If you are wealthy would you send your kids to a W school over private?

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Anonymous wrote:We are in a fortunate situation financially...never considered private schools to be justified from a Return on Investment, but they do have benefits. If money was a non-issue, would you go private or a W school?

Hmm, since you are posting this in the MCPS forum where the ‘W’ parents are, I suspect everyone is going to say no, they would not. You need to post this in the private school forum and ask parents who have either done it or are contemplating it. Most parents here know nothing about private school or are misinformed. In fact, I know this same question has been asked there. The ‘W’ schools are used as a friend of reference in that forum sometimes. It’s worth taking a look.

Also, we made the switch and have no regrets. It’s like night and day but I will say it depends on what private school you choose. Look carefully and read reviews.

At some point everyone here is going to realize this was a troll posting or the private school parent(s) will just never accept that some of us are able to afford private schools and yet are just fine with our kids in public school. Some of the “just fine Group” have checked out private schools and still chose public. Some of us went to these top private schools ourselves and guess where our kids are… in public. Some of us have not had a reason to look at private schools. Either way, there is a huge group of parents in this area that can afford private school and yet still send there kid to public school. If you can’t wrap your mind around that, it’s okay, we have, so have our kids. There’s no need for you to worry about our kids, they’re doing great.

It’s so easy to dismiss the truth by calling people trolls.

And yet we all see the many threads on here lamenting about how crappy MCPS is.

In what world does that translate into your kids being fine, much less “doing great”?

DP. The problem is posters like you projecting your views onto other people’s children and thinking you somehow know better than their parents.

Nope. We’ve provided concrete data to prove that private schools are stronger. You’ve all ignored it.

And my kid (non magnet non W) got a five on the AP lang test and she’s somehow…a unicorn.
Doesn’t matter how strong the privates are. My kid doesn’t need it. Not sure why you won’t accept that.

We don't care. It's not just about you or your kid.

Right. Is your individual kid’s score on one test supposed to negate all the clear deficiencies in MCPS’s ELA instruction?

DP. Yes, you're right. I'm a terrible parent. My child (who will graduate from our home MCPS school in Ganglandia) is doomed. It's all my fault for making incorrect choices in life (meaning choices that were different from yours). I'm really sorry to have let society down so spectacularly. If only I had a time machine and could go back and make the correct choices in life (meaning choices that were the same as yours).

I’m in Ganglandia too, so please know you’re not the only sh¡tty parent here. We can make horrible choices and clearly prioritize our money over our children together! Strength in numbers, baby

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Anonymous wrote:We are in a fortunate situation financially...never considered private schools to be justified from a Return on Investment, but they do have benefits. If money was a non-issue, would you go private or a W school?

Hmm, since you are posting this in the MCPS forum where the ‘W’ parents are, I suspect everyone is going to say no, they would not. You need to post this in the private school forum and ask parents who have either done it or are contemplating it. Most parents here know nothing about private school or are misinformed. In fact, I know this same question has been asked there. The ‘W’ schools are used as a friend of reference in that forum sometimes. It’s worth taking a look.

Also, we made the switch and have no regrets. It’s like night and day but I will say it depends on what private school you choose. Look carefully and read reviews.

At some point everyone here is going to realize this was a troll posting or the private school parent(s) will just never accept that some of us are able to afford private schools and yet are just fine with our kids in public school. Some of the “just fine Group” have checked out private schools and still chose public. Some of us went to these top private schools ourselves and guess where our kids are… in public. Some of us have not had a reason to look at private schools. Either way, there is a huge group of parents in this area that can afford private school and yet still send there kid to public school. If you can’t wrap your mind around that, it’s okay, we have, so have our kids. There’s no need for you to worry about our kids, they’re doing great.

It’s so easy to dismiss the truth by calling people trolls.

And yet we all see the many threads on here lamenting about how crappy MCPS is.

In what world does that translate into your kids being fine, much less “doing great”?

DP. The problem is posters like you projecting your views onto other people’s children and thinking you somehow know better than their parents.

Nope. We’ve provided concrete data to prove that private schools are stronger. You’ve all ignored it.

