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[quote=Anonymous]I live in a GREAT school district in Fairfax County, but I send my child to a private school.  I do it for a couple of reasons.  First, the private that my child attends offers a language curriculum that can't be matched by my local public, no matter how good it is in other areas.  Language enrichment is extremely high on my specific list of requirements from a school.  That's not a negative comment on my local public.  It just doesn't offer something very specific to me that [i]is [/i]offered by a private.  Second, I myself was educated in a private school in a school district which features a public high school that consistently ranks among the top 5 in the nation.  I see great benefits that I gained from my private school experience (smaller class sizes, opportunities to play multiple sports, opportunities to participate in school dramatics, opportunities to write for the school newspaper, etc.) that I would have missed out on at the public school.  I was never the best athlete or the best actor, but I at least had the chance to try those things out, which enriched my life immeasurably.  Had I gone to my local public, which regularly features professional athletes and big name movie stars among its alumni, I would have been cut at the first audition and would have missed out on a lifetime of great experiences.  I am not driven to see to it that my child becomes a star in any of these things, but I do want to put her in a school environment where she has the opportunity to at least try them out.[/quote]

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