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[quote=Anonymous]We chose a private K-2 school mostly because of class size, foreign language and many of the other reasons PPs have stated. For third grade most of the kids went on to other private schools but we decided to try our local elementary school. We're in Montgomery County in a great school district. So my son started there this past Sept. and has unfortunately, not been that happy. He is much less engaged or excited about school as he used to be. We were hoping it was just the adjustment period to a new school but we're realizing it may be more than that. There is a huge emphasis on math and reading and very little science, social studies, music, art or PE. He takes a lot of tests and it's very task-oriented. He comes home with a huge pile of worksheets and homework all graded at the end of each week. Also, there's a behavior reward system in the class that makes kids competitive with each other. Overall, he feels kind of stressed going to school (there have been a lot of "stomach aches") even though he's doing well academically, made a lot of nice friends and loves walking with the neighborhood kids. He seems like he's lost some of his spark and love for learning this past year. It's been really disappointing. I know other kids have moved from private to public schools and have been extremely happy. I wish my son were one of them and maybe he'll start to like it more next year. But, I have a feeling we'll be looking at private schools again in the fall.[/quote]

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