And my kid (non magnet non W) got a five on the AP lang test and she’s somehow…a unicorn.
Doesn’t matter how strong the privates are. My kid doesn’t need it. Not sure why you won’t accept that.

We don't care. It's not just about you or your kid.

Right. Is your individual kid’s score on one test supposed to negate all the clear deficiencies in MCPS’s ELA instruction?

DP. Yes, you're right. I'm a terrible parent. My child (who will graduate from our home MCPS school in Ganglandia) is doomed. It's all my fault for making incorrect choices in life (meaning choices that were different from yours). I'm really sorry to have let society down so spectacularly. If only I had a time machine and could go back and make the correct choices in life (meaning choices that were the same as yours).

No one is saying that. Calm down.

DP - you’re kidding yourself if you don’t think that’s the message you’re sending.

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Anonymous wrote:We are in a fortunate situation financially...never considered private schools to be justified from a Return on Investment, but they do have benefits. If money was a non-issue, would you go private or a W school?

Hmm, since you are posting this in the MCPS forum where the ‘W’ parents are, I suspect everyone is going to say no, they would not. You need to post this in the private school forum and ask parents who have either done it or are contemplating it. Most parents here know nothing about private school or are misinformed. In fact, I know this same question has been asked there. The ‘W’ schools are used as a friend of reference in that forum sometimes. It’s worth taking a look.

Also, we made the switch and have no regrets. It’s like night and day but I will say it depends on what private school you choose. Look carefully and read reviews.

At some point everyone here is going to realize this was a troll posting or the private school parent(s) will just never accept that some of us are able to afford private schools and yet are just fine with our kids in public school. Some of the “just fine Group” have checked out private schools and still chose public. Some of us went to these top private schools ourselves and guess where our kids are… in public. Some of us have not had a reason to look at private schools. Either way, there is a huge group of parents in this area that can afford private school and yet still send there kid to public school. If you can’t wrap your mind around that, it’s okay, we have, so have our kids. There’s no need for you to worry about our kids, they’re doing great.

It’s so easy to dismiss the truth by calling people trolls.

And yet we all see the many threads on here lamenting about how crappy MCPS is.

In what world does that translate into your kids being fine, much less “doing great”?

DP. The problem is posters like you projecting your views onto other people’s children and thinking you somehow know better than their parents.

Nope. We’ve provided concrete data to prove that private schools are stronger. You’ve all ignored it.

And my kid (non magnet non W) got a five on the AP lang test and she’s somehow…a unicorn.
Doesn’t matter how strong the privates are. My kid doesn’t need it. Not sure why you won’t accept that.

We don't care. It's not just about you or your kid.

Right. Is your individual kid’s score on one test supposed to negate all the clear deficiencies in MCPS’s ELA instruction?

DP. Yes, you're right. I'm a terrible parent. My child (who will graduate from our home MCPS school in Ganglandia) is doomed. It's all my fault for making incorrect choices in life (meaning choices that were different from yours). I'm really sorry to have let society down so spectacularly. If only I had a time machine and could go back and make the correct choices in life (meaning choices that were the same as yours).

No one is saying that. Calm down.

DP - you’re kidding yourself if you don’t think that’s the message you’re sending.

Read into my posts what you will. That says way more about you than anything else.

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Anonymous wrote:We are in a fortunate situation financially...never considered private schools to be justified from a Return on Investment, but they do have benefits. If money was a non-issue, would you go private or a W school?

Hmm, since you are posting this in the MCPS forum where the ‘W’ parents are, I suspect everyone is going to say no, they would not. You need to post this in the private school forum and ask parents who have either done it or are contemplating it. Most parents here know nothing about private school or are misinformed. In fact, I know this same question has been asked there. The ‘W’ schools are used as a friend of reference in that forum sometimes. It’s worth taking a look.

Also, we made the switch and have no regrets. It’s like night and day but I will say it depends on what private school you choose. Look carefully and read reviews.

