We just signed my 5.5 year old for a scarily expensive private school versus the public school. We also spoke with the principal of the public school who really gave us little to no hope that she would receive much differentiation. We basically got a lot of 'nod and smile' with her. I felt like we would basically be putting her in public school as a babysitting and 'learn to sit still' training. The private school we chose will have only SIX kids in her class and every child has their own educational plan. My daughter is pretty heavily advanced for her age (reads easily at a 5th/6th grade level as well as being advanced in many other areas) so I just felt like public school was going to be a major fight and she'd constantly get in trouble because she'd be so bored. I am incredibly excited and happy to spend the money, even if it means a lifestyle change for us.. her having that personalized education from the get go is worth it to us. Good luck and I hope he loves it!
