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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This has been a push everywhere.   My child is super involved in the arts.  The program director shared with me that last year they stopped announcing internal and external awards.  It was because parents of non-recipients where relentless to the point of abusive of she and her staff about their kids not being acknowledged.   [/quote]

The parents are paying a lot of money, if Larla's painting wasn't good enough, maybe it was the teacher's fault? Isn't superior instruction and individual attention supposed to be the point of an independent school- why can't the teacher get Larla to your kid's level?  [/quote]
It’s partly this. Easily most private school parents fear their child can’t cut it in a public school or magnet or school with over 140 students PER GRADE.

How will my poor coddled child different themselves? 
What if the class size is over 15 students per class, oh my?!
What will my child or teen do if they are not watched like a hawk by a $50,000.00 per year day school?
How would my mediocre athlete make the cut at a bigger high school? Better go private or start fencing or squash lessons ASAP! 
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TJ asked my kid to leave after he cruised through freshman year as a 10 year old.  Perfect SATs, perfect ACT, college level math etc.  We moved him to private and he has finally been challenged.  Your entire premise is wrong.  [/quote]

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