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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We want our son to get a great education but don't want him to turn into Brett Kavanaugh.

He's only a year old, so I think we have time, (unless we were supposed to start with some elite playgroup when he was a zygote where Ruth Bader Ginsburg reads him Goodnight Moon or something).

We're focused on private schools in MD or DC because don't want to squeeze into Barbie's dream house in order to live in Potomac.

[b]And yes, I know that parental influence is the main factor in my kid not becoming a total douchebag. But school plays a role, too. [/b]

Not surprisingly, Google is no help in this matter. [/quote]

[b]Peer group plays a bigger role than parents[/b].[/quote]

+100, especially once kids hit puberty. This CAN be one reason for private vs. public, but it depends on so many things. Which private and which public? Is your public kid in all gen ed classes?  (And BTW that's okay, despite what DCUM crazies with their "gifted" kids, say and think. Your kid is not doomed for life because they aren't headed to HPYS). Then peer group MAY be a problem. Is your kid going to Georgetown Prep, IMHO, then it MAY be a problem.

I think so much of this answer also depends on your child. My kid goes to private because it is the best place for HIM. He is not SN or LD in anyway,  but due to personality, academic learning style and temperment does much better in a smaller, more personalized, less pressure filled, supportive environment. I have nothing against public per se, and if he were a different kid we would consider it. There are pro's and con's to each type of school - public and private. What I don't understand is why all the hate between the 2? Not every private school is right for every kid, nor is public the best place for every kid.

Here is what I can't stand: 1. rich, entitled, snobby private school parents  2. hyper defensive, equally snobby public school parents who assume everyone who sends their kids to private school are doing so because they are elitist.

Model the person you want your kid to become. Pay very very close attention to their peer group as they come into puberty. These two things will make the difference. Public vs. Private - meh. [/quote]

Parents play a huge role and how you raise them from the start determines their outlook and peer group.  Yes, your peer group influences but so do parents and at that age a lot of parents check out and stop parenting which is how the stuff at places like Georgetown Prep happened... parents stopped parenting, kids run wild.  Much of that happened outside Georgetown Prep and happened at all schools, including public.[/quote]

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