No not even close. |
OO no one can answer this question for you
Each child is different Public is almost always better than private. We did a mix mostly public MCPS because my children math was their best subject and private isn’t no where near as good as public Two of mine did boarding Phillips Exeter and Andover. |
Yes. Most private schools have separate Language Arts and Literature classes, everyday. It’s not just English class for 60 minutes. It’s 90-110 minutes between the two subjects. |
Not many privates have to teach kids how to hold a book or a pencil, what an elephant is, or how to speak English. Privates absolutely have the advantage here. Schools can move on and focus on teaching writing, spelling, foreign language, etc. in the young ages because they have a well supported student body. |
DP. My kid is in K this year and we recently toured a private, considering a move before our younger child starts. The things that intrigued me, in addition to this, were more time to play, more time to move, outdoor time, more specials (Spanish and science lab). I’m not looking for academic rigor at this age but I am looking to an encourage a love of school and learning. My kindergartener who adored preschool now complains about going to school and I hate that. |
Not even close. No private school in the DMV can match the MCPS magnets. |
I don't think you have kids in MCPS. Even in areas where you would think that private schools are better i.e. writing and public speaking, MCPS schools dominate these competitions, C-Span for example. |
No private MS school can come close to TPMS, Clemento when it comes to STEM. None can touch Eastern when it comes to humanities, writing and public speaking. In fact, they cannot even compete regular schools like with Hoover, Frost, Cabin Jones, SSIM, Pyle etc... in general. If these schools are mediocre at best, I feel sorry for the state of private MS: they are abysmal. |
My comment was pretty mild, but sure, my kids don’t even go here. 🙄 I’m a public school product and parent through and through, but your string of argumentative replies just screams insecurity. |
I’ve had kids at private school and in mcps. It really boils down to the specific schools that are being compared. Not all mcps are the same, not all private are the same, sometimes there are very different experiences in same private between two different grades. Sure, if we had unlimited money and acceptance at any private school we want, we’d go private. |
Anything you say, troll. |
What we found is it really comes down to the specific teacher vs. school. We've had great MCPS teachers, meh MCPS teachers, really bad MCPS teachers and the same in private. The math private class teacher was the worst we ever had. The school was completely unresponsive. |
It's the Intel lady... don't bother. |
Teenager... |
I don't think you have any comprehension of private schools. Like I said before, Intel lady, competitions are not a priority for small private schools (although a few do Model UN or economics competitions, and once in awhile math competitions). The day is extremely full for these kids, with 3 hours of sports required after school, then whatever arts or debate activities, etc. then hours of homework. My DS at a Big 3 usually got home at 9:30 p.m. (big into the arts) and then started his homework. Weekends had lots of sports competitions and arts performances. No time for travel to competitions. It just isn't a focus for them. But anyway, comparing "C-Span" with a school of 2500 kids vs. a school with 360 kids, yeah, there aren't going to be as many people who want to spend their time there. That is not a way to compare the quality of education and experience. Why are you so invested in this? We know your kids went to magnets, but I'm sure that they also did outside activities to help them win math competitions. I also don't think you have any comprehension of what is going on in public school classrooms right now, even in AP classrooms. I do, because I'm an AP teacher. |