http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/423169/What-is-it-like-going-from-private-to-public-elementary-school-Seriously-considering-but-not-sure GreatSchools en-us mootsietesla Why are you considering making the switch? I have a son in private school and during the application process they kept telling me that he would receive one on one ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/423169/What-is-it-like-going-from-private-to-public-elementary-school-Seriously-considering-but-not-sure?cpage=1#comment_434518 5100.434518 Wed, 27 May 2009 09:07:25 -0700 healthy11 My son started in a parochial preschool, went to public for a couple of years, then to a private independent school through 8th grade, back to a Catholic high school, ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/423169/What-is-it-like-going-from-private-to-public-elementary-school-Seriously-considering-but-not-sure?cpage=1#comment_424493 5100.424493 Tue, 12 May 2009 17:44:49 -0700 1seremen Three children in a private school is lot money with a family without a job and even with a family with a job. Have you check in with the school ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/423169/What-is-it-like-going-from-private-to-public-elementary-school-Seriously-considering-but-not-sure?cpage=1#comment_424147 5100.424147 Tue, 12 May 2009 11:53:49 -0700 MagnetMom I can't tell you I made the switch, vbazan, because my kids have been in public schools for their entire lives. But my son's a very successful college student now ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/423169/What-is-it-like-going-from-private-to-public-elementary-school-Seriously-considering-but-not-sure?cpage=1#comment_424125 5100.424125 Tue, 12 May 2009 11:23:43 -0700 vbazan I currently have three kids in the lower school of a wonderful independent school. My oldest is in 3rd grade. If cost weren't an issue (or if I could find ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/423169/What-is-it-like-going-from-private-to-public-elementary-school-Seriously-considering-but-not-sure?cpage=1#comment_424092 5100.424092 Tue, 12 May 2009 11:04:08 -0700 healthy11 What grade level is the student, and what kind of private school is your child in now? (Religious-based, Montessori, special needs, ?) Younger students tend to adapt more easily than ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/423169/What-is-it-like-going-from-private-to-public-elementary-school-Seriously-considering-but-not-sure?cpage=2#comment_423233 5100.423233 Mon, 11 May 2009 11:43:53 -0700