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### [Choosing Between Brick-and-Mortar School and Virtual School: A Guide](https://www.greatmindsschool.org/blog/choosing-between-brick-and-mortar-school-and-virtual-school-a-guide)

5/3/22 2:33 PM

As a parent, you’ve made thousands of choices to make sure your child is happy, healthy, and safe. Some of these choices are mundane and have easy answers (no, you cannot have frozen waffles for every meal), but others are not so simple. When it comes to choosing the right learning environment for your child, the possibilities can feel overwhelming. 

[Dr. Steven Shadel, Director of Great Minds Schools](https://www.greatmindsschool.org/blog/author/dr-steven-shadel-director-of-great-minds-schools-1) 

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