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[quote=Anonymous]I am in the Fallsmead school district and I know one family whose daughter went to Cold Spring (HGC) and another who declined for her son to continue attending Fallsmead. Both parents are happy with the decision that they made for their child.  I don't talk to the Cold Spring mother all that often as her daughter is a couple of years older than my eldest, but when we would stop and chat in the neighborhood I always ask about her daughter and I know she has been very happy for her - although from day one she bemoaned the amount of homework. I am closer to the mother of the boy who stayed in the system as he is a very good friend of my son and she has been very happy that she kept him in the cluster. He is excelling (no surprise) and has a lot of friends. She likes that he can walk to and from school and since he is in a school in the neighborhood he can be with his friends, do after school activities, etc.

One thing that was common with both parents (and I recall this as being mentioned at one time or another with both moms) is that they talked to their kid and got their input on what they wanted for themselves.  For the girl that went to Cold Spring, she was told that the schedule would be more academic, etc. so she knew what to expect up front. For the boy... he really did not want to leave his friends and the education at the elementary school was good enough that his mom felt comfortable keeping  him in.

For your child, you should really think about what is best for your family. And maybe you can solicit his or her opinion as well.
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