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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]I think it depends on the child and school.[/b] I went to private school (not in DC metro) and my oldest goes to a small private but my youngest will go to public. My BFF went to public Prince George's County schools K-12 and has two advanced degrees from two different Ivy League schools. [/quote]

This.  I went to public school in Howard County a million years ago, but the system was still considered extremely good.  I was the type of kid who would get a good education anywhere.  But still I feel it lacked a lot.  I feel I didn't learn to think critically until college.   I wanted better for my son.

He's in a small private school, under $20,000.  I can't reasonably afford the big three types of schools.  So this tuition fits our income without compromising crucial things like retirement and college savings.  I feel it was extremely beneficial for him in K-2.   Small classes, focus on character, project-based and inquiry-based learning.   He's a great analytical thinker now, as a rising 4th grader.  He got the individual attention he needed.   I don't think private school is as helpful for him now. Of course, that just may be the particular school, which is small.   But I'm very happy to have paid the money for K-2.   I'm getting less so as he progresses, and he will eventually transition to public.

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