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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I can only speak to FCPS but I never planned on sending my kids to private school but I also didn’t expect my kids to not be offered in person education for a full year. I think the FCPS severely mishandled education during the pandemic & they're the ones that forced me to send my kids to private next year. We are a dual working parent household and I want my kids in school while I work.

FCPS didn’t have to be so bad. If they had opened hybrid in the fall when the governor allowed - I think my kids would have stayed enrolled. I think that’s indefensible and in this climate - I am not going to feel guilty another my private school choice. [/quote]

The article deals with the most elite private schools. There are many private schools that aren't elite and where the gap between what is offered at the public schools aren't that great. In addition, one thing missing from this article is that the most successful students at public school have access to supplementation by way of family support, private tutors, summer programs, programs for the gifted, and on and on.  The effect of this supplementation results in privilege that isn't that different from a private school.

I suspect that the pandemic will give rise to a new breed of private school and private school parents who opt for non-elite privates because they feel that public schools let them down. Many of these families were like mine, staunch supporters of public schools, until they had an issue that caused them to lose confidence. For me, it happened before the pandemic. It was two kids with special needs and the time burden of dealing with the medical aspects of those needs along with a school day and calendar that does not align with the work day. Faced with losing my job (and health insurance) because I was struggling to cover all the bases, I found a smaller environment to be easier to navigate.

In truth, most of the positives of the small private school my kids attend are things that EVERY student, public or private should receive. I believe that the decision makers for public education have spend so much time chasing windmills that they have made the experience miserable for everyone, including teachers, parents, and students. The elite are always going to seek out advantages for their children. The real question should be why so many non-elite families, like mine, are giving upon public school.  If you have visited social media at any time during the pandemic, there is building consensus that public school works best if one parent is at home. If your family doesn't fall into that category, it is only natural to seek out other options.

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