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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The differences between public and private are as much in the intangibles as anything else. Our son was in private and now is in a "W" high school. He says the kids are just at smart, the teachers he has are comparable, however there's a climate of constant testing that pervades the public school that he didn't experience at his private. In private school, he found there was more of an emphasis on writing papers and class discussion. In public, not as much.[/quote]

Was your son in both for HS?  We also have a DC in a W school and a DC in a private school, and I think testing just ramps up in HS period.  They both seem to have tests and quizzes frequently.  The difference is at AP time since my public school DC takes many more APs - no question there is an emphasis on AP test prep come May.

Class discussion is an interesting one.  Class sizes are about double in MCPS.  My DCs experience is that there is a lot of class discussion, especially in AP classes, but because the classes are large people can opt out if they want and it won't be that noticeable (nor does it really influence grades, although the teachers have a little leeway).  I think it tends to favor the outgoing kids, the meeker ones apparently don't say much.  Some teachers deal with that creatively through "hot seats" etc.

The other intangible is extra currics, especially sports. A talented athlete can have a great experience at public school, but a mediocre one is more likely to get cut from the competitive sports.  There is just less competition in many private schools because there are fewer kids (obviously there are exceptions to this).  And in the private schools juniors and even seniors can be on JV teams, that's not the case in MCPS. [/quote]

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