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[quote=Anonymous]I've noticed a lot of posts recently about whether private is "worth it" and I may post one myself.  I honestly don't know if it's worth it in our situation.  But to answer the OP headline, there definitely are understandable reasons -- even without covid which is a pretty glaring reason in itself.

DD was in FCPS for K and 1st and it went great: fantastic teachers, good mix of students, competent principal.  Then, because of covid, we moved to private in 2nd for the in-person learning.  Stayed for 3rd.  Still on the fence about 4th.

I still like a lot of things about our public, but it cannot offer what private does -- especially art, music, and foreign language.  This year DD's classroom has 2 teachers for 16 kids.  Each kid a spelling word list that is tailored to their reading level; they go to library twice a week and put on two plays during the year.  I know our public cannot do that.  I might not have missed those things if we'd stayed with FCPS, but now that we're here, I'm not sure we'll go back.

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