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[quote=Anonymous]Ok, I'll bite. I went to both public and private (on a scholarship) as a kid.... The public was a magnet exam school, widely considered to be the best in the city. The private was a well-known prep school and it was immeasurably better. I am not comparing college placements--both were impressive, though different--I am talking about the education, the opportunities, the teaching of writing and critical thinking, the advanced class offerings, almost all of it. Now I live in FFX County and, originally, it didn't cross my mind that we would consider sending our kids to private school. I currently have a child in 9th, 7th, 5th in one of the sought after pyramids. It has been a huge disappointment, most especially elementary school. They don't teach grammar, they don't teach writing, they don't teach good basic study habits. Other than math instruction, I found elementary education entirely lacking. Middle school was MUCH better, but even there, why do the kids read two (not very challenging) books a year in English class?? Partly because the poor English teachers were playing catch up as they tried to teach advanced grammar to kids who don't know their parts of speech. If I had money to burn, I would absolutely send them all to the strongest private school that would accept them. My kids are your typical AAP kids, slightly above average, very good at math and test-taking in general, not "gifted" in the old school sense of the word. I know they will be fine/ok/succesful enough going through these schools. However, I am frustrated at all the supplementing we have to do at home. And I am annoyed. To someone who has a experienced an inspiring, truly great education, FCPS falls short. Now, if my kids were *not* going to be fine, I would definitely find a way to send them to private. Pretty much 100% of the people I know who are sending their kids to non-religious independent schools have made the decision because their kids were falling through the cracks, maybe had some executive function issues, maybe had a little anxiety, or maybe hadn't been getting any supplementation at home. They are kids who were generally not succeeding in public and no attending DC area private schools. [/quote]
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