I also went to a private Christian school from 1st-4th grades. It was an Assembly of God Church, and they used PACES for education. I loved & thrived with the 'work at my own pace' attitude, and managed to get done early one year & got an extra vacation. The tuition was crazy, but my parents and I all belonged to the church. They were forced to close during the summer, and I had to start public school at 5th grade. I had a teacher (in public) who told me I would never amount to anything in life, I would never graduate, and my parents set me up for failure by sending me to private. That year was hell for me, and I still 'see' that little girl begging my mom to keep me home. The private school allowed me to attend even though I was too young, so I never went to kinder AND became the youngest in my class. I began my freshman year of college at 17. If I started in public from the start, I would have graduated a year later. There are kids from that class a full year older than me. It definitely had some ups and downs over the years. The biggest up was meeting my now-husband in high school. We've been together 21+ years, and we just celebrated our 15th wedding anniversary. I just turned 38 two weeks ago, but Mr. Six (in that pesky class ahead of me) won't turn 38 until next June.