Public vs Private Preschool / School

April 30, 2002

Thought some of you may find this article of interest to cut out and

bring to the next IEP (with certain points underlined of course)

" ...A child with a different learning style

Think Einstein, who didn't talk till he was three. Or Bill Gates, who

never graduated from college and is now the world's richest man.

Private schools may do a better job with nonmainstream learners by

providing more individualized instruction.

Arrowsmith's Fletcher says his school, with its small size (100

students), small classes (10-12 students), and multimodal way of

teaching, suits students who are not necessarily mainstream

learners. " It's one of the reasons we exist, " Fletcher says. " Some

kids are absolutely brilliant but have no social skills, some are

artistically gifted but need a lot of help getting through physics.

They may get lost or disillusioned in a larger institution. "

A child with special needs

Yes, the public schools are supposed to educate children with special

needs, no question. But if getting what your child needs from his or

her public school is turning into a running battle, you may want to

put your child into an appropriate private school and save your

energy for other issues.

Jon Corchnoy, a New Jersey attorney, got fed up when his son's public

school kept dragging its feet in complying with the boy's individual

education plan. " Finally, when I had enough of their incompetence

and unwillingness to do what they were required to do under the law,

I pulled him out, placed him in private school and am suing the

school district for reimbursement of my expenses, " he says.

The bright side: Corchnoy's six-year-old son loves his new school and

is learning to play chess... "

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