I don’t think it’s necessarily private schools. I think it’s that particular school’s environment. I was actually with you on the first part and going to suggest a school with a different philosophy. DS school had no APs, worked on the mod system so kids took fewer classes at one time, but were able to go deeper into them, had many options within each discipline and lots of hands-on experiential learning. He got through high school with his love of learning intact and, while challenged and he had to work very hard at times, he was never overly stressed. These types of schools tend to attract like-minded families, so there is also less parental pressure on the kids and administration.
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