I went to Big 3 K-12. I now live in Silver Spring and send my kids to public school ask me anything

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Anonymous wrote:I did too (live in Potomac so great public, but never considered private). The education just isn't significantly better, period. The parents are a nightmare. My friends who went to public (granted they are self selected from my Ivy and work contacts) are just as smart and successful as my Big 3 friends.
Those schools are status symbols for the parents. Bottom line. It wasn't that way back in the 80's when I went, but it absolutely is now.

I wonder if you realize what a gigantic douchebag this post makes you sound like?

Funny, I thought the douchebag part of that post was this:

(live in Potomac so great public, but never considered private)

I thought the gratuitous Ivy reference was the douchiest part, but I see your point.

NP. Funny. I thought the last 3 posts were the douchiest part. What's douchy about pointing out that the quality of private education isn't any better than public? What's douchy about pointing out that some (not all) are total nightmares? What's douchy about pointing out that public school kids are just as successful? What on earth is douchy about pointing out that Potomac public schools are great? From our experience with area public and private schools, OP is right.

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^^^ pointing out that some (not all) parents are total nightmares.

yes, in my kids' private school, we knew nice parents and we knew some real nighmares.

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I thought the douchiest part was that her friends are referred to as "self selected from my Ivy".

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I did too (live in Potomac so great public, but never considered private). The education just isn't significantly better, period. The parents are a nightmare. My friends who went to public (granted they are self selected from my Ivy and work contacts) are just as smart and successful as my Big 3 friends.
Those schools are status symbols for the parents. Bottom line. It wasn't that way back in the 80's when I went, but it absolutely is now.

I wonder if you realize what a gigantic douchebag this post makes you sound like?

Funny, I thought the douchebag part of that post was this:

(live in Potomac so great public, but never considered private)

I thought the gratuitous Ivy reference was the douchiest part, but I see your point.

NP. Funny. I thought the last 3 posts were the douchiest part. What's douchy about pointing out that the quality of private education isn't any better than public? What's douchy about pointing out that some (not all) are total nightmares? What's douchy about pointing out that public school kids are just as successful? What on earth is douchy about pointing out that Potomac public schools are great? From our experience with area public and private schools, OP is right.

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How much did you pay for your house in Silver Spring?

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Do you now shop at Stein Mart?

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Can we move the private vs public to the private school forum?

Op, can you tell me about your school days?
At my lower middle class public the teachers treated us like dirt, some were nice when they felt like it. Some were very good, some mediocre. Despite the bad rep of my school, I never had a bad teacher, even though according to news chicago is now full of them.
Some kids had to work while in school to help the family get by, some others who would have become wild did not because they could not afford the booze.

Are the rich kids a close community? Do they rate each other by family wealth? Are they naive? Is the "old boys club" a myth?
Do you also have dysfunctional families and absent parents? Do the kids also get drunk, except with more expensive booze?

Do you think you had a priveledged upbringing? Lots of happy memories?

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Anonymous wrote:I guess OP's point is that s/he is slumming it now despite her "Big 3" experience in the formative years. I mean, Silver Spring AND public school - wow! I bet OP shops at Giant, too.

Yes, the Silver Spring part is key to making her a fascinating figure.

Maybe she even shops at Snider's.

This thread is interesting mostly for the over-the-top reaction to OP. You posters bashing OP are a total hoot! You guys are crazy, petty, childish (Giant? Really? Sniders? Really? Are you age 12?) and apparently very defensive.

OP, I for one am interested in your reasons. We took DCs out of private and they're now in MoCo magnets. (And before someone asks, we don't shop at either Giant or Sniders, nor do we live in Silver Spring. ) So I'm curious about someone who's apparently made a choice similar to ours, but possibly for different reasons.

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Anonymous wrote:Can we move the private vs public to the private school forum?

Op, can you tell me about your school days?
At my lower middle class public the teachers treated us like dirt, some were nice when they felt like it. Some were very good, some mediocre. Despite the bad rep of my school, I never had a bad teacher, even though according to news chicago is now full of them.
Some kids had to work while in school to help the family get by, some others who would have become wild did not because they could not afford the booze.

