Private School for Dummies

[Anonymous]

My MS DS is actually an A student at a W feeder school, but he is anxious and stressed out of his mind. We are in Montgomery County and are looking for a nearby school with a small student teacher ratio, supportive environment, and not solely focused on STEM to the detriment of preparing a well rounded kid. My kid isn't sporty, but not a deal breaker either way. Any place like this exist?

[Anonymous]

Grade?

[Anonymous]

It will be to start in 8th or 9th grade.

[Anonymous]

Why would you ever title your thread "Private School for Dummies"? You said your kid is an A student, but suffers from anxiety. What is wrong with you that makes you think it's okay to suggest that he's actually stupid? Also, I'm not familiar with any private school in the area that markets itself as one for "dummies".

Maybe you need to look closer to home for the reasons for his anxiety and stress. Sounds like it's more than possible that it has nothing to do with his school...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why would you ever title your thread "Private School for Dummies"? You said your kid is an A student, but suffers from anxiety. What is wrong with you that makes you think it's okay to suggest that he's actually stupid? Also, I'm not familiar with any private school in the area that markets itself as one for "dummies".

Maybe you need to look closer to home for the reasons for his anxiety and stress. Sounds like it's more than possible that it has nothing to do with his school...

I think op was interested in a quick instruction how private school work and which ones would suit her child.
Most likely op referred to herself/himself as the dummy in regard to the private school world not the DC.
But I could be wrong.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why would you ever title your thread "Private School for Dummies"? You said your kid is an A student, but suffers from anxiety. What is wrong with you that makes you think it's okay to suggest that he's actually stupid? Also, I'm not familiar with any private school in the area that markets itself as one for "dummies".

Maybe you need to look closer to home for the reasons for his anxiety and stress. Sounds like it's more than possible that it has nothing to do with his school...

I think op was interested in a quick instruction how private school work and which ones would suit her child.
Most likely op referred to herself/himself as the dummy in regard to the private school world not the DC.
But I could be wrong.

Thank you yes, I was just trying to get attention with the subject line. Things are fine at home thanks. Jeez.

[Anonymous]

Burke and GDS both take a progressive education approach, which you might like. Ninth grade is a bigger entry year for both of them, with fewer openings in 8th grade. But lots of other good choices, if you have more on what you are looking for, and more about DC.

[Anonymous]

St Andrews, SSFS, Field, GDS and Burke

[Anonymous]

Private for dummies and private for poor people. DCUM is on a roll tonight.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why would you ever title your thread "Private School for Dummies"? You said your kid is an A student, but suffers from anxiety. What is wrong with you that makes you think it's okay to suggest that he's actually stupid? Also, I'm not familiar with any private school in the area that markets itself as one for "dummies".

Maybe you need to look closer to home for the reasons for his anxiety and stress. Sounds like it's more than possible that it has nothing to do with his school...

I think op was interested in a quick instruction how private school work and which ones would suit her child.
Most likely op referred to herself/himself as the dummy in regard to the private school world not the DC.
But I could be wrong.

Thank you yes, I was just trying to get attention with the subject line. Things are fine at home thanks. Jeez.

Moral of the story - don't try to be clever when you are...not clever.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My MS DS is actually an A student at a W feeder school, but he is anxious and stressed out of his mind. We are in Montgomery County and are looking for a nearby school with a small student teacher ratio, supportive environment, and not solely focused on STEM to the detriment of preparing a well rounded kid. My kid isn't sporty, but not a deal breaker either way. Any place like this exist?

Would he be repeating a year to start in 8th? What grade is he going into in the fall?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why would you ever title your thread "Private School for Dummies"? You said your kid is an A student, but suffers from anxiety. What is wrong with you that makes you think it's okay to suggest that he's actually stupid? Also, I'm not familiar with any private school in the area that markets itself as one for "dummies".

Maybe you need to look closer to home for the reasons for his anxiety and stress. Sounds like it's more than possible that it has nothing to do with his school...

Because there are over a hundred titles in the "X For Dummies" book series that have sold hundreds of millions of copies, and OP probably figured that anyone who has set foot in a bookstore since 1995 would recognize the conceit.

Dummy.

[Anonymous]

I second St. Andrews. Maybe Bullis, but that's more sports-centric.

[Anonymous]

OP, if you are unfamiliar with private, as we were, just know that once you start it is hard to go back to public. It is MUCH different, and very expensive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why would you ever title your thread "Private School for Dummies"? You said your kid is an A student, but suffers from anxiety. What is wrong with you that makes you think it's okay to suggest that he's actually stupid? Also, I'm not familiar with any private school in the area that markets itself as one for "dummies".

Maybe you need to look closer to home for the reasons for his anxiety and stress. Sounds like it's more than possible that it has nothing to do with his school...

I think op was interested in a quick instruction how private school work and which ones would suit her child.
Most likely op referred to herself/himself as the dummy in regard to the private school world not the DC.
But I could be wrong.

Thank you yes, I was just trying to get attention with the subject line. Things are fine at home thanks. Jeez.

Moral of the story - don't try to be clever when you are...not clever.

Fixing this for you. Moral of the story - don't try be clever when your audience is...not clever.

PP below is right -- if you've set foot in a bookstore or explored any sort of area of interest in recent years, you'd know about the "X for Dummies" series that's provides primers on all sorts of topics for people seeking to acquire base level knowledge. OP's title is spot on for what she's asking.