Was Private Worth the Money if DC Didn’t Get into a “good” University?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:NP. These threads always attract the most privileged and ignorant of public school parents, who have no idea what it’s like to live in a district where kids go away in ambulances because of drugs, gangs are an issue, the bathrooms aren’t safe, kids are vaping in classrooms, no books are assigned reading, and GPAs are essentially pass/fail because an absolute minimum gets you an A.

I would literally pay twice the tuition I do (over $50k) for private school and it has nothing to do with college whatsoever.

Why do you live in a place like this, yet you would pay $100k for private school?

Because Alexandria once was a really nice place to live. Then the schools stayed closed for covid, the southern border opened, and the City would rather give guaranteed income to non-citizens than prioritize anything to do with tax-paying residents like improving the schools.

[Anonymous]

Yes, because my child's education and happiness is worth more than just getting into a good university.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:NP. These threads always attract the most privileged and ignorant of public school parents, who have no idea what it’s like to live in a district where kids go away in ambulances because of drugs, gangs are an issue, the bathrooms aren’t safe, kids are vaping in classrooms, no books are assigned reading, and GPAs are essentially pass/fail because an absolute minimum gets you an A.

I would literally pay twice the tuition I do (over $50k) for private school and it has nothing to do with college whatsoever.

Duh, you're in the same district and while you're in a school a mile up the road, you're kids are statistically not safer. My kid is not getting mugged in the bathroom or experiencing vaping in the classroom. Protecting your kid from what is real in the world is a big disservice to them and the word. I feel sorry for you when the bubble pops and inevitably, it will. You are not able to hold the world out. And, my kid probably has less stress and will get into a better college. Keep writing your check.

Wow. Insane rationalizations here.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:NP. These threads always attract the most privileged and ignorant of public school parents, who have no idea what it’s like to live in a district where kids go away in ambulances because of drugs, gangs are an issue, the bathrooms aren’t safe, kids are vaping in classrooms, no books are assigned reading, and GPAs are essentially pass/fail because an absolute minimum gets you an A.

I would literally pay twice the tuition I do (over $50k) for private school and it has nothing to do with college whatsoever.

Duh, you're in the same district and while you're in a school a mile up the road, you're kids are statistically not safer. My kid is not getting mugged in the bathroom or experiencing vaping in the classroom. Protecting your kid from what is real in the world is a big disservice to them and the word. I feel sorry for you when the bubble pops and inevitably, it will. You are not able to hold the world out. And, my kid probably has less stress and will get into a better college. Keep writing your check.

+1 my kids go to a mixed SES school.

I'm fairly certain rich kids have been carted away in ambulances due to drug ODs.

Oh and my kid got 1580 on their SATs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, because my child's education and happiness is worth more than just getting into a good university.

What if you were in a neighborhood with well educated parents in public. Kids are happy and having their educational needs met in the gifted and honors programs.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:NP. These threads always attract the most privileged and ignorant of public school parents, who have no idea what it’s like to live in a district where kids go away in ambulances because of drugs, gangs are an issue, the bathrooms aren’t safe, kids are vaping in classrooms, no books are assigned reading, and GPAs are essentially pass/fail because an absolute minimum gets you an A.

I would literally pay twice the tuition I do (over $50k) for private school and it has nothing to do with college whatsoever.

Why do you live in a place like this, yet you would pay $100k for private school?

Because it’s a beautiful place to live, with a great quality of life. But the schools are dismal. Do you really not understand that?

Honestly some of the public parents on this thread seem so incredibly sheltered and clueless. The world consists of more than Bethesda, you know.

[Anonymous]

Sure, though we're not currently in DC and only pay $14k a year. But DC started K in 2019, and private meant their schooling was only interrupted for 6-ish weeks in the spring of 2020. Just them going back on time in August 2020 makes all the money worth it for me.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I am driving myself mad on whether we should stay at our public or switch to private. We moved to McLean for their strong public school system and kids will likely have to commute to Maryland or DC.

That is crazy. Stay at your public unless your kid has a problem. One friend of mine chooses private because her kid has too much anxiety. I warned her it will be a different anxiety in her private and she is dealing with her choice now.

Pp here. We used to live in the city and chose McLean for their schools and close proximity to work. Now that we live here, we have found many families still send their kids to private and commute to DC and MD.

Stick to "your" plan..Don't follow the Joneses!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, because my child's education and happiness is worth more than just getting into a good university.

What if you were in a neighborhood with well educated parents in public. Kids are happy and having their educational needs met in the gifted and honors programs.

DP: This is not a universal decision; it's personal and individual, kid by kid, family by family. What might be a happy place for one kid is a miserable place for another. What might be a good accessible education for one kid, might not be meeting another kid's needs.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP. These threads always attract the most privileged and ignorant of public school parents, who have no idea what it’s like to live in a district where kids go away in ambulances because of drugs, gangs are an issue, the bathrooms aren’t safe, kids are vaping in classrooms, no books are assigned reading, and GPAs are essentially pass/fail because an absolute minimum gets you an A.

I would literally pay twice the tuition I do (over $50k) for private school and it has nothing to do with college whatsoever.

Why do you live in a place like this, yet you would pay $100k for private school?

Because it’s a beautiful place to live, with a great quality of life. But the schools are dismal. Do you really not understand that?

Honestly some of the public parents on this thread seem so incredibly sheltered and clueless. The world consists of more than Bethesda, you know.

Hmm...I don't know of many places that are "beautiful places to live" where the local public school has gangs, ambulances because of drugs and the other things mentioned. Is this Old Town Alexandria? What HS is PP referring?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP. These threads always attract the most privileged and ignorant of public school parents, who have no idea what it’s like to live in a district where kids go away in ambulances because of drugs, gangs are an issue, the bathrooms aren’t safe, kids are vaping in classrooms, no books are assigned reading, and GPAs are essentially pass/fail because an absolute minimum gets you an A.

I would literally pay twice the tuition I do (over $50k) for private school and it has nothing to do with college whatsoever.

Why do you live in a place like this, yet you would pay $100k for private school?

Because it’s a beautiful place to live, with a great quality of life. But the schools are dismal. Do you really not understand that?

Honestly some of the public parents on this thread seem so incredibly sheltered and clueless. The world consists of more than Bethesda, you know.

Hmm...I don't know of many places that are "beautiful places to live" where the local public school has gangs, ambulances because of drugs and the other things mentioned. Is this Old Town Alexandria? What HS is PP referring?

Not the pp. we used to live in Alexandria on a lovely street with wonderful neighbors. I really loved our neighborhood and community at our preschool. I remember hearing on the news about gang activity and a gang killing near us. Some local friends told me about some areas to avoid. My kids started off at the local public and had a fine experience. Many/most/all families end up switching to private or move like we did. We moved to McLean. Others moved to Arlington or Falls Church for better schools.

[Anonymous]

I think you should take the school to the Supreme Court

[Anonymous]

Obviously

[Anonymous]

College matriculation wasn’t even a factor when assessing HS for DS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:NP. These threads always attract the most privileged and ignorant of public school parents, who have no idea what it’s like to live in a district where kids go away in ambulances because of drugs, gangs are an issue, the bathrooms aren’t safe, kids are vaping in classrooms, no books are assigned reading, and GPAs are essentially pass/fail because an absolute minimum gets you an A.

I would literally pay twice the tuition I do (over $50k) for private school and it has nothing to do with college whatsoever.

Honestly, one of the upsides of living in Baltimore is that nobody bangs on about how silly you are to pay for private school when the public schools are so great… so yes, worth the money.