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[quote=Anonymous]Personally, I would try to see if I could make public work longer.  Since there are no magnets, compacted math, AAP, how are GT students receiving enrichment in elementary school?  What are those parents doing? I can't imagine they are all moving their kids to private in early elementary.

When I started researching private schools, another parent that was recommending her school said to me "no school is going to be perfect".  For her situation and the child in question the private school worked better than the public school but it wasn't perfect.  When moving to any school, even one with a great reputation, you don't know the peer group for your child (one class may have lots of cliques but the other many not), if your child gets the new teacher where you don't know what to expect, if your child gets the not so great teacher, if the leadership changes and not in the positive direction, if the curriculum changes etc.   I was willing to take those chances and pay money for it because I knew public school wasn't working for oldest child and there really wasn't this high bar of what better would look like both in terms of social and academic.  My younger child was doing fine at the same public school and we would not have moved her except for the fact she wanted to follow her sister.

Another point we considered is that while the academic building blocks have to be there, I actually place more emphasis on community in the younger years.  I feel like I want my kids to look back on their childhood and remember being confident, happy, and involved.  When they are at the point where they take more ownership for their work and parents are less involved in schoolwork (like middle school), I would want to know that they are working to potential and have good work habits. Beyond school when I think what will make my children successful in their careers my list would include confidence, good work habits, social skills, and leadership skills.  So I am considering all those things when trying to decide if private school is "worth it" and will really make a difference.[/quote]

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