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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is exactly why we go to private school. We want a more holistic, well-rounded experience. Yes, there is academic pressure but it's not like what we'd see at our public. Also, most parents at our school have the same mindset we do.[/quote] As a graduate of a private school, I think you are deluding yourself if you think this sort of pressure doesn't exist in private schools. It just might not be academic pressure. The fact that you think that most other parents think like you should be concerning, not seen as a good thing. It just means there is groupthink as to what a child's path should look like rather than a diversity of opinions. Pressure doesn't just have to be on academics, it can be pressure to fit a very specific mold, or to be quirky in just a specific way, or to be entrepreneurial in just that special way. I don't know what the answer is, but I do think it's fairly delusional to think that kids at "our school" are immune. [/quote]
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