Also it's cheap.

One trend that I would like to stop in its tracks: "A small but growing number of families are pulling up stakes," reports The New York Times, "selling the house and following the children to boarding school." I sympathize with the kids and their parents. Having spent a miserable ninth grade away from home at a military school, I know how lonely it can be for the child and for Morn and Dad. But the answer to the problem is not to uproot the family, but to do what I did and return to public school. Have faith in your child's ability to overcome the limitations of public education. That confidence will do more for him than any prep school.