At some point everyone here is going to realize this was a troll posting or the private school parent(s) will just never accept that some of us are able to afford private schools and yet are just fine with our kids in public school. Some of the “just fine Group” have checked out private schools and still chose public. Some of us went to these top private schools ourselves and guess where our kids are… in public. Some of us have not had a reason to look at private schools. Either way, there is a huge group of parents in this area that can afford private school and yet still send there kid to public school. If you can’t wrap your mind around that, it’s okay, we have, so have our kids. There’s no need for you to worry about our kids, they’re doing great.

It’s so easy to dismiss the truth by calling people trolls.

And yet we all see the many threads on here lamenting about how crappy MCPS is.

In what world does that translate into your kids being fine, much less “doing great”?

DP. The problem is posters like you projecting your views onto other people’s children and thinking you somehow know better than their parents.

Nope. We’ve provided concrete data to prove that private schools are stronger. You’ve all ignored it.

I commented when you had the audacity to suggest that PP’s own children were not in fact doing fine as s/he claims. That’s something very different from saying private schools are better.

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Anonymous wrote:We are in a fortunate situation financially...never considered private schools to be justified from a Return on Investment, but they do have benefits. If money was a non-issue, would you go private or a W school?

Hmm, since you are posting this in the MCPS forum where the ‘W’ parents are, I suspect everyone is going to say no, they would not. You need to post this in the private school forum and ask parents who have either done it or are contemplating it. Most parents here know nothing about private school or are misinformed. In fact, I know this same question has been asked there. The ‘W’ schools are used as a friend of reference in that forum sometimes. It’s worth taking a look.

Also, we made the switch and have no regrets. It’s like night and day but I will say it depends on what private school you choose. Look carefully and read reviews.

At some point everyone here is going to realize this was a troll posting or the private school parent(s) will just never accept that some of us are able to afford private schools and yet are just fine with our kids in public school. Some of the “just fine Group” have checked out private schools and still chose public. Some of us went to these top private schools ourselves and guess where our kids are… in public. Some of us have not had a reason to look at private schools. Either way, there is a huge group of parents in this area that can afford private school and yet still send there kid to public school. If you can’t wrap your mind around that, it’s okay, we have, so have our kids. There’s no need for you to worry about our kids, they’re doing great.

It’s so easy to dismiss the truth by calling people trolls.

And yet we all see the many threads on here lamenting about how crappy MCPS is.

In what world does that translate into your kids being fine, much less “doing great”?

DP. The problem is posters like you projecting your views onto other people’s children and thinking you somehow know better than their parents.

Nope. We’ve provided concrete data to prove that private schools are stronger. You’ve all ignored it.

I commented when you had the audacity to suggest that PP’s own children were not in fact doing fine as s/he claims. That’s something very different from saying private schools are better.

What I said is that kids doing great doesn’t really square with the seeming consensus that the English curriculum, at least, is horrible.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We are in a fortunate situation financially...never considered private schools to be justified from a Return on Investment, but they do have benefits. If money was a non-issue, would you go private or a W school?

Hmm, since you are posting this in the MCPS forum where the ‘W’ parents are, I suspect everyone is going to say no, they would not. You need to post this in the private school forum and ask parents who have either done it or are contemplating it. Most parents here know nothing about private school or are misinformed. In fact, I know this same question has been asked there. The ‘W’ schools are used as a friend of reference in that forum sometimes. It’s worth taking a look.

Also, we made the switch and have no regrets. It’s like night and day but I will say it depends on what private school you choose. Look carefully and read reviews.

At some point everyone here is going to realize this was a troll posting or the private school parent(s) will just never accept that some of us are able to afford private schools and yet are just fine with our kids in public school. Some of the “just fine Group” have checked out private schools and still chose public. Some of us went to these top private schools ourselves and guess where our kids are… in public. Some of us have not had a reason to look at private schools. Either way, there is a huge group of parents in this area that can afford private school and yet still send there kid to public school. If you can’t wrap your mind around that, it’s okay, we have, so have our kids. There’s no need for you to worry about our kids, they’re doing great.

ikr, the private school parents are really defensive. I wonder why they care so much?

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Anonymous wrote:We are in a fortunate situation financially...never considered private schools to be justified from a Return on Investment, but they do have benefits. If money was a non-issue, would you go private or a W school?

