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[quote=Anonymous]I am a DCC parent - kids not yet in HS.  In these "W" vs. DCC discussion, one issue I see as continually overlooked is that there tends to be a fundamental philosophical difference in DCC parents vs the ones at W schools - at least judging by the conversations on DCUM, no idea whether that holds IRL.  W parents want the best, DCC parents are happy with good enough.  I'm feeling pretty confident that my kids will be able to get a good education and a good social experience at a DCC high school, and that is my primary goal.  Of course I want them to take advanced classes and get high SAT scores, but that is not what I'm going to base my idea of success on.  If my kids are happy, productive young people that are learning about the world and have a sense of direction and purpose and a way forward coming out of high school, I'm going to be happy.  Even if that way forward does not include "the college of their choice," I'm going to be OK with that.  I did not go to the college of my choice (Columbia), because I would have graduated with 5-figures of debt and I decided that might not be the best decision.  There are so many factors at play when it comes to our children's future direction and success, that I really don't understand the obsession with getting the best at every single turn of their lives.  Seems like it may all be for naught in the end.  I am probably grossly over-generalizing, but I think that many parents in the DCC feel similarly.  We could afford to "move up" to Bethesda now, but I just don't feel compelled to do so based on the school issue.[/quote]

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