If you are wealthy would you send your kids to a W school over private?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We just moved away from Bethesda where our kids were at Whitman. When we first got there, they were both in the same grade but one in public and one in private. It was acutely obvious to us the kid in private was not having any of the same advantages as the one in public. We switched that kid out and they stayed in public thru ES, MS and most of HS.

It's going to depend on the school and the kid every time. I won't say the publics are better than the privates, because for some people that's not going to hold true, it just did for us, in terms of teaching, curriculum and the general behavior of administration.

Sorry you sent your kid to a trash private school. Glad it worked out in the end for you!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We just moved away from Bethesda where our kids were at Whitman. When we first got there, they were both in the same grade but one in public and one in private. It was acutely obvious to us the kid in private was not having any of the same advantages as the one in public. We switched that kid out and they stayed in public thru ES, MS and most of HS.

It's going to depend on the school and the kid every time. I won't say the publics are better than the privates, because for some people that's not going to hold true, it just did for us, in terms of teaching, curriculum and the general behavior of administration.

Sorry you sent your kid to a trash private school. Glad it worked out in the end for you!

It was Norwood. I don't know that it's generally considered "trash" though.

[Anonymous]

New poster: in my opinion the W's and RM/Blair have fantastic teachers and a superb curriculum that cannot be found at even the top 5 privates. I know that Sidwell senior class right now only has 6 kids in their top math class and its not as good as BCC's Multivariable Calc class.
Sidwell's writing and general preparation is far superior to the W schools.

The issue is the class size at the W schools in addition to the general dysfunctionality at MCPS. It is one of the largest school systems in the country and very slow to respond. The W schools would benefit from my autonomy than they have right now.

If you can afford it, send your kid to a top private.

For college outcomes, its a crazy lottery now with test optional. SAT scores mean nothing now. Smart kids are going to UMD while others are going to Princeton via test optional. It blows my mind.

[Anonymous]

PP: The problem with college admissions is that they view all top privates and W schools in the DC area with the same lens. That we are privileged. We all need to move to random zip codes after the 8th grade codes to give our children a chance at a top 25 school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:New poster: in my opinion the W's and RM/Blair have fantastic teachers and a superb curriculum that cannot be found at even the top 5 privates. I know that Sidwell senior class right now only has 6 kids in their top math class and its not as good as BCC's Multivariable Calc class.
Sidwell's writing and general preparation is far superior to the W schools.

The issue is the class size at the W schools in addition to the general dysfunctionality at MCPS. It is one of the largest school systems in the country and very slow to respond. The W schools would benefit from my autonomy than they have right now.

If you can afford it, send your kid to a top private.

For college outcomes, its a crazy lottery now with test optional. SAT scores mean nothing now. Smart kids are going to UMD while others are going to Princeton via test optional. It blows my mind.

Top private>Ws> tier2 private

Tier 2 public>lesser privates>tier 3 public

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:New poster: in my opinion the W's and RM/Blair have fantastic teachers and a superb curriculum that cannot be found at even the top 5 privates. I know that Sidwell senior class right now only has 6 kids in their top math class and its not as good as BCC's Multivariable Calc class.
Sidwell's writing and general preparation is far superior to the W schools.

The issue is the class size at the W schools in addition to the general dysfunctionality at MCPS. It is one of the largest school systems in the country and very slow to respond. The W schools would benefit from my autonomy than they have right now.

If you can afford it, send your kid to a top private.

For college outcomes, its a crazy lottery now with test optional. SAT scores mean nothing now. Smart kids are going to UMD while others are going to Princeton via test optional. It blows my mind.

Top private>Ws> tier2 private

Tier 2 public>lesser privates>tier 3 public

No. It's
MCPS Magnets, TJ>Ws>top privates>tier2 MCPS>tier2 privates > everyone else

[Anonymous]

We get about 75% financial aid to send our children to top level privates (Big 3) but they did spend a bit of time in MCPS public and learned foundational skills and got excellent grades. We are fed and government workers living in not the most glamorous part of Montgomery County.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:New poster: in my opinion the W's and RM/Blair have fantastic teachers and a superb curriculum that cannot be found at even the top 5 privates. I know that Sidwell senior class right now only has 6 kids in their top math class and its not as good as BCC's Multivariable Calc class.
Sidwell's writing and general preparation is far superior to the W schools.

The issue is the class size at the W schools in addition to the general dysfunctionality at MCPS. It is one of the largest school systems in the country and very slow to respond. The W schools would benefit from my autonomy than they have right now.

If you can afford it, send your kid to a top private.

For college outcomes, its a crazy lottery now with test optional. SAT scores mean nothing now. Smart kids are going to UMD while others are going to Princeton via test optional. It blows my mind.

Top private>Ws> tier2 private

Tier 2 public>lesser privates>tier 3 public

No. It's
MCPS Magnets, TJ>Ws>top privates>tier2 MCPS>tier2 privates > everyone else

no, it's

MCPS Magnets, TJ>top privates>Ws>tier2 MCPS>tier2 privates > everyone else

[Anonymous]

Yes, and I have. 50% of my well-to-do street does this. Before the pandemic it was more like 90% of my neighborhood, but with the extended virtual learning, some switched for private. Now, since a lot are feds and fed contractors, the trend might reverse.

[Anonymous]

Only UMC would go to W. If you had serious money, then of course not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Also, lol on “C suite trajectory.” What the hell does that even mean.

First, get a job in consulting (MBB or bust) and help defense contractors and pharmaceutical companies destroy communities, the environment, and pillage the middle class (both overseas and domestically, of course).

Get a job at a large publicly traded company, perhaps as a president of one of their business units. Downsize as many employees as possible. If you can move a portion of the operation overseas, even better. Way to deliver shareholder value! Be sure to acquire another company or two along the way, ideally a much smaller one. Don't let that pesky, communist WARN act destroy your plans! You'll be CEO in no time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would and am. MCPS is not what it was 20 years ago. Private schools give a value add for your kids that public does not--smaller classes, better sports, superior food, a better network, far superior facilities.

I’ve got no problem with the contention that private schools offer something public ones do not.

But the whole “decline” narrative — does this actually mean anything at all other than MCPS schools are more diverse than they were a generation ago?

Why is diverse better? I have no problem with my kids being with a bunch a mostly smart and mostly very wealthy kids.

I’m well off. Virtually my entire peer group is well educated and wealthy. Why would I want my kids to have a lesser peer group?

Because people that are different than you are not “lesser” and the only way to learn to is fact is to experience life in a diverse community. Why would you want to handicap a young person with such a limitation like that?

[Anonymous]

Worried about MCPS over then next 4+ years. A lot of question marks about what will happen with very different goals for education coming from the federal and county levels