have stayed with public school. [/b] Because my child was struggling with both social and academic I was looking for a smoother path. With all that could go wrong given my dd diagnosis and realizing that at some point my dd will have to make decisions on her own and own the consequences, I just wanted to start her off with a firm foundation.[/quote]

OP here--this is my situation too. We are still at the pre-k level, but with our mild SN, the writing is on the wall for at least the next few years I think. I think I just wish we were able to not worry and just do public (we purposely moved to a top district), since even though we could swing the tuition, life would be much more comfortable and retirement saving more aggressive if that wasn't a factor. It just got me wondering why, if like us tuition payments are felt, others would choose to pay for private and pass up an otherwise also great free school. I had a good public school experience. I stumbled a lot, but I found my way and have a great career. I also left college with no student loans. I wanted that for my kids too. But with my concerns for my kid's mild differences, I'm not sure the large classroom will work. Wish it would though. I'd do public in a heartbeat if that were the case.[/quote]

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