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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We moved to be in great public school district in Bethesda, and I still supplemented during elementary school. This is because ALL private and public primary schools have to cater to the lowest common denominator in math and reading, otherwise these kids can't do the rest of their schooling. There is some differentiation in MCPS late elementary, but usually not enough: my son was pulled into a fun advanced spelling group at his home school, and my daughter went to the CES for 4th and 5th, a kind of magnet for elementary kids.

Then by middle school my kids were in advanced tracks and I focused more on extra curricular activities, instead of reading/math/cursive. What PP is missing is that to get to these advanced tracks, some kids do need a bit of outside help... my son needed it, my daughter did not (but I still supplemented, just for her own edification).

So plan on supplementing for all their elementary school years. And before middle school, figure out whether and where you'd like to move for better secondary education. If I were you, I'd stick to public, to keep your powder dry for college. The price of college is exorbitant. My son's private uni is 65K a year total cost of attendance, and in-state public is 30-40K - when your kids get there, it will be much higher.
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Our private supports the lowest performing students by doing pullouts and extra work during other periods. The other kids get put into different sections by level (needs a little help, on level, above grade level). In other words, how public schools did for free 30 years ago.[/quote]

Public schools do some of that too, in terms of reading level and maybe more difficult math worksheets - at least, that's what my kids got in MCPS. It's what I call Nowhere Near Enough. My oldest also attended a private elementary, with "differentiation". Same thing. It's just not at all what you can achieve with your children with at-home enrichment, PP. I know, I've done that too.

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Of course you can do more at home. But imo there needs to be a balance and I’m ok with a kid being in the top track with pull out / push ins along with minor supplementation at home. What I see with kids getting out of school at 4pm and then having to do math and English tutoring back to back is crazy. I know one kid in 4th or 5th who does Art of Problem Solving Math and English on the same weeknight. That’s almost 4 extra hours of academic work that day, plus the extra homework he has to do for those classes during the week. [/quote]

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