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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The problem is that, when it comes to in-bounds by-right schools on the Hill that kids can walk to and go to school with their neighbors, it breaks down to some great ES options, a few mediocre at best MS options, and no viable HS option.

So, your choices are:

- Move
- lottery
- Private

The obvious upside to lottery or private is that you don't have to move.  But the downside of lottery is the uncertainty (and that none of the lottery schools are better than what you'd find in a strong public off the Hill) and the downside of private is $$ and perhaps culture depending on your views on that.

The upside to moving is that you move where you want your kid to go to school and you have instant community and a neighborhood school that they can ideally walk to, and attend through 12th.  The downside is uprooting and in many cases, $$.

Everyone is going to value these factors differently.  And different choices will be different for different famiiles.   But these are the factors to consider.  [/quote]

There's another option, homeschool for middle school.  We have Hill neighbors who homeschooled two teens for 7th and 8th grades, after bailing from DCI. They hired a variety of tutors to help, before sending their kids to parochial high schools (St. John's, St. Anselm's).  [/quote]

I bet those kids are REALLY well adjusted.[/quote]

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