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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]But STEM quality in private schools is poor! And parents totally know that. So I don't think there is any surprise.[/quote]

NP here. Why would that be the case, if true?  Why could a public school do STEM better than a private school?  And I’m not asking why isn’t private better than public. I’m asking, what factors are at play in a private school that it can’t do STEM as well as a public?
And I’m here for the conversation and to learn something. Not to be in any snarky fights.  Ty![/quote]

I post based on my own experience, comparing a prestigious independent school in DC with public magnet schools in Virginia. The independent private school is weak in STEM. Having said that, there might be other private schools that are strong in STEM and public schools that are weak in STEM. Also, many kids from elite private schools still go to RSM to reinforce their math. That level of math is simply not provided by most private schools. [/quote]

Well, STEM in local private high schools seems sufficient to carry students where they want to go. In my personal circle, I know 2 kids who went to DC privates and ended up at MIT. Both were unhooked. Neither supplemented outside their school.

Broad sweeping statements usually don’t paint an accurate picture. [/quote]

Of course, really smart kids will do well in either private or public. In my experience math is way too basic in most private schools, and that’s why I see a lot of kids from those schools doing math tutoring. Typically the tutoring is more advanced and is challenging and not repetitive like the one taught in school. [/quote]

You really have no idea what you're talking about and it's frustrating that you opine like you do ("Well, I know how it is at private schools although my kid doesn't attend one"). My child graduated from a top private this year and did no math supplementation and is now at an Ivy for STEM. We knew the cohort of high achievers at this school (about 15 kids) very well and none were doing outside math. No math competitions either.  They're all at top15 universities: one at MIT, 13/15 at Ivies, the other 2 at other top10s. Many are studying STEM. My own kid is now getting As in both STEM classes they're taking this fall. 
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Can someone explain to me where the "private schools suck at STEM" comes from? I had never heard this until frequenting DCUM. [/quote]

Some local public school systems, MCPS comes to mind, push math acceleration for all kids. Many parents equate acceleration with quality education. This, despite the fact that there are studies out there that show that acceleration often isn’t the best way to teach kids math.

The public school posters here also seem to think that private school kids who top out at Cal AB or Calc BC (some obviously go further )are getting a subpar math education even though very selective colleges think that is just fine for most majors.

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