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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm sure some of them will decide to leave Alexandria soon, OP. It's a common phenomenon.[/quote]

NP here.  OP are you in Alexandria because I am and the same thing happened to us. I did not want to send our kids to GW and when we switched to private we got so many rude questions ("why would anyone want to pay $$$xxx? How much do,you pay? Why would you want to be so elitist?, etc). It blows my mind how rude some people are.  I never ask about why someone pays so much for an expensive handbag or new car or for so many vacations or a second home, etc. but apparently sending your kid to private here in Alexandria equates to sending the message to all the families that chose public that you think you're better than they are, at least that is the message I got.  And some people did distance themselves from me.  It's bizarre.[/quote]

Alexandria parent here also who made the choice. Most of the parents at our local elementary have made the choice to have a larger home and a stay at home parent for several years. Both mean that private school are not an option.  I think when I and other parents made the choice to go private that it does have the message that we value education more than they do. And quite frankly we do.  GW is not a great school and if I hear one more parent tell me how great the band is I think my eyes will roll out of my head.  Band is nice but I would rather the school have a great math program or science program.[/quote]

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