What would public schoolers like to hear when they state their choices? I'd imagine something like, "How do you like it?" Or, "Is that the school over on ____ street with the big playground?" Or maybe, "My nephew went there and he loved it." How would you feel if you said you were sending your kid to Jefferson and someone responded by saying, "Wow, I could never do that. You're braver than I am."???
I think generally if you don't have something positive or neutral to say, questions are a good idea. Perhaps just one basic question, if you don't want to get involved in a lengthy discussion, and then an "oh, okay" and a subject change.
