Stress vs. Opportunity

GoatMama
Sun, 08 Apr 2018 16:14:42 +0000

I wish we could pin @vegas1’s post to any discussion involving “fit”. It’s not about what’s right or wrong with a school’s rigor or culture. It’s not even about family values and how they mesh with the school’s stated mission. It’s about how well will this one child will thrive in this particular environment. If you have a kid who will never be at the top of their class because they don’t have a single competitive bone in their body and are perfectly satisfied to get by with the minimum effort required to not make a fool of themselves, a local low-tier school may not be the best environment for them. Conversely, if you have a type A perfectionist who will eat herself alive with self-imposed guilt and anxiety that she is not the valedictorian, E/A/etc may not be the way to go no matter how smart said kid is.