Should I bother applying to Boarding Schools for my DS?

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@hmhstk

To be specific, my DS in Gr 7 is currently in a local private school but has had issues with regards to being too hard on himself/perfectionist, tantrums (bec he didn’t get a grade he wanted - mumbles, “time outs” by himself - fed up with “insert” class statements where he didn’t get the highest scores - etc - perfectionist tendency as I said - or as the teacher said, too “Results oriented”) etc. It’s led to a parent teacher GC meeting in the past. Not sure if these are considered “black marks” by BS in the application process as clearly, need to get recommendations from current school/teachers/GC?

What you term “black marks”, boarding schools are likely to view as “red flag warnings”.

@hmhstk

know BS requires maturity

You are correct that boarding schools place a high value on maturity; perfectionist tendencies and temper tantrums are prime examples of immaturity in an individual.