private school disadvantages

Hey is the issue I am seeing. A good private school teaches how to deal with conflict in a a positive way. How to be a product person without fighting. At the same time knowing what to do in a conflict or fight situation. A good private school also has community involvement. This teaches them about the "real world". It also allows kids to "own" their school, allowing them to be involved in some of the decision making for the school. This teaches them responsibility and gives them a sense of pride. In short, the more of these things that the school has the better prepared your child will be.

If you want to put your child around public school children, I suggest the boys and girls club after school. They have children from all educational backgrounds...private, public, home schooled. And the kids say it's a lot of fun.

I feek the same as you and have 2 daughters graduated college and one teenager now haaave enrolled him in private but have changed my mind they seem so sad there and are not allowed to be themselves maybe look into montessouri or academy for her my children doing great

Yeah, there are some good points here. If you involve your kids in community based sports or classes or events, take them to local parks, they get good exposure to whatever your community has to offer. A good private school also helps kids learn about the "real" world. I lived your fear. I went to a private school from 1-9 grade, and didn't really have any schoolmates that lived near me. It was compounded by having a shy mother who didn't take me to parks or other places where I could meet other kids. School didn't really prepare us for life in public high school. Got to public high school in 10th grade and lost my mind! But I got it together by college. Don't worry so much about "rough and tough" but just make sure she has opportunities to learn about the world both in school and outside of it.