Thoughts on school rankings

redbluegoldgreen
Fri, 18 Feb 2011 11:32:02 +0000

Grinzing, surprised no one has commented on your son’s experience. So sorry to learn this news. I agree that house staff and faculty are not always available or what marketing materials assert and in the end the student needs to navigate thru some very difficult waters alone sometimes.

Is/did you son stick it out? Agree that BS is a challenge for most 14 year olds. I often wonder if we should have waited one extra year before applying, but we wanted our son to have the 4 year experience of being in one high school for four years. Now looking back, that doesn’t seem like such a benefit vs. the maturity gained in one additional year. Just some thoughts.