Private v Public, can someone summarize the difference?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you choose private for the small class size, realize that a small class may be very stifling and be the worst thing for their social life and social development.

Or the best thing. YMMD.

[Anonymous]

Really like public schools, but one of my kids was having a tough time. Sent that child to private and life is much better because it is the right school for this kid. I really understand the importance of ‘fit’ with schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you choose private for the small class size, realize that a small class may be very stifling and be the worst thing for their social life and social development.

Curious of what you think can be too small? We’re looking at 3 schools for our now fifth grader. Classes (entire class) vary from 30-100 kids. He’s a quirky kid but shy. I feel like I’m a class of 30 there maybe only a handful of kids he clicks with? But 100 feels like a lot to navigate? Thoughts/Opinions?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If you choose private for the small class size, realize that a small class may be very stifling and be the worst thing for their social life and social development.

Curious of what you think can be too small? We’re looking at 3 schools for our now fifth grader. Classes (entire class) vary from 30-100 kids. He’s a quirky kid but shy. I feel like I’m a class of 30 there maybe only a handful of kids he clicks with? But 100 feels like a lot to navigate? Thoughts/Opinions?

Another poster here. My kids went to both private school and public schools. What I found stifling about the small number of kids at private school was that there was only one friend group - there were only about 15 boys in my kids' cohort. In one kid's year, there was a kingpin kid who decided what sports team, activities and games (eg pokemon) that everyone should like. If he didn't like robotics, it wasn't going to happen.

My kids moved to public schools. With many more classes and kids across a single grade, it was easier to find their own tribe whether that was with the computer geeks, the basketball players, the drama kids, the band kids, the frisbee kids etc. Kingpins weren't a thing. I thought that being exposed to a bigger and more diverse group was also good preparation for college and for life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Really like public schools, but one of my kids was having a tough time. Sent that child to private and life is much better because it is the right school for this kid. I really understand the importance of ‘fit’ with schools.

+1. Public schools get all this money to help differentiate but the truth is they basically suck at it (sorry for the language but it’s the truth). Here’s looking at you bloated MCPS!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Really like public schools, but one of my kids was having a tough time. Sent that child to private and life is much better because it is the right school for this kid. I really understand the importance of ‘fit’ with schools.

+1. Public schools get all this money to help differentiate but the truth is they basically suck at it (sorry for the language but it’s the truth). Here’s looking at you bloated MCPS!

TJ is differentiation on steroids. No DC private can match that.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Really like public schools, but one of my kids was having a tough time. Sent that child to private and life is much better because it is the right school for this kid. I really understand the importance of ‘fit’ with schools.

+1. Public schools get all this money to help differentiate but the truth is they basically suck at it (sorry for the language but it’s the truth). Here’s looking at you bloated MCPS!

TJ is differentiation on steroids. No DC private can match that.

what is tj?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:MoCo schools give the privates a beat-down every year

Only some of the moco schools though.

We moved yo be inbound to Whitman. Meh. Way overrated and my black kid encountered way more racism than he is now at a Big 3 public. Don’t move to Whitman if you’re not white.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Good privates are much better at teaching writing skills than publics, even really good publics. I went to a big three and it’s depressing to see how little high quality writing instruction my kids get at their top Montgomery County high school.

Private school parent that agrees with this. However, if you’re kid is an outlier talent in STEM subjects, the big public high schools will have classes the privates won’t offer unless you’re someplace like Andover

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:MoCo schools give the privates a beat-down every year

Only some of the moco schools though.

We moved yo be inbound to Whitman. Meh. Way overrated and my black kid encountered way more racism than he is now at a Big 3 public. Don’t move to Whitman if you’re not white.

OP said she was an immigrant. Immigrant kids would fit better at VA publics with other immigrant kids. Move OP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:MoCo schools give the privates a beat-down every year

Only some of the moco schools though.

We moved yo be inbound to Whitman. Meh. Way overrated and my black kid encountered way more racism than he is now at a Big 3 public. Don’t move to Whitman if you’re not white.

Most of these suburban public schools have an abundance of anti-Black racism

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:MoCo schools give the privates a beat-down every year

Only some of the moco schools though.

We moved yo be inbound to Whitman. Meh. Way overrated and my black kid encountered way more racism than he is now at a Big 3 public. Don’t move to Whitman if you’re not white.

Nonsense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:MoCo schools give the privates a beat-down every year

Only some of the moco schools though.

We moved yo be inbound to Whitman. Meh. Way overrated and my black kid encountered way more racism than he is now at a Big 3 public. Don’t move to Whitman if you’re not white.

Nonsense.

OP here, I'm white and I 100% believe it, just based on the $#!t i have to take being an invisible minority with merely a slight accent and "wrong" last name. I can't even imagine what it's like for anyone who is even further from the the blonde-blue-eyed anglo mold. Your 'nonsense' is offensive and you have no idea what you're talking about.

To the PP, thanks for sharing and I hope your kid is safer and thriving where he is now!

[Anonymous]

I can!
It is as follows:

Know your kid(s) and finances. Proceed accordingly. There is no one size fits all when it comes to education.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can!
It is as follows:

Know your kid(s) and finances. Proceed accordingly. There is no one size fits all when it comes to education.

+1 and to every one of these posts there is a "but ....." or "except..."