A few parents told me how they select school is by options, and when they say option, they meant financially. It's really a long term decision, really. If a kid starts school at 7, that's at least 10 years of investing in that decision. Those who send their kids to private school will have that burden on their shoulder for a while, for sure.

But then, the opposite may also be true - the thought of "what if" will weight at the back of the parent's mind. What if I've sent my kids to a better school. What if I'm screwing up their future because I didn't try hard enough?

Decisions decisions decisions.