Does anyone send their child to private school instead WW/WJ/Churchill/Wooton?

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Anonymous wrote:Yes we are zoned for One of these and went private.

Very poor handling of pandemic education.

Poor communication between home and school.

Hard to get on the sports teams unless you are top athlete.

Bureaucratic approaches that lack common sense.

Academics and writing more rigorous so we fell student will be better prepared for college.

We prefer private although college outcomes are probably similar or better at the public due to grade inflation.

Our DC prefers private.

Same here, all of the above reasons. Will stay and graduate from private

No snark but I would really like to know what private has better academics and more specifically writing than public here. That was touted at my child’s school and it is not better and has a reputation of a well-respected private.

This is the only area I have lived in that people actually think publcs are any good. It is shocking to me.

But we switched to private and it’s not better at all. Not one bit.

It must not be an elite one.

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Go to the Edgemoor neighborhood in Bethesda. Knock on the doors of people living in all the 3 million dollar + homes. I would bet 90% or more of their kids do private school( I know many of them). These are not dumb people--most are highly educated and wealthy. They did not get there by spending their money foolishly. They want the best environment for their kids that money can buy--that is private school not public.

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Anonymous wrote:Two kids - zoned for Churchill. Both in private for different reasons. The smaller classes require them to be attentive and present, which makes such a difference in their ability to actually retain information. MCPS high schools have gotten too big and way too easy to disappear into the noise. I don't have a reference point to compare Churchill academics to my kids education, but their elementary & middle school learning has far exceeded MCPS.

No being sarcastic, I’m just wondering how that could be? I send my child to a top school in DC and it’s not much better academically and actually in some ways worse than what was being taught at mcps. I cannot understand what these schools are because as I already stated my child attends a top one but people on here say they are getting better education than mcps. I am so skeptical of that. In reality, I’m paying for the smaller class size and nicer facility. Nothing more.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes we are zoned for One of these and went private.

Very poor handling of pandemic education.

Poor communication between home and school.

Hard to get on the sports teams unless you are top athlete.

Bureaucratic approaches that lack common sense.

Academics and writing more rigorous so we fell student will be better prepared for college.

We prefer private although college outcomes are probably similar or better at the public due to grade inflation.

Our DC prefers private.

Same here, all of the above reasons. Will stay and graduate from private

No snark but I would really like to know what private has better academics and more specifically writing than public here. That was touted at my child’s school and it is not better and has a reputation of a well-respected private.

This is the only area I have lived in that people actually think publcs are any good. It is shocking to me.

But we switched to private and it’s not better at all. Not one bit.

Are you going back to public?

Not the poster you are speaking to but we are going back.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes we are zoned for One of these and went private.

Very poor handling of pandemic education.

Poor communication between home and school.

Hard to get on the sports teams unless you are top athlete.

Bureaucratic approaches that lack common sense.

Academics and writing more rigorous so we fell student will be better prepared for college.

We prefer private although college outcomes are probably similar or better at the public due to grade inflation.

Our DC prefers private.

Same here, all of the above reasons. Will stay and graduate from private

No snark but I would really like to know what private has better academics and more specifically writing than public here. That was touted at my child’s school and it is not better and has a reputation of a well-respected private.

This is the only area I have lived in that people actually think publcs are any good. It is shocking to me.

Because the majority of the public schools in this area are actually good.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes we are zoned for One of these and went private.

Very poor handling of pandemic education.

Poor communication between home and school.

Hard to get on the sports teams unless you are top athlete.

Bureaucratic approaches that lack common sense.

Academics and writing more rigorous so we fell student will be better prepared for college.

We prefer private although college outcomes are probably similar or better at the public due to grade inflation.

Our DC prefers private.

Same here, all of the above reasons. Will stay and graduate from private

No snark but I would really like to know what private has better academics and more specifically writing than public here. That was touted at my child’s school and it is not better and has a reputation of a well-respected private.

This is the only area I have lived in that people actually think publcs are any good. It is shocking to me.

But we switched to private and it’s not better at all. Not one bit.

Are you going back to public?

Not the poster you are speaking to but we are going back.

Which system?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Go to the Edgemoor neighborhood in Bethesda. Knock on the doors of people living in all the 3 million dollar + homes. I would bet 90% or more of their kids do private school( I know many of them). These are not dumb people--most are highly educated and wealthy. They did not get there by spending their money foolishly. They want the best environment for their kids that money can buy--that is private school not public.

You are not doing private schools any favor. You know that right?

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Anonymous wrote:Go to the Edgemoor neighborhood in Bethesda. Knock on the doors of people living in all the 3 million dollar + homes. I would bet 90% or more of their kids do private school( I know many of them). These are not dumb people--most are highly educated and wealthy. They did not get there by spending their money foolishly. They want the best environment for their kids that money can buy--that is private school not public.

barf

A lot of those people inherited their wealth.

Rich people buy prestige, nothing more.

[Anonymous]

We switched during the pandemic. MCPS is just too big to pivot and I thought they did a terrible job with virtual. We will not go back. We’ve gotten a decent chunk of financial aid which I didn’t realize was available before that makes it more doable than I thought. We stay for the smaller classes, tighter community and just overall more balanced life. I’m the pp who said we are zoned to Wootton but found it too intense for this particular child. Academic rigor award would go to Wootton. Her private doesn’t have many of the upper level math courses Wootton offers.

