My Child does not like private school

gardenstategal
Fri, 11 Feb 2022 04:17:20 +0000

If you read the boarding school forum, everyone talks about finding the place where a kid can be the best possible version of themselves. And there are so many factors! Academics are only one part – what’s offered and how. Schools vary in terms of how competitive they are, how diverse, how structured, how artsy or sporty, how diverse, how inclusive, cliquey, conservative, religious, etc.

I’d try to work out with your D what isn’t working, whether there’s a way of addressing it and whether she can get from the school what she’d hoped for.

I live in an area with lots of private schools and can say that there are several that are excellent but would have been dead wrong for my kid. One of DS’ closest new friends freshman year left their school, which was totally transformational for my kid, and returned to his public school sophomore year. It is not unusual to see families send one kid to one and another to a different one. Not every place is right for everyone.

I know how hard it is to watch your kid be unhappy. None of us here know what’s right - this school, another private, or your LPS. Really wishing you the best.