Many parents want their kids to go to private schools. They want their kids to get a better education so they can get into the top colleges and universities. They don’t believe that this will be possible in the public school system due to the “No Child Allowed to Advance Laws” which are now in effect.
Well, there might be an opportunity for those parents that really want their kids to go to private schools because we are currently in a recession and private schools are hurting as much as our community colleges and universities. Most private schools and prep schools have been forced to reduce admission standards to keep up numbers needed to run the school.
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If you have made the decision to enrol your child in a Toronto private school, you have taken a step towards providing your child with the best possible education. The next step is to choose the right Toronto school, and you have many preparatory schools to consider. Remember to keep an open mind while you visit and consider your child’s unique needs as you make the decision.
Do Not Focus on Rankings
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Sending your child to a private school is an important, and possibly life-changing decision to be weighed carefully. Is it a good idea to uproot the child, put him or her in a new school, leaving their former school friends behind? In my opinion, from one who has been there myself, definitely, yes.
My introduction to private school started at the age of 12, when I entered 7th grade at an all-girls’ private prep school called Laurel in Shaker Heights, Ohio. It was scary at first to leave the familiarity of friends from my former school, a large, public school in another town. Every day I had to be driven by my parents to my new school, which was nearly an hour from our home. Plus, a new school meant making new friends in new surroundings, pretty terrifying for a shy girl like I was. Kids can be a bit tough on the new kid, I got teased a little at first. And, to top it all off, I had to wear a uniform. No more jeans, t-shirts and casual attire. I thought it was the end of the world at first.
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