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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]About class size, you have said a few times that small class size is best. The question is best for what and for whom? Because like most things this in not a universal truth.

Better academically? Maybe, maybe not.
For example, a academic outlier in a small class with no true academic peers is not in the best place. A bigger class with a wider range of kids might be best so that the kid has academic peers (I know several people who turned down Beauvior for this reason). On the other hand, a kid with academic challenges would likely do better with a small class to get more attention, unless the attention that kid needs is from a special educator and the private school does not have the expertise. Most kids in the middle will do fine in either, and scales tip to small class.

Better socially? For some yes, for others not at all.
If your kid fits in perfectly and has all the right stuff, then small is fine. If your kid needs a bigger group from which to find friends, bigger is better. If your kid is very different in some way and needs adult protection from mean behavior, small can help with that (then again, some public schools are better for this because they handle "different" on a daily basis and the kids are totally used to all kinds of peers).

Better for extras? Sometimes yes, sometimes no.
Yes, if the school has what you want and with a small group there is a better chance you will get to do it. No if the school is too small to have the things your child might like to do.

In all of these things there are trade offs. It is a lot to consider. Best of luck.[/quote]

This PP is way too reasonable for DCUM. [/quote]

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