We have 12 year old twins in the 7th grade. We are in a top district--meaning a total "race to the top" sort of place and the stress/pace is beginning to wane on us....
We have one kid with LDs. Bright, extremely talented singer/actress, quite argy and one math/science kid with ADHD. Both are interested in the arts--though he is more into gaming, film, programming and technology. She is into the arts and having success in that area. She's hanging in there with school--cobbling together As and Bs, beginning to slide towards Cs. He is a A/B kid. Neither is particularly anything at school- nice, quiet kids flying under the radar.
We are beginning to believe that our local HS is not the right place for our children for a myriad of reasons: pressure,competition, workload, accessibility to opportunities. We have the option to put them in private schools but don't believe we can get them into the same schools. As a family, our opinion--at the moment--is to keep them together. This is their wish as well--they are good buds.
So we are considering moving a few towns down the road to a smaller community, with less of a track record getting kids into the ivies.... Which is fine. I don't see either of our two going Ivy anyway.
Or--we could press really hard and try and get them into private school.
I am wondering if anyone has any insights we might be missing. The private schools we would have access to have around 100 kids per class, all sports participation, a great arts program but no special ed should she need it. Big entry year in 9th so we have a shot. The public school can accommodate everything but it's starting over again somewhere where people have been for a long time.
If I had to predict, had a magic wand, and could make my dreams come true, I would want her to go to a top-ish (not a Julliard, second tier) school in the arts, or film, either get a 4 year degree in Drama or Music or something like that. For him, I imagine a good school where he can get a degree in technology. I can't even tell you what colleges because we are nowhere even close to knowing.
So any advice or experiences you can share would be appreciated,
Thanks!
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