<p>Presuming that this is a serious question…</p>
<p>Confession: I’m a Hockaday alumna.</p>
<p>It sounds trite, but I can’t really express what Hockaday did for me. It’s like a cross between a family and a breeding ground for intellectual courage. I will be forever indebted to what that school gave to me, and the school’s influence is ingrained in my character. I’ve watched the girls who were my sisters for so many years graduate from amazing colleges and go on to permeate all aspects of society, in any number of career paths. It’s breathtaking what we’ve achieved, and how close we still are as an alumnae community.</p>
<p>Lest you think I’m drinking Kool-Aid, there are, of course, aspects of the school that I’d love to change… I would NOT change the inspirational teachers. I <em>would</em> try to divert some funding away from the pampered athletics and fine arts departments (though I love them both dearly) and towards the math and science departments, particularly the science department, which has outgrown its building and isn’t really equipped to the gold standard of the rest of the school. (Throwing computers at the problem isn’t really a good solution!) Science and math are too often treated as an afterthought. </p>
<p>Also, kindergarteners don’t need a private yoga teacher. (Some aspects of the school made me gag a little. Being exposed to that much private-school-ness… Well, I can understand why people might say bad things.)</p>
<p>By and large, an incredible experience. I have several friends who transferred from Parish, and they all loved Hockaday. Let your daughter decide, if you have the financial means to pay for either. If she’s happy at Parish and doesn’t want to change schools, then why move her?
(But gosh, isn’t it just a little early to be perusing college forums…?)</p>