My Child does not like private school

DadTwoGirls
Thu, 10 Feb 2022 23:01:32 +0000

There are multiple types of private high schools. Something like a Montessori or Waldorf high school will in terms of culture be likely to be very different from a prestigious expensive academy. Religious high schools might be different again.

When I was a student at a rather highly ranked university in the US most of the other students there (a very large majority) were from relatively normal public high schools. I was from a rather lousy public high school, as was my freshman year roommate (we had both done quite well at our lousy public high schools). You do not need to attend a prestigious high school in order to get to MIT or Stanford or Harvard for your bachelor’s degree. You also do not need to attend MIT or Stanford or Harvard for undergrad in order to attend one of these schools for your graduate degree.

On the other hand, the transition back to a public high school is not necessarily going to be easy either.

I do not think that this is an easy call. If switching back to a public high school is what your child wants to do, then I would be inclined to go for it.

I also agree that participating in activities can be very helpful in some cases.