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Some did for sure, many are self made. Yes, bragging rights are being bought, but so are connections. What is. wrong with doing what successful people do if you can afford it?

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Anonymous wrote:Go to the Edgemoor neighborhood in Bethesda. Knock on the doors of people living in all the 3 million dollar + homes. I would bet 90% or more of their kids do private school( I know many of them). These are not dumb people--most are highly educated and wealthy. They did not get there by spending their money foolishly. They want the best environment for their kids that money can buy--that is private school not public.

barf

A lot of those people inherited their wealth.

Rich people buy prestige, nothing more.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes we are zoned for One of these and went private.

Very poor handling of pandemic education.

Poor communication between home and school.

Hard to get on the sports teams unless you are top athlete.

Bureaucratic approaches that lack common sense.

Academics and writing more rigorous so we fell student will be better prepared for college.

We prefer private although college outcomes are probably similar or better at the public due to grade inflation.

Our DC prefers private.

Same here, all of the above reasons. Will stay and graduate from private

No snark but I would really like to know what private has better academics and more specifically writing than public here. That was touted at my child’s school and it is not better and has a reputation of a well-respected private.

This is the only area I have lived in that people actually think publcs are any good. It is shocking to me.

But we switched to private and it’s not better at all. Not one bit.

It must not be an elite one.

It is one of the elite ones with an respected reputation.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes we are zoned for One of these and went private.

Very poor handling of pandemic education.

Poor communication between home and school.

Hard to get on the sports teams unless you are top athlete.

Bureaucratic approaches that lack common sense.

Academics and writing more rigorous so we fell student will be better prepared for college.

We prefer private although college outcomes are probably similar or better at the public due to grade inflation.

Our DC prefers private.

Same here, all of the above reasons. Will stay and graduate from private

No snark but I would really like to know what private has better academics and more specifically writing than public here. That was touted at my child’s school and it is not better and has a reputation of a well-respected private.

This is the only area I have lived in that people actually think publcs are any good. It is shocking to me.

But we switched to private and it’s not better at all. Not one bit.

Are you going back to public?

Not the poster you are speaking to but we are going back.

Yes, we are going back. I would have preferred to stay in private but I cannot justify it any longer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes we are zoned for One of these and went private.

Very poor handling of pandemic education.

Poor communication between home and school.

Hard to get on the sports teams unless you are top athlete.

Bureaucratic approaches that lack common sense.

Academics and writing more rigorous so we fell student will be better prepared for college.

We prefer private although college outcomes are probably similar or better at the public due to grade inflation.

Our DC prefers private.

Same here, all of the above reasons. Will stay and graduate from private

No snark but I would really like to know what private has better academics and more specifically writing than public here. That was touted at my child’s school and it is not better and has a reputation of a well-respected private.

This is the only area I have lived in that people actually think publcs are any good. It is shocking to me.

But we switched to private and it’s not better at all. Not one bit.

It must not be an elite one.

SAAS in DC

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes we are zoned for One of these and went private.

Very poor handling of pandemic education.

Poor communication between home and school.

Hard to get on the sports teams unless you are top athlete.

Bureaucratic approaches that lack common sense.

Academics and writing more rigorous so we fell student will be better prepared for college.

We prefer private although college outcomes are probably similar or better at the public due to grade inflation.

Our DC prefers private.

Same here, all of the above reasons. Will stay and graduate from private

No snark but I would really like to know what private has better academics and more specifically writing than public here. That was touted at my child’s school and it is not better and has a reputation of a well-respected private.

This is the only area I have lived in that people actually think publcs are any good. It is shocking to me.

But we switched to private and it’s not better at all. Not one bit.

Are you going back to public?

Not the poster you are speaking to but we are going back.

Yes, we are going back. I would have preferred to stay in private but I cannot justify it any longer.

To MCPS?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There is a night and day comparison between top privates and these overcrowded public’s. MoCo public schools have been resting on their laurels for 15 years. If you have the means, and can get into one of the better privates in the area, do that.

We have been at one of the “better privates” and it hasn’t been better. Paying tuition for polish rather than academics that they successfully market to parents like myself who assume private has to be superior to public. Not so. Will return to public after foolishly wasting trusting that private has to be better.

Where do the wealthy send their kids? To private schools.

What percentage of families with over 10 million net worth go to private school vs public schools in the area? Do what the wealthy do if you can afford it.

So send child to private that is not better academically than public?

People are not just at privates for the academics - they go for other things too.

Yes I agree, but academics has to be biggest factor as to why. Wouldn’t it? And actually, not much else is better at the private, club choices are minimal, teachers aren’t necessarily better, just to name a few. Yes class size is smaller but I can’t think of much else that’s better.

I think it depends on what folks define as better academics. Some view larger amounts of homework as more rigor(even if it’s just busy work for a lot of students). Some view privates as providing more depth(in fewer topics) while public offers more breadth. Some like the smaller class sized and feels this provides more too students(particularly in various years). Some like religious education so go for that, etc etc. Overall, its been proven time and again that supported students mostly do well in either place.