Are private schools really that special or just overpriced?

[Anonymous]

Admitting a legacy decrease the chance that the student will be unsuccessful in future due to their strong network effects. The university wants to have successful graduates in the real world. Why admit those with poor network effects, if you could rather admit the ones with strong connections. It's a no brainer, for them.

This however creates better network effects in future for those who already have strong connections.

So eventually, the game is a winner takes all game.

[Anonymous]

^sorry, posted on wrong thread.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We were happy with DCPS elementary, live our DCPS middle and first DC chose public HS over private and loves it. 🤷🏻‍♀️

I grew up here and went to DCPS all through high school. What people don’t seem to understand is that things have changed drastically since when I was in school. Many, many more DC folks send their kids all the way through high school now as opposed to in the 90’s. I think some people are still stuck in the past and that there are a lot of people who can afford private but choose public now.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We were happy with DCPS elementary, live our DCPS middle and first DC chose public HS over private and loves it. 🤷🏻‍♀️

I grew up here and went to DCPS all through high school. What people don’t seem to understand is that things have changed drastically since when I was in school. Many, many more DC folks send their kids all the way through high school now as opposed to in the 90’s. I think some people are still stuck in the past and that there are a lot of people who can afford private but choose public now.

Do you really believe that? If money doesn't matter, that people are choosing public? People can afford the tuition, without any sort of sacrifice or trade-off, and they are choosing public?

That doesn't sound right at all.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We were happy with DCPS elementary, live our DCPS middle and first DC chose public HS over private and loves it. 🤷🏻‍♀️

I grew up here and went to DCPS all through high school. What people don’t seem to understand is that things have changed drastically since when I was in school. Many, many more DC folks send their kids all the way through high school now as opposed to in the 90’s. I think some people are still stuck in the past and that there are a lot of people who can afford private but choose public now.

Do you really believe that? If money doesn't matter, that people are choosing public? People can afford the tuition, without any sort of sacrifice or trade-off, and they are choosing public?

That doesn't sound right at all.

That happens all the time in MCPS.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I have two kids in elementary -- one in public, one in private. Public school child will eventually go with sibling, but they are happy so we aren't having them apply yet. Will revisit next year.

Today the kid in public came home and told me that one of her classmates bit a kid and then body slammed him to the floor. Last week, our PT conference consisted of sitting down with their teacher for 6 (6!) minutes of the teacher presenting child's I-ready and other scores. I basically had to beg for personal information about how my kid is doing in the class. In DCPS at least, if your kid is performing fine on standardized tests, they are generally ignored.

Contrast that with kid in private who reports zero behavioral issues (typical social issues sure but no disruptive behavior) and whose PT conference is 30 minutes long with detailed observations about my kid specifically. Robust security with essentially a gates campus. Significant classroom involvement and a list of on-campus extracurriculars a mile long.

At the end of the day, both kids are happy and doing well and if we couldn't afford it, our local DCPS would be just fine at least through elementary. But there is a reason that the majority of families who live in DC that can afford private choose that route...

I wouldn’t say that at all. The majority of DCPS parents I know can afford private (some do break off for private in middle or high school)… however, everyone loves the neighborhood school dynamic and are very happy with the elementary and middle schools. I’ve noticed with all my kids that the youngest had the most kids from their elementary go to the public middle school than the previous years before.

I wouldn’t say anyone who makes less than 500k HHI could easily afford private school if they have more than one kid. $50k is just insanely expensive if you start in lower school for most families unless they are insanely rich. Yes, people can afford it but they definitely needs to sacrifice some parts. It is also it a fair society if you have to pay $50k a year just to have a teacher pay sufficient attention to your kid to give some sorts of feedback and your kid won’t be bullied.

Anyone think this is not crazy perhaps have never been to another country.

Right?!! I couldn't agree more.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We were happy with DCPS elementary, live our DCPS middle and first DC chose public HS over private and loves it. 🤷🏻‍♀️

I grew up here and went to DCPS all through high school. What people don’t seem to understand is that things have changed drastically since when I was in school. Many, many more DC folks send their kids all the way through high school now as opposed to in the 90’s. I think some people are still stuck in the past and that there are a lot of people who can afford private but choose public now.

Do you really believe that? If money doesn't matter, that people are choosing public? People can afford the tuition, without any sort of sacrifice or trade-off, and they are choosing public?

That doesn't sound right at all.

That happens all the time in MCPS.

You sound delusional, no offense. That just isn't true.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We were happy with DCPS elementary, live our DCPS middle and first DC chose public HS over private and loves it. 🤷🏻‍♀️

I grew up here and went to DCPS all through high school. What people don’t seem to understand is that things have changed drastically since when I was in school. Many, many more DC folks send their kids all the way through high school now as opposed to in the 90’s. I think some people are still stuck in the past and that there are a lot of people who can afford private but choose public now.

