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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"Best" schools are not necessarily equal to "elite" or "top tier" schools.

When I looked at K options 3 years ago, I asked 2 main questions: (1) which method do you use to teach reading and (2) how do you teach math. When I heard from a school that their answer to (1) was "balanced literacy" (a highly ineffective but popular progressive method), I immediately crossed it off my list. That took care of a few popular schools and made my decision easier.

At the end, I went for a less known school that prioritized hard core phonics for reading and Singapore math. Now my child is in the 2nd grade and she seems doing very well. So are most kids in her class.

I may review options once again when my daughter gets older but my experience so far has made me quite skeptical about reputation of some (not all) elite schools.[/quote]

Thank you for this. As a first time parent, it’s hard to know what questions to ask and this is helpful.[/quote]

I'm of the opposite viewpoint. Am an alum of one of these TT schools and have a young kid attending as well.

The number thing I've learned and seen is that early childhood progress does not track into later stage academic progress or career success. Results are highly variable on this front.

But probably the best skill that my school sent me off with was being prepared for life with strong critical thinking skills and problem solving ability.

It is not an uncommon story to hear that graduates found the first year of college quite easy as a result.

Last thing to consider: even many of the rigorous schools ramp up the academics only in the later years (middle and high school). So selecting the school based on early childhood teaching style may not be as deterministic as you think.

In the end this is about finding the right fit for you (the family) and your child. There is no one right approach as different families will value things differently.[/quote]

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