Hmm, since you are posting this in the MCPS forum where the ‘W’ parents are, I suspect everyone is going to say no, they would not. You need to post this in the private school forum and ask parents who have either done it or are contemplating it. Most parents here know nothing about private school or are misinformed. In fact, I know this same question has been asked there. The ‘W’ schools are used as a friend of reference in that forum sometimes. It’s worth taking a look.

Also, we made the switch and have no regrets. It’s like night and day but I will say it depends on what private school you choose. Look carefully and read reviews.

At some point everyone here is going to realize this was a troll posting or the private school parent(s) will just never accept that some of us are able to afford private schools and yet are just fine with our kids in public school. Some of the “just fine Group” have checked out private schools and still chose public. Some of us went to these top private schools ourselves and guess where our kids are… in public. Some of us have not had a reason to look at private schools. Either way, there is a huge group of parents in this area that can afford private school and yet still send there kid to public school. If you can’t wrap your mind around that, it’s okay, we have, so have our kids. There’s no need for you to worry about our kids, they’re doing great.

ikr, the private school parents are really defensive. I wonder why they care so much?

Yes you’re right! We’re DESPERATE for your kids to enroll. PLEASE apply! We’re begging you.

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Anonymous wrote:We are in a fortunate situation financially...never considered private schools to be justified from a Return on Investment, but they do have benefits. If money was a non-issue, would you go private or a W school?

Hmm, since you are posting this in the MCPS forum where the ‘W’ parents are, I suspect everyone is going to say no, they would not. You need to post this in the private school forum and ask parents who have either done it or are contemplating it. Most parents here know nothing about private school or are misinformed. In fact, I know this same question has been asked there. The ‘W’ schools are used as a friend of reference in that forum sometimes. It’s worth taking a look.

Also, we made the switch and have no regrets. It’s like night and day but I will say it depends on what private school you choose. Look carefully and read reviews.

At some point everyone here is going to realize this was a troll posting or the private school parent(s) will just never accept that some of us are able to afford private schools and yet are just fine with our kids in public school. Some of the “just fine Group” have checked out private schools and still chose public. Some of us went to these top private schools ourselves and guess where our kids are… in public. Some of us have not had a reason to look at private schools. Either way, there is a huge group of parents in this area that can afford private school and yet still send there kid to public school. If you can’t wrap your mind around that, it’s okay, we have, so have our kids. There’s no need for you to worry about our kids, they’re doing great.

It’s so easy to dismiss the truth by calling people trolls.

And yet we all see the many threads on here lamenting about how crappy MCPS is.

In what world does that translate into your kids being fine, much less “doing great”?

DP. The problem is posters like you projecting your views onto other people’s children and thinking you somehow know better than their parents.

Nope. We’ve provided concrete data to prove that private schools are stronger. You’ve all ignored it.

I commented when you had the audacity to suggest that PP’s own children were not in fact doing fine as s/he claims. That’s something very different from saying private schools are better.

What I said is that kids doing great doesn’t really square with the seeming consensus that the English curriculum, at least, is horrible.

There are a lot of bests and better thans in parenthood. Very few children are going to get the best of everything all the time. I would love for my kids to get access to private English/social studies but they probably won’t. Fortunately they have many other advantages. My kids doing great despite not getting private English is wildly unsurprising.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We are in a fortunate situation financially...never considered private schools to be justified from a Return on Investment, but they do have benefits. If money was a non-issue, would you go private or a W school?

Hmm, since you are posting this in the MCPS forum where the ‘W’ parents are, I suspect everyone is going to say no, they would not. You need to post this in the private school forum and ask parents who have either done it or are contemplating it. Most parents here know nothing about private school or are misinformed. In fact, I know this same question has been asked there. The ‘W’ schools are used as a friend of reference in that forum sometimes. It’s worth taking a look.

Also, we made the switch and have no regrets. It’s like night and day but I will say it depends on what private school you choose. Look carefully and read reviews.

At some point everyone here is going to realize this was a troll posting or the private school parent(s) will just never accept that some of us are able to afford private schools and yet are just fine with our kids in public school. Some of the “just fine Group” have checked out private schools and still chose public. Some of us went to these top private schools ourselves and guess where our kids are… in public. Some of us have not had a reason to look at private schools. Either way, there is a huge group of parents in this area that can afford private school and yet still send there kid to public school. If you can’t wrap your mind around that, it’s okay, we have, so have our kids. There’s no need for you to worry about our kids, they’re doing great.

