Take the 2-minute tour ×  How do you go about investigating
whether a particular day school is best for your kids? I am most
interested in the behavior and attitude of the students and the
professionalism of the teachers and staff. I realize that it's
possible to get some sense of these by visiting, but the feel
one gets from a single visit is skewed by the halo effect
induced by the presence of the visitor. It seems that it would
be difficult to get a good sense of these things by asking
around because anyone who knows about the school is likely to
present a biased perspective based on their own experience, and
because frank talk on these topics veers uncomfortably close to
lashon hara.  share|improve this question  3 Answers 3  up vote
3 down vote accepted  There are some objective questions that
can be asked that may help.     • How much of the school
day/year is devoted to teaching of midot?   • Does the school
arrange activities outside of the school that would encourage
good character like field trips t