Do you really believe that? If money doesn't matter, that people are choosing public? People can afford the tuition, without any sort of sacrifice or trade-off, and they are choosing public?

That doesn't sound right at all.

That happens all the time in MCPS.

You sound delusional, no offense. That just isn't true.

Sure, just drop by Janney’s school and ask how many parents are actually from the neighborhood, owning multi-million-dollar houses. Maybe you’re the one who needs to check into a mental hospital.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We were happy with DCPS elementary, live our DCPS middle and first DC chose public HS over private and loves it. 🤷🏻‍♀️

I grew up here and went to DCPS all through high school. What people don’t seem to understand is that things have changed drastically since when I was in school. Many, many more DC folks send their kids all the way through high school now as opposed to in the 90’s. I think some people are still stuck in the past and that there are a lot of people who can afford private but choose public now.

Do you really believe that? If money doesn't matter, that people are choosing public? People can afford the tuition, without any sort of sacrifice or trade-off, and they are choosing public?

That doesn't sound right at all.

That happens all the time in MCPS.

You sound delusional, no offense. That just isn't true.

Sure, just drop by Janney’s school and ask how many parents are actually from the neighborhood, owning multi-million-dollar houses. Maybe you’re the one who needs to check into a mental hospital.

Paying the mortgage on a multi-million dollar house is very different from not feeling $50-60k per year in tuition for potentially multiple children over the span of k-12. They are not the same at all.

Paying the mortgage on a multi-million dollar house is very much still within budget for public school families.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We were happy with DCPS elementary, live our DCPS middle and first DC chose public HS over private and loves it. 🤷🏻‍♀️

I grew up here and went to DCPS all through high school. What people don’t seem to understand is that things have changed drastically since when I was in school. Many, many more DC folks send their kids all the way through high school now as opposed to in the 90’s. I think some people are still stuck in the past and that there are a lot of people who can afford private but choose public now.

Do you really believe that? If money doesn't matter, that people are choosing public? People can afford the tuition, without any sort of sacrifice or trade-off, and they are choosing public?

That doesn't sound right at all.

That happens all the time in MCPS.

You sound delusional, no offense. That just isn't true.

And yet, it is true. I don't know what you qre basing your information on, but if your kids went to public school, you'd know.

[Anonymous]

Quality varies widely in both private and public education. Don’t buy the hype too much. If a school isn’t a good fit for your student, that’s okay. Some of them are worth every penny and others are like setting cash on fire in your backyard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Quality varies widely in both private and public education. Don’t buy the hype too much. If a school isn’t a good fit for your student, that’s okay. Some of them are worth every penny and others are like setting cash on fire in your backyard.

I agree with that. And many angry parents in dcum are the ones flushing cash in the toilet.

[Anonymous]

Haha. That made me laugh.

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Anonymous wrote:We were happy with DCPS elementary, live our DCPS middle and first DC chose public HS over private and loves it. 🤷🏻‍♀️

I grew up here and went to DCPS all through high school. What people don’t seem to understand is that things have changed drastically since when I was in school. Many, many more DC folks send their kids all the way through high school now as opposed to in the 90’s. I think some people are still stuck in the past and that there are a lot of people who can afford private but choose public now.

Do you really believe that? If money doesn't matter, that people are choosing public? People can afford the tuition, without any sort of sacrifice or trade-off, and they are choosing public?

That doesn't sound right at all.

That happens all the time in MCPS.

You sound delusional, no offense. That just isn't true.

Sure, just drop by Janney’s school and ask how many parents are actually from the neighborhood, owning multi-million-dollar houses. Maybe you’re the one who needs to check into a mental hospital.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We were happy with DCPS elementary, live our DCPS middle and first DC chose public HS over private and loves it. 🤷🏻‍♀️

I grew up here and went to DCPS all through high school. What people don’t seem to understand is that things have changed drastically since when I was in school. Many, many more DC folks send their kids all the way through high school now as opposed to in the 90’s. I think some people are still stuck in the past and that there are a lot of people who can afford private but choose public now.

Absolutely not true. If privates were cheaper, even more families will leave DCPS.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We were happy with DCPS elementary, live our DCPS middle and first DC chose public HS over private and loves it. 🤷🏻‍♀️

I grew up here and went to DCPS all through high school. What people don’t seem to understand is that things have changed drastically since when I was in school. Many, many more DC folks send their kids all the way through high school now as opposed to in the 90’s. I think some people are still stuck in the past and that there are a lot of people who can afford private but choose public now.

Do you really believe that? If money doesn't matter, that people are choosing public? People can afford the tuition, without any sort of sacrifice or trade-off, and they are choosing public?

That doesn't sound right at all.

That happens all the time in MCPS.

You sound delusional, no offense. That just isn't true.

And yet, it is true. I don't know what you qre basing your information on, but if your kids went to public school, you'd know.

I don’t think you understand what real wealth looks like. Public school is never a consideration for people who can truly afford private.