It’s so easy to dismiss the truth by calling people trolls.

And yet we all see the many threads on here lamenting about how crappy MCPS is.

In what world does that translate into your kids being fine, much less “doing great”?

DP. The problem is posters like you projecting your views onto other people’s children and thinking you somehow know better than their parents.

Nope. We’ve provided concrete data to prove that private schools are stronger. You’ve all ignored it.

I commented when you had the audacity to suggest that PP’s own children were not in fact doing fine as s/he claims. That’s something very different from saying private schools are better.

What I said is that kids doing great doesn’t really square with the seeming consensus that the English curriculum, at least, is horrible.

There are a lot of bests and better thans in parenthood. Very few children are going to get the best of everything all the time. I would love for my kids to get access to private English/social studies but they probably won’t. Fortunately they have many other advantages. My kids doing great despite not getting private English is wildly unsurprising.

Don’t blame people for questioning it when the MCPS English curriculum is known to be exceptionally poor, and there are multiple threads going right now, discussing it.

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Anonymous wrote:We are in a fortunate situation financially...never considered private schools to be justified from a Return on Investment, but they do have benefits. If money was a non-issue, would you go private or a W school?

Hmm, since you are posting this in the MCPS forum where the ‘W’ parents are, I suspect everyone is going to say no, they would not. You need to post this in the private school forum and ask parents who have either done it or are contemplating it. Most parents here know nothing about private school or are misinformed. In fact, I know this same question has been asked there. The ‘W’ schools are used as a friend of reference in that forum sometimes. It’s worth taking a look.

Also, we made the switch and have no regrets. It’s like night and day but I will say it depends on what private school you choose. Look carefully and read reviews.

At some point everyone here is going to realize this was a troll posting or the private school parent(s) will just never accept that some of us are able to afford private schools and yet are just fine with our kids in public school. Some of the “just fine Group” have checked out private schools and still chose public. Some of us went to these top private schools ourselves and guess where our kids are… in public. Some of us have not had a reason to look at private schools. Either way, there is a huge group of parents in this area that can afford private school and yet still send there kid to public school. If you can’t wrap your mind around that, it’s okay, we have, so have our kids. There’s no need for you to worry about our kids, they’re doing great.

It’s so easy to dismiss the truth by calling people trolls.

And yet we all see the many threads on here lamenting about how crappy MCPS is.

In what world does that translate into your kids being fine, much less “doing great”?

DP. The problem is posters like you projecting your views onto other people’s children and thinking you somehow know better than their parents.

Nope. We’ve provided concrete data to prove that private schools are stronger. You’ve all ignored it.

I commented when you had the audacity to suggest that PP’s own children were not in fact doing fine as s/he claims. That’s something very different from saying private schools are better.

What I said is that kids doing great doesn’t really square with the seeming consensus that the English curriculum, at least, is horrible.

There are a lot of bests and better thans in parenthood. Very few children are going to get the best of everything all the time. I would love for my kids to get access to private English/social studies but they probably won’t. Fortunately they have many other advantages. My kids doing great despite not getting private English is wildly unsurprising.

Don’t blame people for questioning it when the MCPS English curriculum is known to be exceptionally poor, and there are multiple threads going right now, discussing it.

I do, actually. Say what you will about the curriculum but when you start to question what individual parents are saying about their *own* kids, it says a lot about you.

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Anonymous wrote:We are in a fortunate situation financially...never considered private schools to be justified from a Return on Investment, but they do have benefits. If money was a non-issue, would you go private or a W school?

Hmm, since you are posting this in the MCPS forum where the ‘W’ parents are, I suspect everyone is going to say no, they would not. You need to post this in the private school forum and ask parents who have either done it or are contemplating it. Most parents here know nothing about private school or are misinformed. In fact, I know this same question has been asked there. The ‘W’ schools are used as a friend of reference in that forum sometimes. It’s worth taking a look.

