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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Don’t undersell you kid. She’s young and can develop academic interests and motivations. Even if she’s not an academic star, she’s exactly the type to focus and excel when she starts to put together how educational and social skills fit together in a career. [/quote]

+1  I know it's not your intention OP but your post has an undertone of "this one won't amount to much, best to just get her through the motions" and that's a heck of a mentality to settle on about your 14 year old.  Part of her "lack of spark" might be the lack of spark you seem to have about her as a person.[/quote]

It's ok to be realistic.

OP seems more realistic than most parents dreaming of the stars. She's looking for a solid school where her child can thrive without needing to be a high academic performer. Sometimes that really is what is needed to foster confidence and capability to do well in life. Crushing a child is being unrealistic and trying to shoehorn her into a wholly inappropriate school because you wish your child can do much better, academically, then she really is able to.

All the nice but not academically stellar schools mentioned on here will do exactly what OP is looking for: provide a comfortable, nurturing environment where the child will get a good education without being crushed by unreasonable demands, and if child turns out to be capable of doing more, the schools will also be there to help her. [/quote]

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