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[quote=Anonymous]We moved out of DC to MoCo when the kids were little with the intention of sending them to the amazing public schools we’d heard so much about. Both went to public school until 4th grade at which point, we felt we needed to move them to private school. They were lost at our large ES, hated school, and there was a lot of chaos in the classroom (to put it nicely).

Switching to a private school with small, calm classes in which the teachers truly knew and challenged our kid was game changing. They were both pushed and supported academically, had opportunities for growth in and outside the classroom, and were genuinely prepared for college. They were both able to play on multiple sports teams for their school (something the younger one especially would have had no shot of doing in public) which was an incredibly valuable part of their HS experiences. They may not have loved every minute of school because it was not always easy, but they absolutely learned to think, write, and had an opportunity to do all sorts of ECs. The schools behavioral expectations were high, the teachers were dedicated and (most) clearly loved teaching there, and when we did have issues we were able to address them with an administrator. It was a stretch but you only get one crack at being a kid and there’s no question their experiences shaped them into who they are today. [/quote]

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