Also, we made the switch and have no regrets. It’s like night and day but I will say it depends on what private school you choose. Look carefully and read reviews.

At some point everyone here is going to realize this was a troll posting or the private school parent(s) will just never accept that some of us are able to afford private schools and yet are just fine with our kids in public school. Some of the “just fine Group” have checked out private schools and still chose public. Some of us went to these top private schools ourselves and guess where our kids are… in public. Some of us have not had a reason to look at private schools. Either way, there is a huge group of parents in this area that can afford private school and yet still send there kid to public school. If you can’t wrap your mind around that, it’s okay, we have, so have our kids. There’s no need for you to worry about our kids, they’re doing great.

It’s so easy to dismiss the truth by calling people trolls.

And yet we all see the many threads on here lamenting about how crappy MCPS is.

In what world does that translate into your kids being fine, much less “doing great”?

DP. The problem is posters like you projecting your views onto other people’s children and thinking you somehow know better than their parents.

Nope. We’ve provided concrete data to prove that private schools are stronger. You’ve all ignored it.

I commented when you had the audacity to suggest that PP’s own children were not in fact doing fine as s/he claims. That’s something very different from saying private schools are better.

What I said is that kids doing great doesn’t really square with the seeming consensus that the English curriculum, at least, is horrible.

There are a lot of bests and better thans in parenthood. Very few children are going to get the best of everything all the time. I would love for my kids to get access to private English/social studies but they probably won’t. Fortunately they have many other advantages. My kids doing great despite not getting private English is wildly unsurprising.

Don’t blame people for questioning it when the MCPS English curriculum is known to be exceptionally poor, and there are multiple threads going right now, discussing it.

I do, actually. Say what you will about the curriculum but when you start to question what individual parents are saying about their *own* kids, it says a lot about you.

If you think your kids are “doing great,” with a notoriously horrible English curriculum, then congrats on your kids for being exceptionally unusual.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We are in a fortunate situation financially...never considered private schools to be justified from a Return on Investment, but they do have benefits. If money was a non-issue, would you go private or a W school?

Hmm, since you are posting this in the MCPS forum where the ‘W’ parents are, I suspect everyone is going to say no, they would not. You need to post this in the private school forum and ask parents who have either done it or are contemplating it. Most parents here know nothing about private school or are misinformed. In fact, I know this same question has been asked there. The ‘W’ schools are used as a friend of reference in that forum sometimes. It’s worth taking a look.

Also, we made the switch and have no regrets. It’s like night and day but I will say it depends on what private school you choose. Look carefully and read reviews.

At some point everyone here is going to realize this was a troll posting or the private school parent(s) will just never accept that some of us are able to afford private schools and yet are just fine with our kids in public school. Some of the “just fine Group” have checked out private schools and still chose public. Some of us went to these top private schools ourselves and guess where our kids are… in public. Some of us have not had a reason to look at private schools. Either way, there is a huge group of parents in this area that can afford private school and yet still send there kid to public school. If you can’t wrap your mind around that, it’s okay, we have, so have our kids. There’s no need for you to worry about our kids, they’re doing great.

It’s so easy to dismiss the truth by calling people trolls.

And yet we all see the many threads on here lamenting about how crappy MCPS is.

In what world does that translate into your kids being fine, much less “doing great”?

DP. The problem is posters like you projecting your views onto other people’s children and thinking you somehow know better than their parents.

Nope. We’ve provided concrete data to prove that private schools are stronger. You’ve all ignored it.

I commented when you had the audacity to suggest that PP’s own children were not in fact doing fine as s/he claims. That’s something very different from saying private schools are better.

What I said is that kids doing great doesn’t really square with the seeming consensus that the English curriculum, at least, is horrible.

There are a lot of bests and better thans in parenthood. Very few children are going to get the best of everything all the time. I would love for my kids to get access to private English/social studies but they probably won’t. Fortunately they have many other advantages. My kids doing great despite not getting private English is wildly unsurprising.

Don’t blame people for questioning it when the MCPS English curriculum is known to be exceptionally poor, and there are multiple threads going right now, discussing it.

