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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP we faced that same decision (private or public) and we were allowed to have our DC shadow at both.

We have one in private (K-8) and one in MCPS public...

Issues with private:
*No math acceleration.  Highest level offered in Algebra I at k-8
*It's a small K-8 school.  It can be hard to be with the same kids for 9 years particularly if you aren't part of the clique.
*It's hard to leave if you want to go public HS.  You will feel guilty.
* Your child will be 1 year behind in math compared with the "smart" kids in public if you ever decide to move.

Advantages of private:

*No caring parent will have a kid that falls too far.
*More emphasis on literature/writing.
*Fewer discipline problems
*Teaching good moral principals (at least in our situation)

Issues with public:
[b]*Drugs and alcohol become an issue in middle school.  It's a non-issue at our private[/b]
*Mixed level classes (lower grades are worse) lead to more behavioral type issues.  By HS, they level so it's not as much of an issue.

Advantages of public
*Many more course offerings.
*More qualified/better teachers (according to my DD)
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Yeah right... because there aren't any bored, entitled, private school kids who are flush with cash that get into drugs, right?
So I guess Brett Kavanaugh and his graduating class must be the exceptions to the rule, huh?

Your private school kid is in K-8, you have absolutely no idea what you're talking about.  I went to private K-12 and drugs are absolutely RAMPANT, especially in the high school level.

Kids in private have something that most kids in public don't have... they are flush with mommy & daddy's cash.  
This makes buying harder, more addictive drugs easier to do.
Kids in public are smoking pot & dabbling in other recreational drugs, they aren't buying 8balls of coke or 120 pills of oxycodone for a homecoming weekend.

You better open your eyes lady before your kid goes to a private high school or you'll be in for a very rude awakening. [/quote]

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