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Terri Hirning
We attend a Waldorf school for my son (almost 10), who is recovering from autism, and my daughter (7) who is neurotypical. I could not be happier! As we navigated the best educational choices for our children, we struggled like many families do, to find the right fit. We began in a traditional public school. […]...
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Stephanie Martel
As a determined, chubby-cheeked three year old, I strong-armed my parents into sending me to a private pre-school. My brother had gone there the year before, so in proper toddler fashion, I felt like it was my turn. I didn’t care that it was way beyond my parents’ budget or that my mom would have […]...
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Amy Yardley
Starting with the disclosures, both of my parents taught public school for their entire careers. My mom ended her career in administration as a principal. My brother and I were hugely successful in the public school system. We got good grades and played competitive sports. We enjoyed clubs, friends, and fun times and went off […]...
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Louise Kuo
When my boys were ready, I didn’t focus on a wide range of school choices. I had preconceived notions about the kind of place they should attend. These ideas were shaped by my own experience. My father worked for IBM. We moved a lot, and I attended many kinds of schools (public, private, boarding, alternative) […]...
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Louise Kuo
School… then I remember elementary school. It was my world. My parents took great care in raising me, but they knew little about my day to day reality in school. They met my friends and attended teacher conferences. They heard occasional tales of woe, boredom, or triumph, which punctuated a seemingly uninterrupted sequence of days between early […]...
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Christine Gross-Loh
My childhood afternoons in the 1970s were spent mostly outdoors. I played with my brothers and neighborhood friends, riding our bikes around, playing tag, or hanging out in a thicket of woods behind our house. The woods were tiny, but to me they seemed immense and full of surprises: berries to decorate a mud cake, […]...
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