Where can I find information to understand and evaluate the schools’ answers?
In the course of visiting and evaluating private schools, you are bound to learn a great deal. Comparison shopping will help you ascend the learning curve quickly. There are excellent books on independent education, of course, but the best place to go for answers and explanations will be other people. These might include friends or business associates who are familiar with the local private schools, who have attended or enrolled their children in local private schools, and who have perhaps already done much of the research you may be contemplating. Ask those who work at the schools themselves to help you understand anything that may be confusing. Start with the school’s admissions office, but, if you have the opportunity to meet and visit with the people who would be your child’s teachers, don’t pass it by. Finally, there are consultants who specialize in helping parents find the right school for their children. They can be enormously helpful to you.
