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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We live in a very good school district where our son thrived in public school through elementary. Even middle school started off ok, but by 7th grade, things were changing. It was no longer cool to be smart or to try hard or to be recognized for achievement by the teacher, so he started doing the bare minimum he could to do well enough to avoid our ire, but not so much that he would stand out as smart. He also started to dislike school.

We switched him to private school for high school, and it was the best decision we have ever made. Now a senior, he has enjoyed virtually almost every single day over the last 4 years. We thought we were coming for the academics - and they've been fine - but the true revelation for us has been all the other stuff: friendships, with both students and teachers; opportunities to try new things; receiving significant individual attention, and being known and respected for who he is, leading to increased self-confidence (not to mention the high-quality college counseling).

It's been such a huge difference that we switched our younger child at middle school - at a huge financial sacrifice - just to avoid the unhappiness our older encountered in middle school. [/quote]

We are considering private high school for our now-middle school aged DS for all of the intangibles you described.  His public school education has been fine but I think the chance to be a part of a smaller community will do wonders for his now mediocre sense of self.  Thanks for sharing your experience![/quote]

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