If you are upper middle class parent, tell me why you sent your kid(s) to private schools?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Small class sizes, individual attention, wonderful community, caring teachers and staff

Thank you for simply answering the OP's questions!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We chose private because (1) I don't want my kids to have to compete at a school as big as Wilson with lots of great students, and (2) given the utter lack of reasonable gun safety measures in this country, I want my kids in a school where disturbed kids get counseled out.

So you’re for discriminating against kids who are different than you? And you don’t really believe in meritocracy because you want to limit the pool of students you’re kid has to compete with daily. So essentially you for aiding your kid to live in the world of make believe instead of the real world?

I wonder what the world would be like if all schools “counseled out” those “disturbed kids” or ones they didn’t like?

I’m not sure why you’re surprised- discrimination against some group or another is the cornerstone of private schools. Lots of schools & families like to sugarcoat it, but ultimately discrimination is a key building block of what makes a private school. All the token attempts at “equity” and FA are really just window dressing.

Feel free to send your kids to Dunbar, HD Woodson, Anacostia HS in the District if you are so into public schools.

This is not the sick burn you think it is.

It is if you understand it.

“It is if you hear the dog whistle.”

Fixed that for you.

PS - nobody who lives here calls it “the District.”

[Anonymous]

DC Public High Schools are horrible with the exception of Wilson.

All the pro public school parents, put your money where your mouth is and try any of the public high schools in DC with the exception of Wilson for your kids.

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Anonymous wrote:We chose private because (1) I don't want my kids to have to compete at a school as big as Wilson with lots of great students, and (2) given the utter lack of reasonable gun safety measures in this country, I want my kids in a school where disturbed kids get counseled out.

So you’re for discriminating against kids who are different than you? And you don’t really believe in meritocracy because you want to limit the pool of students you’re kid has to compete with daily. So essentially you for aiding your kid to live in the world of make believe instead of the real world?

I wonder what the world would be like if all schools “counseled out” those “disturbed kids” or ones they didn’t like?

I’m not sure why you’re surprised- discrimination against some group or another is the cornerstone of private schools. Lots of schools & families like to sugarcoat it, but ultimately discrimination is a key building block of what makes a private school. All the token attempts at “equity” and FA are really just window dressing.

Go back in time to the Soviet Union. If you work hard and have wealth, you have the right to allocate those resources to giving yourself and your kids the best that money can buy…otherwise, why work hard?

I’m not making sacrifices to get ahead if I can’t send my kids to the best schools possible paid for with my hard earned after tax dollars!

Good for you. The government feeds hungry people too. If you close your eyes you can imagine it's steak and organic vegetables. Same with education- if you dig your heels in and delude yourself you can convince yourself it's the same caliber as something you've never experienced.

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Anonymous wrote:We chose private because (1) I don't want my kids to have to compete at a school as big as Wilson with lots of great students, and (2) given the utter lack of reasonable gun safety measures in this country, I want my kids in a school where disturbed kids get counseled out.

So you’re for discriminating against kids who are different than you? And you don’t really believe in meritocracy because you want to limit the pool of students you’re kid has to compete with daily. So essentially you for aiding your kid to live in the world of make believe instead of the real world?

I wonder what the world would be like if all schools “counseled out” those “disturbed kids” or ones they didn’t like?

I’m not sure why you’re surprised- discrimination against some group or another is the cornerstone of private schools. Lots of schools & families like to sugarcoat it, but ultimately discrimination is a key building block of what makes a private school. All the token attempts at “equity” and FA are really just window dressing.

Go back in time to the Soviet Union. If you work hard and have wealth, you have the right to allocate those resources to giving yourself and your kids the best that money can buy…otherwise, why work hard?

I’m not making sacrifices to get ahead if I can’t send my kids to the best schools possible paid for with my hard earned after tax dollars!

Do private. Have zero guilt.

Leave public to those that want to be there or can't afford to change.

If you have money you deserve to have a choice with zero guilt.


Good for you. The government feeds hungry people too. If you close your eyes you can imagine it's steak and organic vegetables. Same with education- if you dig your heels in and delude yourself you can convince yourself it's the same caliber as something you've never experienced.

[Anonymous]

Do private. Have zero guilt.

Leave public to those that want to be there or can't afford to change.

If you have money you deserve to have a choice with zero guilt.

