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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We attended MathCounts for the FCPS divisons this year, our child was a participant. There were three chapters there. Not one private school kid made it to State and none of the private school teams placed in the top 2 teams. Two of the FCPS chapters are large enough that they send 2 teams and 8 individuals, yet not one kid from a NOVA private made it.

It is less about the school and more about the parents who are interested in enrichment early on and kids who love academics or tolerate their parents pushing them in academics.

And I don’t think programs based on kids taking summer school and not having a chance to enjoy summer vacation are things I would tout.[/quote]

This isn't true: at least private school kid (from Westminster) made it to state.

That aside, you can't use NOVA Mathcounts chapter stats, which are dominated by 2-3 public schools that are among the best in the country, to say that private schools are not as good as public schools. [/quote]

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