My husband is about to start his 19th year of teaching, our eldest is starting 7th grade, and our youngest is starting 1st grade.
Most of our parent friends try to control for all the variables — school, teachers, and sometimes even friends or classmates — and we've learned that it rarely works as intended.
Even though the school was "better" on paper, it did not mean it was the better academic situation for every student.
My husband and I, who are actively hands-off when requesting teachers, broke our rule regarding our youngest starting pre-K in our public independent school district.
Though her teacher was amazing, still, our youngest had a completely different experience and struggled through most of her first year.
Persons:
—, we've, Elizabeth Stone
Organizations:
Service