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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We're at West Potomac, and content (one in 10th grade, one in college). I did some thought experiments along the way, considering alternatives of moving and private. We stayed. Why?

1. We never had any real problems. There were plenty of 'maybe this will be a problem in the future'. I worried about those, but when I really paused and thought about it, I realized I was borrowing trouble. YMMV.
1b. My kids have had appropriate peer groups all along. Not huge but hey, family of introverts here. They certainly weren't with the same 20 kids all day in a set of advanced classes, and had plenty of classes to chose from.
2. We live in an area zoned for West Potomac because of commutes, which are short and predictable. The places I considered moving would be longer and more variable commutes. I decided that I placed considerable value on having that time at home with my kids (or at their activities) and my lower stress associated with extra time.
3. Private would have been doable, but a stretch that would have impacted college savings and family activities.

So basically ... I was never doing a pure school vs school comparison. I was comparing WestPo + life factors to Other Schools + life factors, which is what most of us are doing most of the time. 
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