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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We’ve come to the (somewhat sobering) realization that the best environment for our kids is one with a very narrow range of academic abilities, minimal exposure to trauma, and [b]few—if any—single-parent households[/b]. For us, that also means avoiding situations where teachers and classmates are frequently managing unresolved behavioral or social-emotional challenges, including some of the more difficult or disruptive neurodivergences. I fully respect that the public system must educate and support every child, and I believe in that mission. But we also had to be honest about what works best for our own children’s learning and well-being. For us, that meant finding a school where those kinds of distractions are almost nonexistent, so the focus stays on rigorous academics and a calm, orderly classroom environment.[/quote] YIKES[/quote] I wouldn’t have admitted as much a few years back, but yeah…[/quote] It seems like there aren't that many kids who meet that criteria. So how many such schools could there be?[/quote] Doubt hardly any with none - but there are certainly schools where it’s less than 10 percent — and many more where it isn’t a normal thing. Well over 50 percent and plenty of DC schools!!!!![/quote] It is true that a school where over half of the families are single parent or divorced families will have a significant impact on the school and your child's experience. Not because the kids are bad or the families are bad but just because it's logistically harder. Single parents who don't have an involved co-parent often have less time to dedicate to the school or their kids. Kids who are shuttling between homes are harder to build and maintain friendships with, especially if the parents don't get along with each other (we've been in this situation and it's really awful -- we really liked the family and the kids but the parents were not on speaking terms which meant we had to be so delicate in all our interactions with them and even just scheduling a single playdate was stressful unless we knew in advance what the custody situation was so that we could just reach out to one parent). I have nothing against single parents but from a practical standpoint, schools are better off when the majority of families are intact. [/quote]
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