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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I tutor middle and high school from both public and private in the DMV area. Apart from Sidwell and Albans/NCS, and maybe 2 or 3 others, privates are not providing better quality of academics than public. The parochial’s are the bottom of the barrel and the single sex schools generally are the better privates. 
MCPS is by far the best education in terms of higher mathematics. [/quote]

Do you tutor a large enough sample size to make this assessment? A sufficient number of students from private, parochial, and public? Students who receive tutoring as extra academic support as well as those who receive tutoring to supplement existing high achievement? Do these students come from VA, MD, and DC? Different socioeconomic classes?

I grow tired of generalizations like the one above. Some publics will be better than some privates, some parochials will be stronger than some publics, etc. I worked in a dreadful public and a great parochial school. That doesn’t mean there isn’t some private down the street that’s better than both. I suspect the public vs. private comparisons on this thread simply stem from people wanting to justify their own choices. If you picked something that works for your family, then that’s all that should matter.

To put a bit of this to rest: states require a minimum number of days for private schools. In MD it is 170. Many publics spend more than 10 days on mandated state tests, so right there is the main difference. [/quote]

My work contact’s wife runs and operates a DC based tutoring company. For years.
She sees which skills and curricula are weak plus who is miserable where.
 Frankly she should run a school consulting company or therapy hour too.

Many of the math teachers tutor other schools students too. They know a horrifying off the shelf math book or lack of worksheets or reps when they see it. [/quote]

It’s quite possible she is only seeing a very small subset of a school’s population. Those who are doing well and those who aren’t “miserable” may not be seeking tutoring. As for curricula, what she sees out of context as a tutor may not be what is fully presented in the classroom. I simply don’t think there would be enough information to make the definitive statement above regarding public vs parochial vs private. I have 20 years of experience in education which has taught me to consider each school on its own merits (or lack of).[/quote]

Many of the students I tutor are doing it for enrichment. I see all of their school work and prep for private school and college enrollment tests. [/quote]

Is it enough experience to judge entire private vs. public vs. parochial schools and systems? That's my problem with this entire thread. I know it's very DCUMish to throw massive, all-encompassing statements around, so I suppose I shouldn't be surprised.[/quote]

Independent private schools versus public schools are worthy of being compared and may provide information. Parochial schools are in a lower league and cannot compete with either, therefore, it would not be of any value. [/quote]

It seems you are very uninformed. I recommend you look at the ADW and AOB websites and do a bit of research about the schools’ standards, teacher requirements, and college admissions for the high schools. Having intimate experience with all three types of schools, I can attest to the quality of some parochial schools. (Again: SOME. I am so tired of absolute statements. It doesn’t matter which type of school you attended yourself. I’m sure an English teacher told you to refrain from absolutes since they are practically impossible to prove.)[/quote]

Thanks for chiming in.  There's a bizarre anti-Catholic vibe here, which is typical for DCUM sadly.[/quote]

Agreed. Though I do think it’s just one or maybe two bigots who are irrationally spun up about parochial schools. 
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I'm pretty sure it's just one and it seems likely it might be "top Catholic in DC mom" 😃[/quote]

The “I have a net worth of $8M” mom. [/quote]

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