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Can't commit. Tuition is scary.
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Anonymous
| No, that's just you babe. |
Anonymous
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I've always kind of wondered .... regarding the scariest of applicant parents, do you think any of this is channeled through their applicant children, with the effect of scaring off admissions committees?
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Anonymous
| Wow, my local elementary is Stoddert and I thought it was supposed to be good. I have friends sending their kids there (k) and really like it....didn't realize this was a school people flee from. Post-Stoddert is an issue, I agree. |
Anonymous
| To writer above. All DCPS do not have small class size. My son has been in a DCPS since K and he is now finishing the 3rd. He has never have over 20 kids in a class. |
Anonymous
I can tell you for a fact that ADs are expert at sniffing out and "holding accountable" those scary applicant parents. Sometimes it's unfortunate as you lose a good kid because of the ass@#$ parents, though following the "apple doesn't fall far from the tree" theory, much grief is likely saved by nipping this potential problem student/family in the bud. |
Anonymous
| Yes, and that explains why all the parents at private schools are so sweet and easy-going and down-to-earth. |
Anonymous
| P.S. including us, of course! |
Anonymous
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...anyway....back to the original post... cold feet re: commitment/paying tuition...(in other words, BUMP - but bump back to the original post)
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Anonymous
| Are there any parents out there on the board who are able to outright afford private school and still sent their kids to public? If so, why...and any regrets or has it turned out as you have hoped? I guess this is sort of (in a convoluted way) the flip side of the OP's original question. If the tuition is NOT scary to you and your family, was it easy to commit to private school or did you still choose to send your kids to public? |
Anonymous
| Don't know how I missed that thread, thanks for pointing it out. In our situation, we can actually afford it (am knocking on wood so that I don't jinx our situation), but we still don't know if we are actually going to write the check and do it. We are still debating. Family are telling us we are crazy, anyone who can actually afford it would just be happy and do it and go one with life. They don't understand why we are debating at all (esp. after all the hoopla and stress around testing, playdates and all that goes with the hellish process). So our uncertainty is over other things instead of the money. |
Anonymous
Good question. |
Anonymous
| Yes, we could afford private, but decided to send our kids to public elementary school. We are very glad we did. Not only did they get a good education, but they went to a nice neighborhood school with great parents and a very diverse (both ethnically, and economically) student body. Now that they are in private school, I'm REALLY happy that they got this experience first, so that they realize the world is more diverse than their school, especially since we are not white. |
Anonymous
Of course! We can afford private school for our kids... but we actually believe in public schools, believe in investing in them, and have confidence in our children's capacities. We want them to meet a more diverse group of children and families than they would in private school. We think they'll end up as stronger, savvier, better human beings this way. And, oh yeah, we use the $50,000 a year we're saving to give more to charity and, why not, even take some more vacations.... |
Anonymous
| We can afford private and one dc goes to private but our other dc needs some support services, which he can gfet throughout the day in public school, and public school is just more relaxed about different kinds of personalities. When he was in private, we had to have a conference everytime he didn't want to transition, was losing focus, or was touching the walls in the hallway when walking in line. It just stressed me out too much. Our daughter is more "straight and narrow" and I generally prefer private for that type of child. FWIW, the vast majority of parents at our public school (Mann) can easily afford private. A LOT of people choose public. |