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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Went to Sidwell.
No desire to be part of the current community of parents and I don't think the environment is great for kids.
Going public.[/quote]

Op here. Interesting. Would you mind saying more about what bothers you about the community? [/quote]
When I went there, it was a unique and diverse environment. The recent culture of celebrity has made it a hotbed of social climbers and other types that we don't feel comfortable associating with. Many of my classmates feel the same way. It's a culture of elitism and snobbiness that I don't feel is outweighed by the quality of the education.[/quote]

I'm also a Sidwell alum with kids elsewhere. Same reasons. Money not a factor at all, although it is for some of my classmates who chose public. One of mine is in private and one in MCPS. Only a couple of my classmates sent their kids to Sidwell.

I didn't find it to be a social problem though. Other Sidwell alums aren't at all surprised that alum kids don't go. And at our public school no one is surprised because the public school is so highly regarded. There are actually quite a few Sidwell alums among the parents. [/quote]

Im the PP. Very, very few of my classmates are sending their kids back there. Like you said, money is a factor for some, though not for us for various reasons. It's more about the culture than anything  for most of my classmates who choose elsewhere. I also happen to believe that the quality of the education is not worth the cost. You have to be extraordinarily wealthy to not feel a dent from that level of expense over 18 years, especially if you have more than one kid.

I've also come to the conclusion recently that I want my kids to be happy and fulfilled as opposed to focusing on an Ivy education (after feeling it drilled into me for many years).  As a Sidwell and Ivy grad myself, now that I'm in the real world I see virtually no difference in the level of happiness in my peers who went to lesser known institutions. If anything, they're better off.[/quote]

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