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[quote=Anonymous][quote]At a bigger public school there are so many different groups that he will find his people, even if his "people" are just two or three kids.

My sister had a horrible time in our tiny Catholic school. She went through 5th through 8th grade with no friends. She was bullied for 5th & 6th, and though the bully moved away after that and the bullying stopped, she had no friends the last two years.

She switched to a public high school and ended up with some very close friends, lots of kind acquaintances through different activities, and was elected prom court and president of her senior class. Having a fresh start with a large cohort gave her the chance to build a wonderful high school experience.

HOWEVER, she never got over the bullying and isolation from those middle school years at her small private school (which was light years better academically than our mediocre at best public school). Even as a 42 year old woman, those friendless years affects her confidence and how she interacts with people on a daily basis.

Get your poor kid out of that school. A strong academic/small class private school is completely worthless if it prevents your kid from soaring.[/quote]

My DC had this same experience - except moved to large public after 6th.   DC is so much happier in bigger school.  DC was overlooked in small private and seems to get noticed/rewarded more for being well behaved in the larger class setting.  Small private school seemed hesitant to discipline an individual child; rather than disciplining/sending a child to principal they would lecture or discipline the whole class.  Large public school sends kids to guidance counselor/out of the classroom when they act out and that sets expectations for behavior rather just lecturing the whole class about it and doing nothing to the individual.

Small schools are great for kids that need extra attention for whatever reason (academic, behavioral, etc.)  But they do not guarantee extra attention for quiet kids that do well academically and follow the rules/behave.

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