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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I really don't think public school parents understand just how much better private is for kids.  It's so much more than college matriculation.  You think the public and private school kids really have the same level of education going into college?  Having a public and private student score the same on the SAT does not mean they had remotely the same educational experience. LOL that OP thinks that.

The resources, the opportunities, the attention to detail, the level of teaching, the other students, the buildings, the land, the field trips, the plays, the public speaking....

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I went to a top 5 university. Zero difference whatsoever between my education/attention to detail/field trips/plays/public speaking practice (FCPS grad) and the same experiences of my classmates who went to elite private high schools. Nearly everyone in my high school was well connected, smart, and motivated. The running joke among parents was how stupid it was to send kids to private when our school was full of "the" people you needed to know (if you are inclined to think that way) + great education.[/quote]

My kindergartener has been on three field trips so far this year. I suspect that isn’t happening in public school.[/quote]
This is hilarious. Field trips in K shape a brilliant mind for the bargain price of $50k/year and you don’t have to take your kid to the Natural History Museum yourself! [/quote]

1) we pay 22k for K ( not DC)
2) not a museum. The kids are doing stuff out in nature, because that’s what is best for young kids.[/quote]

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