[Anonymous]

Smaller class sizes; more flexibility to adjust academically to meet kids’ needs.

I went to public schools through hs, my spouse went to private school - we met in college (an ivy). We strongly believe it is possible to get an excellent education at both public and private schools. But we chose (different) private schools for our kids for next year. it’s the right choice for our kids at this time.

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My kid wasn’t challenged in his public grade school. In 2nd grade he was starting to hate school because their idea of enrichment/advanced was just more worksheets. He was tested (in 2nd) at a 6th grade reading level. But socially he was young and physically short so their idea of having him skip a grade wasn’t in his best interest.

So we switched and it’s been wonderful. He loves his school and is just so much happier.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Smaller class sizes; more flexibility to adjust academically to meet kids’ needs.

I went to public schools through hs, my spouse went to private school - we met in college (an ivy). We strongly believe it is possible to get an excellent education at both public and private schools. But we chose (different) private schools for our kids for next year. it’s the right choice for our kids at this time.

Well said.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DC Public High Schools are horrible with the exception of Wilson.

All the pro public school parents, put your money where your mouth is and try any of the public high schools in DC with the exception of Wilson for your kids.

Wilson is ridiculously overcrowded and mediocre. The nail on their coffin was the “honors for all” program.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid wasn’t challenged in his public grade school. In 2nd grade he was starting to hate school because their idea of enrichment/advanced was just more worksheets. He was tested (in 2nd) at a 6th grade reading level. But socially he was young and physically short so their idea of having him skip a grade wasn’t in his best interest.

So we switched and it’s been wonderful. He loves his school and is just so much happier.

This is interesting because I thought private schools weren’t great for exceptional kids? Or did you go to Feynman/Nysmith

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Anonymous wrote:My kid wasn’t challenged in his public grade school. In 2nd grade he was starting to hate school because their idea of enrichment/advanced was just more worksheets. He was tested (in 2nd) at a 6th grade reading level. But socially he was young and physically short so their idea of having him skip a grade wasn’t in his best interest.

So we switched and it’s been wonderful. He loves his school and is just so much happier.

This is interesting because I thought private schools weren’t great for exceptional kids? Or did you go to Feynman/Nysmith

Perhaps you've read to much BS on this board. Most top tier privates provide differentiated learning specific to the individual child. I have a child very advanced in reading who is quite average in some other subjects. My other child is moderately advanced in all areas, but at his school he doesn't really stand out significantly since most kids are right there with him.

[Anonymous]

We can afford it.
We’ve lived abroad and a teacher told my child that they were making up stories when describing all the places we’d visited over the years.
Long-term sub was a school secretary and recommended that my child be put in a lower-level class. “A” student, no issues ever raised with me.
Administration was indifferent when my child’s clothes were stolen from a playground pile.
Administration and teachers were busy snapping shots for Instagram rather than teaching.
Junie B Jones recommended for my child when they were already reading at a 7th-grade level.
Overcrowded schools, overwhelmed teachers, not enough TAs, too many high-needs students, no more tracking
Lowest common denominator around here now, which is very sad

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My kid wasn’t challenged in his public grade school. In 2nd grade he was starting to hate school because their idea of enrichment/advanced was just more worksheets. He was tested (in 2nd) at a 6th grade reading level. But socially he was young and physically short so their idea of having him skip a grade wasn’t in his best interest.

So we switched and it’s been wonderful. He loves his school and is just so much happier.

This is interesting because I thought private schools weren’t great for exceptional kids? Or did you go to Feynman/Nysmith

Why would you think that? Most private schools have the money and resources to cater to each individual child’s strengths as well as weaknesses. It’s why we chose private.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We can afford it.
We’ve lived abroad and a teacher told my child that they were making up stories when describing all the places we’d visited over the years.
Long-term sub was a school secretary and recommended that my child be put in a lower-level class. “A” student, no issues ever raised with me.
Administration was indifferent when my child’s clothes were stolen from a playground pile.
Administration and teachers were busy snapping shots for Instagram rather than teaching.
Junie B Jones recommended for my child when they were already reading at a 7th-grade level.
Overcrowded schools, overwhelmed teachers, not enough TAs, too many high-needs students, no more tracking
Lowest common denominator around here now, which is very sad

+1

If you can afford it, do private no matter what the haters say.

It's a nice luxury for us. If your kids are going to shi*y schools, it's a necessity.