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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am amazed at the number of MC and UMC sending their kids to private school in the DMV. Such a sad state of affairs. Public schools around the country seem way better that what you have here. The rigor and breadth of education in public schools in other states do not even compare, and our schools were open the whole time during the pandemic.[/quote]

My kid did nothing but color for her almost 2 years of public in NOVA.  At a desirable school too.  Sad doesn't even come close to describing how pathetic FCPS was.  Parents pay for private education while enrolled in public, so their kids can learn the basics like Kumon, Spider Math, etc.[/quote]

We all collectively need to expect better of our public school systems as this issue affects the country as a whole. The reason I am saying this is because I have first hand experience with well-run public school systems and the so-so ones. And there is a night and day difference between the two, in terms of kids coasting along or kids getting an education on par with private schools. The only thing you cannot control for is the community in the public schools. Everything else can be managed and it just speaks to very poor management if the UMC are leaving the publics in droves.[/quote]

You do realize that the community is a HUGE variable.  In fact its the one that private schools place the most emphasis on.  How about we come to your school, throw in a hundred kids at random for a specific grade, from a range of socioeconomic backgrounds, ethnicities, and academic levels.  Then we tell your school to have at it, and note that when their behavior or academic level slips or LDs come up you can’t just counsel them out or assume they have the means for expensive private tutoring or support.

Do you think that everything is going to continue to look like sunshine and rainbows.  And lets throw in one more key variable about this community.  I know you were suppose to have only 100 as stated from above but 15 more decided to enroll late or after the school year started.  You need to deal with that as well.

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