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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]we have decided to go with a small, private, parochial school for now and my good friends are all going to have a field day with it. they are incredibly pro-public school, and while i am too, the DC public school system seems a bit broken and we are looking for something different for our kids at this time.  i, too, am not looking forward to the discussion because there is going to be a lot of eye-rolling, shaming and such.

and yes, it will make me re-think these friendships, which date back 15 years and very much pre-kids.[/quote]

You deserve the eye rolls.

I do not understand why people don't look into the school system - specifically the clusters (Mo Co) or pyramids (VA?) - before purchasing a home.

Most parochial schools are inferior.  When I compare what my daughter is doing in public compared to what her friends are doing in the local parish school, it's like night and day.  There is NO differentiation.  Kids read the same book, as reading levels aren't taken into account.  Why have lexile scores?  to collect dust? They assess yet do nothing with the data.  Math instruction is mostly seat work, and while a few are pulled for higher level math, the rest is mainly seat work that's not challenging.  Most parents don't complain.  However, I have a good pal who's a teacher who's now realizing just how dumbed down reading instruction is.  So while her daughter's reading at a 9th grade level (She's in 4th.), the book she's currently "studying" in class is at a 3rd grade level.

just amazing how little these teachers know - and even worse, just how low the expectations are for these teachers

Do your research before you buy.  [/quote]

But the kids do well, are happy, etc. so why do you care. What if you child could do less, be happier and just as successful?[/quote]

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