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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know someone who had other children at STA, but had one son counseled out.  There were many signs that the school wasn't for the child--it was for his parents.  I think he's happy with his new school.  The school was very direct and let the family know they needed to make a change.[/quote]

By 4th grade parents should know the path their child is on academically shouldn't they? If the signs are there in 6th wouldn't they have been there in 4th? Isn't the rule of thumb if your child is not above grade level or at definitely at grade level in every subject, they are not suited for these types of rigorous schools? I am confused why a patent would push their child to attend a school that they may struggle in. Middle school is not an easy time to transfer. If you are saying parents like this know but choose the school for themselves, that makes me sad for the child. I am surprised though that rugorous schools would admit children that are not reading and at math at or above grade level?? [/quote]

I think you may have a misperception about the overall strength of children attending privates - even in strong programs - there will always be a mix of abilities.  The deficiencies may be overall or just in some subjects but not others.  But it is just not true that every child will be an academic superstar as you suggest.  That said, it is also true that there are some children who will not be challenged at their academic potential.

In the original St A example above that you quoted, it is totally understandable that siblings in the same family might fare quite differently at StA and that it might turn out that StA wasn't a good fit for a younger sibling in a family where older siblings did well.  A family could start at Beauvoir and be part of the community and not have enough "issues" with a younger sibling in early years to throw up any big red flags for admission to StA's, but then later find out that even though StA's is a great fit for older brothers, that a younger one might do better in a different setting. 
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