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[quote=Anonymous]Like other posters, I don't think there is ever a one-size-fits-all answer. I am intrigued by the posters who went to private school but want to stick with public for their kids. I grew up in a different state and did public K-5 and one year of middle school, which was extremely mediocre. Then I went to an amazing private school with smaller classes, kids very interested in learning, beautiful campus, terrific teachers, and I thrived. I have thanked my parents many times over the last three decades for sending me to that private.

As for our kids, we have been in public for five years, but this year one of our DCs is not thriving. Literally bored to tears, and we are seeing some of the negative impact of being not-smart-enough-for HGC program but then remaining in a class where there are not enough peers at DC's level, so DC isn't being challenged (or even engaged). The idea of much smaller classes (13-18 students vs. 26) and more individualized attention in a single-sex environment is, for us, enough to think about jumping ship. What really bothers me about public vs. private is the attitude even some of our friends have about private and how "far superior" it is, when they have never even tried public school. If you don't try it, how can you really know whether it works for your child? That I don't get. Because private is a huge amount of money (even if you have it!). [/quote]

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