Feeling the golden handcuffs of private schools, panicking....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. My head is spinning, but I am really appreciating everyone's input. The thoughts about MCPS being a little hardcore is interesting...I HATE the thought of my kid just WORKING WORKING WORKING. We went to our current private b/c we liked it's child-focused approach, lots and lots of play, no HW yet, you know. How it was when WE went to K ! BUT. Maybe DCPS deserves another look from me. I don't really want my kids to go to Whitman or BCC, not b/c they are not excellent schools, they are just SO big...I am thinking smaller is often better in HS (although I know everyone could offer hundreds of stories to the contrary). Ugh. I have some real decision making issues....I want to make ONE decision and stay with it FOREVER, but that is simply not realistic. How are we going to transition from the private to DCPS???? I guess it depends on me getting a grip and knowing that sometimes good enough IS good enough!

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