Feeder Schools: Guaranteed to help for 9-12?

Hobart
Wed, 18 Jul 2007 20:16:58 +0000

Hey PRPDD: Great post. Really helped me to realize that maybe there just isn’t a chance, unless legacy or famous, even if my son scores very high on the ERB test.

However, I wonder why you would think the process would “place an awful lot of pressure on kids at a very young age”? The way I would do it they wouldn’t even know what was going on. I would simply take them to the test and take them to the interview. I might pay for a Consultant, but I wouldn’t let them coach my sons, only coach me and help me to fill out the application form. I wouldn’t want my children to be less confident if they fail to get in, so I wouldn’t even let them know what was going on. Understand? Getting into a top Private School just isn’t that important despite what you may think from my posts on this board. I am only seeking information and trying to decide where to live when I move back to the USA. It would be excellent for my son’s education, but never at the expense of his peace and happiness.

To be honest though, I was afraid if he tried and failed, even though he wouldn’t realize it, I would realize it and may be openly disappointed. Maybe even thinking differently of him. That would be worse than he being disappointed, so if as you show me there really isn’t much of a chance, then I think I will make other plans.