You meet a Big 3 student - you think to yourself . . .

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Kids google their school name and get these crazy threads. I'm not surprised that sometimes they may post in response.

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I think, "wow, they're just like kids from all the other private schools. I'm glad we didn't make such a big deal out of admissions. Our kid is gonna do just fine."

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Anonymous wrote:I think, "wow, they're just like kids from all the other private schools. I'm glad we didn't make such a big deal out of admissions. Our kid is gonna do just fine."

I think the same thing!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think, "wow, they're just like kids from all the other private schools. I'm glad we didn't make such a big deal out of admissions. Our kid is gonna do just fine."

I think the same thing!

Me too! Except I think, "I'm no longer worried that we turned down the top 3 for the MoCo magnet."

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That's exactly what I think, when I meet YOUR kid!

Anonymous wrote:I think, "wow, they're just like kids from all the other private schools. I'm glad we didn't make such a big deal out of admissions. Our kid is gonna do just fine."

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Anonymous wrote:Me too! Except I think, "I'm no longer worried that we turned down the top 3 for the MoCo magnet."

Off topic: What is it that drives so many public school parents on DCUM to take unsolicited potshots at private schools? Of course I know the bullets fly both directions, and I've seen plenty of private school parents here make obnoxious comments about public schools. And when the public & private parents get into trading insults and brags, both sides get ugly. But it really seems to me like there are a ton of unsolicited jabs at private schools from public school parents. Hardly a day goes by on DCUM without some public school parent taking a shot. Why is that?

I don't think public school parents are any meaner than private school parents. And I don't think it's jealousy because they clearly don't like private schools. So I can't understand what drive so many public school parents to start unprovoked fights. I'm not trying to start a fight. This is a serious (but perhaps naive) question. Any ideas?

TIA

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PP, I think it's hard around here sometimes to understand why parents choose private over public. With the exception of DC high schools, even our "bad" high schools are some of the best in the nation. With Arlington, MoCo, Fairfax, Loudoun, and -- yes -- even PG Counties, we have a lot of really strong public school systems around here. (Never mind Falls Church city!)

Parents choose private for a lot of reasons, some of which are complicated, some of which aren't, and it cuts both ways. Since competitive parenting is a bloodsport around here, why wouldn't public vs. private be as much under the microscope as the kind of stroller you drive, the kind of carseat you use, whether you ERF, BF vs. FF, and SAHM vs. WOHM?

For another time: why does the mom take the beating in the majority of these debates?

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Off topic: What is it that drives so many public school parents on DCUM to take unsolicited potshots at private schools? Of course I know the bullets fly both directions, and I've seen plenty of private school parents here make obnoxious comments about public schools. And when the public & private parents get into trading insults and brags, both sides get ugly. But it really seems to me like there are a ton of unsolicited jabs at private schools from public school parents. Hardly a day goes by on DCUM without some public school parent taking a shot. Why is that?

I don't think public school parents are any meaner than private school parents. And I don't think it's jealousy because they clearly don't like private schools. So I can't understand what drive so many public school parents to start unprovoked fights. I'm not trying to start a fight. This is a serious (but perhaps naive) question. Any ideas?

TIA

What do you call a parent who attended private schools (all the way through) and has kids in both private and public schools who has a high impression of the superlative education at TJ and Montgomery Blair and a very low impression of many of the area private schools?
Does my opinion count ... and why not?

Illiterati -- Am I allowed to post on this public private school board? Or will the your counterpart, the public public school board police cop, turn me away because I went to private school and have kids in private school.

What are the credentials, if any, that entitle you to post on the public private school board since you apparently view this as your private entitlement?

Why are you so threatened by other private school parents posting on this public board with a different opinion, and sometimes facts, than you?

Off topic: What is it that drives defensive and paranoid people like you to label differences of opinion -- a solicited pot shot?

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Anonymous wrote:What do you call a parent who attended private schools (all the way through) and has kids in both private and public schools who has a high impression of the superlative education at TJ and Montgomery Blair and a very low impression of many of the area private schools?
Does my opinion count ... and why not?

Illiterati -- Am I allowed to post on this public private school board? Or will the your counterpart, the public public school board police cop, turn me away because I went to private school and have kids in private school.

What are the credentials, if any, that entitle you to post on the public private school board since you apparently view this as your private entitlement?

Why are you so threatened by other private school parents posting on this public board with a different opinion, and sometimes facts, than you?

Off topic: What is it that drives defensive and paranoid people like you to label differences of opinion -- a solicited pot shot?

I really can't understand half of what you're talking about here. Can you answer in a less roundabout way?

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really can't understand half of what you're talking about here. Can you answer in a less roundabout way?

Perhaps you are posting on the wrong Board.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Me too! Except I think, "I'm no longer worried that we turned down the top 3 for the MoCo magnet."

Off topic: What is it that drives so many public school parents on DCUM to take unsolicited potshots at private schools? Of course I know the bullets fly both directions, and I've seen plenty of private school parents here make obnoxious comments about public schools. And when the public & private parents get into trading insults and brags, both sides get ugly. But it really seems to me like there are a ton of unsolicited jabs at private schools from public school parents. Hardly a day goes by on DCUM without some public school parent taking a shot. Why is that?

I don't think public school parents are any meaner than private school parents. And I don't think it's jealousy because they clearly don't like private schools. So I can't understand what drive so many public school parents to start unprovoked fights. I'm not trying to start a fight. This is a serious (but perhaps naive) question. Any ideas?

TIA

I suspect that a lot of these private-bashing public school parents are scorned applicants who still look for any opportunity to grind their axes. I also suspect there are a fair number who feel guilty or inadequate about either a) not having the wherewithal to afford the tuition or b) being too cheap to pay it and are looking to publicly justify their relative positions in some cathartic way. I would say these two segments account for the vast majority of snark. Those who are truly comfortable with sending their kids to public school would have no reason or impulse to respond one way or the other.

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Anonymous wrote:

really can't understand half of what you're talking about here. Can you answer in a less roundabout way?

Perhaps you are posting on the wrong Board.

OK, now I understand -- you're just an ass. Thanks for clearing that up.

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I suspect that a lot of these private-bashing public school parents are scorned applicants who still look for any opportunity to grind their axes. I also suspect there are a fair number who feel guilty or inadequate about either a) not having the wherewithal to afford the tuition or b) being too cheap to pay it and are looking to publicly justify their relative positions in some cathartic way. I would say these two segments account for the vast majority of snark. Those who are truly comfortable with sending their kids to public school would have no reason or impulse to respond one way or the other.

Now, I sure this answer should bring succor and satisfaction to the posting inquirer. Just what she's looking for. Excellent. Let's move on.

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OK, now I understand -- you're just an ass. Thanks for clearing that up.

Sorry, I think you're on the wrong Board.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Me too! Except I think, "I'm no longer worried that we turned down the top 3 for the MoCo magnet."

Off topic: What is it that drives so many public school parents on DCUM to take unsolicited potshots at private schools?

TIA

I'm the poster you're quoting. I was just stating a fact. Unlike two posters who preceded me, the relevant comparison for my family is not comparing one private to another, top-3 private. This situation doesn't make it a "pot shot."

I'm not the poster with all the questions about why public school parents can't be on this board, but I agree with her. FWIW, my credentials for being here include several years in a private elementary and turning down a private big-3, as I said. In fact, sometimes I whip out these credentials just to establish "street cred" when I post on the private school threads, because of people like you!