Elementary School - Private or state? Does it matter at this level where you send your kid?

I’m all for different teaching teaching strategies or pedagogic methods. Charter schools were primarily created in order to try different pedagogic methods even though now-a-days most are just alternatives to perceived bad public schools. My children attended a Spanish Immersion public Charter school and my oldest just finished at a public high school with a project-based curriculum. We also looked at different privates with some different pedagogic methods including a Democratic school.

If you have alternatives like these in your area I believe it’s worth exploring to see if you think they are right for your children.