Are the rich kids a close community? Do they rate each other by family wealth? Are they naive? Is the "old boys club" a myth?
Do you also have dysfunctional families and absent parents? Do the kids also get drunk, except with more expensive booze?

Do you think you had a priveledged upbringing? Lots of happy memories?

Not the OP, but went to a top-notch PK-12 in another state so I feel like I can answer...

Yes, our community was tight. I went to school with the same kids (except for those who left for boarding school) from age 4-18.

No, we didn't rate each other by wealth. There was a lot of really old money at my school and wealth wasn't always obvious.

"Old boys club" is not a myth. It was alive and well in our community.

Yes, we had both dysfunctional and absent parents.

We definitely got drunk- the booze wasn't necessarily more expensive. There was a little pot- I never did it or saw it at parties and there were no other drugs that I knew of.

For what it's worth, my children attend a Title 1 public school here in the DC area by choice.

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Magnet is not really public. If you think it is send your kids for a year to regular classes.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I guess OP's point is that s/he is slumming it now despite her "Big 3" experience in the formative years. I mean, Silver Spring AND public school - wow! I bet OP shops at Giant, too.

Yes, the Silver Spring part is key to making her a fascinating figure.

Maybe she even shops at Snider's.

This thread is interesting mostly for the over-the-top reaction to OP. You posters bashing OP are a total hoot! You guys are crazy, petty, childish (Giant? Really? Sniders? Really? Are you age 12?) and apparently very defensive.

OP, I for one am interested in your reasons. We took DCs out of private and they're now in MoCo magnets. (And before someone asks, we don't shop at either Giant or Sniders, nor do we live in Silver Spring. ) So I'm curious about someone who's apparently made a choice similar to ours, but possibly for different reasons.

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Where are you OP? Ever coming back?

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Anonymous wrote:Magnet is not really public. If you think it is send your kids for a year to regular classes.

Magnet kids take 3-4 magnet classes and the rest are regular classes.

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Anonymous wrote:Where are you OP? Ever coming back?

She realized that her thread has only elicited comments from trolls and private school teenagers, so she left.

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Anonymous wrote:Magnet is not really public. If you think it is send your kids for a year to regular classes.

Magnet kids take 3-4 magnet classes and the rest are regular classes.

Ask your magnet school kid if they can define "gentrification".

Nice of you to slum for art and gym. Magnet is more "elite" than private.

I know - you don't get it. I am not going to convince you - enjoy your elite education but it is not a public education - one that is equally open to everybody.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Magnet is not really public. If you think it is send your kids for a year to regular classes.

Magnet kids take 3-4 magnet classes and the rest are regular classes.

Ask your magnet school kid if they can define "gentrification".

Nice of you to slum for art and gym. Magnet is more "elite" than private.

I know - you don't get it. I am not going to convince you - enjoy your elite education but it is not a public education - one that is equally open to everybody.

Why not get your facts right before posting. Magnet kids take regular classes in the non-magnet subjects. So for example the Blair science/math magnet kids take english, world history, and any other electives like psych or music, with the non-magnet kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Magnet is not really public. If you think it is send your kids for a year to regular classes.

Magnet kids take 3-4 magnet classes and the rest are regular classes.

Ask your magnet school kid if they can define "gentrification".

Nice of you to slum for art and gym. Magnet is more "elite" than private.

I know - you don't get it. I am not going to convince you - enjoy your elite education but it is not a public education - one that is equally open to everybody.

Why not get your facts right before posting. Magnet kids take regular classes in the non-magnet subjects. So for example the Blair science/math magnet kids take english, world history, and any other electives like psych or music, with the non-magnet kids.

How many non-magnet local kids are given the opportunity to take magnet classes.

I live the facts but I don't pretend it is the same as going to public school all regular classes. It is elite -it is a great education - it is not equally open to all kids.