I do, actually. Say what you will about the curriculum but when you start to question what individual parents are saying about their *own* kids, it says a lot about you.

If you think your kids are “doing great,” with a notoriously horrible English curriculum, then congrats on your kids for being exceptionally unusual.

Yeah, sorry to hear yours are so mediocre; that must be disappointing.

Honestly I’m not sure how you were educated yourself, but you don’t seem to have mastered critical thinking if you can’t grasp that public schools serve a range of abilities and some students do better than others. A poor curriculum is worthy of criticism, but it is not the whole story. Different teachers, different schools, different parents, different kids, different supplementary material outside school…. There are just so many variables here. I’m not sure why you’re so bent on bringing other parents down for their choices. Sounds like you love private school for your kids. Isn’t that enough?

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Anonymous wrote:We are in a fortunate situation financially...never considered private schools to be justified from a Return on Investment, but they do have benefits. If money was a non-issue, would you go private or a W school?

Hmm, since you are posting this in the MCPS forum where the ‘W’ parents are, I suspect everyone is going to say no, they would not. You need to post this in the private school forum and ask parents who have either done it or are contemplating it. Most parents here know nothing about private school or are misinformed. In fact, I know this same question has been asked there. The ‘W’ schools are used as a friend of reference in that forum sometimes. It’s worth taking a look.

Also, we made the switch and have no regrets. It’s like night and day but I will say it depends on what private school you choose. Look carefully and read reviews.

At some point everyone here is going to realize this was a troll posting or the private school parent(s) will just never accept that some of us are able to afford private schools and yet are just fine with our kids in public school. Some of the “just fine Group” have checked out private schools and still chose public. Some of us went to these top private schools ourselves and guess where our kids are… in public. Some of us have not had a reason to look at private schools. Either way, there is a huge group of parents in this area that can afford private school and yet still send there kid to public school. If you can’t wrap your mind around that, it’s okay, we have, so have our kids. There’s no need for you to worry about our kids, they’re doing great.

It’s so easy to dismiss the truth by calling people trolls.

And yet we all see the many threads on here lamenting about how crappy MCPS is.

In what world does that translate into your kids being fine, much less “doing great”?

DP. The problem is posters like you projecting your views onto other people’s children and thinking you somehow know better than their parents.

Nope. We’ve provided concrete data to prove that private schools are stronger. You’ve all ignored it.

I commented when you had the audacity to suggest that PP’s own children were not in fact doing fine as s/he claims. That’s something very different from saying private schools are better.

What I said is that kids doing great doesn’t really square with the seeming consensus that the English curriculum, at least, is horrible.

There are a lot of bests and better thans in parenthood. Very few children are going to get the best of everything all the time. I would love for my kids to get access to private English/social studies but they probably won’t. Fortunately they have many other advantages. My kids doing great despite not getting private English is wildly unsurprising.

Don’t blame people for questioning it when the MCPS English curriculum is known to be exceptionally poor, and there are multiple threads going right now, discussing it.

I do, actually. Say what you will about the curriculum but when you start to question what individual parents are saying about their *own* kids, it says a lot about you.

If you think your kids are “doing great,” with a notoriously horrible English curriculum, then congrats on your kids for being exceptionally unusual.

Yeah, sorry to hear yours are so mediocre; that must be disappointing.

Honestly I’m not sure how you were educated yourself, but you don’t seem to have mastered critical thinking if you can’t grasp that public schools serve a range of abilities and some students do better than others. A poor curriculum is worthy of criticism, but it is not the whole story. Different teachers, different schools, different parents, different kids, different supplementary material outside school…. There are just so many variables here. I’m not sure why you’re so bent on bringing other parents down for their choices. Sounds like you love private school for your kids. Isn’t that enough?

I know you think you somehow insulted my kid, but in fact you levied a weirdly nonsensical accusation.

Arguing on the internet isn’t your strong suit.

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Tons of people opt for public or private when they can join both. Trying to dismiss any group by claiming that you know better seems weird to me.

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Anonymous wrote:Tons of people opt for public or private when they can join both. Trying to dismiss any group by claiming that you know better seems weird to me.

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No need to seek validation. You make the decisions you think is the best for your child.